Seattle Storm vs Connecticut Sun Prediction, 7/6/2023 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Seattle Storm vs Connecticut Sun

Date: Thursday, July 6, 2023

Location: Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT

TV: WNBA League Pass

The Seattle Storm (4-12) head to Mohegan Sun Arena on Thursday where they'll meet the Connecticut Sun (12-5).

The Seattle Storm faced the New York Liberty and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 81-66 in their last contest. Seattle ended with a 35.4% field goal percentage (23 out of 65) and knocked down 9 of their 25 shots from beyond the arc. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Storm buried 11 of 14 shots for a rate of 78.6%. With respect to grabbing boards, they compiled a total of 33 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 16 assists in this game while forcing 14 turnovers and getting 5 steals. When it comes to the defense, Seattle allowed the other team to shoot 46.5% from the field on 33 out of 71 shooting. New York earned 8 dimes and had 16 steals for the matchup. Furthermore, New York grabbed 37 rebounds (8 offensive, 29 defensive) and added 7 blocks. New York ended up shooting 87.5% when shooting free throws by converting 7 of their 8 attempts. They knocked down 8 of 25 shots from 3-point range.

Jewell Loyd is one player who came through in this matchup. She ended up scoring 27 points on 8 of 19 shooting. She played 38 mins and collected 4 rebounds. Loyd ended up shooting 42.1% from the floor and recorded 3 dimes.

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Seattle steps onto the hardwood with a record of 4-12 so far this season. The Storm are shooting 36.8% on shots from 3-point land (150 of 408) and 78.7% from the charity stripe. They average 79.4 points per game (9th in the WNBA) while connecting on 39.6% from the field. They are turning it over 13.2 times per game and as a squad they commit 18.4 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Seattle is grabbing 33.8 rebounds per game and has accumulated 274 dimes on the season, which has them ranked 11th in the WNBA in terms of passing. Defensively, the Storm are forcing 13.6 turnovers per game while drawing 18.4 personal fouls. The Storm defensively are allowing a field goal percentage of 46.7% (218 of 295) and they concede 36.6 rebounds per contest as a group. They are currently ranked 12th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 346 surrendered on the year. They are surrendering 37.5% from 3-point land and they are ranked 11th in the WNBA in PPG allowed (86.0).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Connecticut Sun walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 102-84 when they played the Las Vegas Aces. The Sun were able to corral 20 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive boards for a total of 24 for this contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while earning 7 steals for the contest. The Aces committed 22 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Sun to the free throw line for a total of 19 shots. They were able to knock down 12 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 63.2%. When discussing shots from distance, Connecticut made 6 out of their 20 attempts (30.0%). When the final whistle was blown, the Sun shot 33 for 70 from the field which gave them a rate of 47.1%. The Sun allowed the Aces to convert 36 out of their 72 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 50.0% in this game. They finished shooting 30.4% from distance by going 7 of 23 and walked away from this one shooting 23 of 26 from the free throw line (88.5%). When it comes to rebounding, Connecticut permitted Las Vegas to pull down 42 in all (11 offensive).

Alyssa Thomas ended up being a major contributor for the Sun in this matchup. She converted 5 of 12 in the game for a rate of 41.7%, and accumulated 5 rebounds. Thomas had 12 points in her 33 minutes on the hardwood and had 11 assists in the matchup.

Connecticut has a mark of 12-5 this season. The Sun commit 19.0 fouls per contest and they connect on 75.9% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 21.3 times per contest (3rd in basketball) and they cough up possession 12.4 times per contest. Connecticut has accounted for 1,426 points for the year (83.9 per game) and they grab 35.0 rebounds per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Sun are shooting 44.0% from the field, which ranks 4th in the league. The Sun on the defensive side of the court are 3rd in the league in points per game surrendered with 79.6. They relinquish 19.6 assists and 34.9 total rebounds per game, which is 6th and 8th in basketball. The Connecticut defense allows 29.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter (105 of 357) and their opponents are connecting on 80.4% of their free throw attempts. They are forcing 14.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 42.9% from the field (4th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Seattle

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