Seattle Storm vs Chicago Sky Prediction, 8/22/2023 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Seattle Storm vs Chicago Sky

Date: Tuesday, August 22, 2023

Location: Wintrust Arena in Chicago, IL

TV: WNBA League Pass

Wintrust Arena is the venue where and the Chicago Sky (12-20) will play the Seattle Storm (10-22) on Tuesday.

The Seattle Storm took the court against the Minnesota Lynx and earned the victory with a final of 88-74 in their last game. Seattle walked away from the contest having earned a 42.1% FG percentage (32 of 76) and made 10 of their 26 shots from 3-point land. At the charity stripe, the Storm buried 14 of 18 attempts for a rate of 77.8%. In relation to hauling in boards, they earned 41 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 16 assists for this game while forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and getting 4 steals. Regarding defending, Seattle allowed 35.3% from the field on 24 of 68 shooting. Minnesota totaled 9 dimes and had 6 steals for the game. On top of that, Minnesota had 37 rebounds (9 offensive, 28 defensive) and got 2 blocks. Minnesota walked away from this one shooting 91.7% when shooting free throws by burying 22 of their 24 tries. They also made 4 of their 18 shots from downtown.

Jewell Loyd is one player who was a contributor in this contest. She scored 31 points on 10 of 25 shooting. She played for 32 mins played and also collected 5 boards. Loyd ended up going 40.0% from the floor and recorded 4 dimes.

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Seattle enters this game with a mark of 10-22 this year. They lose possession via turnover 14.3 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 17.7 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Seattle is snagging 34.7 boards per game and has accounted for 559 assists on the campaign, which is 12th in the WNBA in terms of passing. The Storm are hitting 34.7% on shots beyond the perimeter (271 of 781) and 77.3% from the free throw line. They are averaging 78.3 pts per contest (11th in the league) while shooting 40.9% from the field. When they are on defense, the Storm are able to force 13.4 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.5 fouls. They are ranked 9th in the WNBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 655 relinquished for the campaign. The Storm defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 44.6% (429 of 560) and they relinquish 36.2 boards per contest as a unit. They give up 35.4% on shots from beyond the arc and they are ranked 6th in the league in points per game allowed (83.0).

The last time they took the court, the Chicago Sky took a loss by a final score of 79-73 when they faced the Connecticut Sun. The Sky were able to snag 18 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards totaling 25 for the game. They also gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while getting 5 steals in this matchup. The Sun earned 18 personal fouls in this contest which took the Sky to the free throw line for a total of 25 tries. They were able to convert 18 of the free throws for a rate of 72.0%. When it comes to 3-point attempts, Chicago knocked down 3 of their 21 tries (14.3%). Overall, the Sky shot 26 for 63 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 41.3%. The Sky permitted the Sun to knock down 27 of their 57 attempts from the field which had them at 47.4% in the game. They shot 33.3% from distance by going 7 out of 21 and ended up shooting 18 of 23 at the charity stripe (78.3%). With respect to cleaning the glass, Chicago allowed Connecticut to snag 33 in total (5 on the offensive side).

Kahleah Copper ended up being a major contributor for the Sky in the matchup. She buried 5 out of 15 for the game for a field goal rate of 33.3%, and had 3 rebounds. Copper racked up 15 points in her 32 minutes of playing time, but wrapped up this contest with no dimes.

Chicago has a record of 12-20 this year. Chicago has earned 2,555 pts this season (79.8 per game) and they grab 33.0 rebounds per game. The Sky have committed 17.4 fouls per contest while shooting 74.6% from the free throw line. On the offensive side of the court, the Sky are connecting on 43.5% from the floor, which ranks 7th in basketball. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 19.9 times per game (5th in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.7 times per game. The Sky on defense are ranked 7th in the league in points given up per game with 83.4. They are able to force 13.2 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 45.7% from the floor (12th in the league). The Chicago defense allows 33.4% from downtown (203 of 607) and their opposition makes 80.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 20.7 dimes and 34.4 total boards per game, which ranks them 11th and 7th in the league.

Who will win tonight's WNBA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Seattle

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