Seattle Storm vs Dallas Wings Prediction, 6/17/2023 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Seattle Storm vs Dallas Wings

Date: Saturday, June 17, 2023

Location: College Park Center in Arlington, TX

TV: WNBA League Pass

College Park Center is the venue where and the Dallas Wings (5-5) will play the Seattle Storm (2-6) on Saturday.

The Seattle Storm stepped onto the hardwood against the Phoenix Mercury and went home with a win by a final score of 83-69 in their last contest. Seattle wrapped up the game with a 40.8% FG percentage (29 out of 71) and buried 12 out of their 30 shots from distance. From the charity stripe, the Storm converted 13 of 19 tries for a rate of 68.4%. When discussing pulling down rebounds, they earned 38 with 10 of them being offensive. They also doled out 21 assists for this game while creating 16 turnovers and earning 12 steals. Regarding defending, Seattle allowed 41.7% from the field on 25 of 60 shooting. Phoenix doled out 3 dimes and had 5 steals in the matchup. Additionally, Phoenix pulled down 32 rebounds (3 offensive, 29 defensive) and added 3 blocked shots. Phoenix finished the game at 86.7% from the charity stripe by converting 13 of their 15 tries. They also knocked down 6 of 19 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Sami Whitcomb is someone who came through in this contest. She ended up finishing with 18 points on 6 of 11 shooting. She saw the court for 21 minutes and also pulled down 2 boards. Whitcomb walked away from this one shooting 54.5% from the field and recorded 3 assists.

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Seattle steps onto the hardwood with a mark of 2-6 so far this season. They lose possession via turnover 12.5 times per game and as a group are committing 18.9 fouls per contest. As a team, Seattle is snagging 34.1 boards per game and has accounted for 126 dimes on the season, which ranks 12th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Storm are shooting 33.3% on three-point shots (61 of 183) and 76.2% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 74.8 points per outing (11th in the league) while hitting 38.8% from the field. Defensively, the Storm are forcing 14.5 turnovers per game and they draw 17.1 fouls. The Storm are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 44.7% (230 of 515) and they concede 36.8 boards per contest as a group. They currently rank 4th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 159 surrendered for the season. They concede 38.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 7th in basketball in points per game allowed (81.8).

When they last played, the Dallas Wings went home defeated by a final of 79-61 against the Los Angeles Sparks. The Wings were able to snag 26 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards for a total of 38 in the matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 17 times, while getting 3 steals for the contest. The Sparks were called for 18 fouls in the matchup which took the Wings to the charity stripe for a total of 7 tries. They were able to convert 7 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 100.0%. When talking about three-point shots, Dallas converted 4 of 21 tries (19.0%). At the conclusion of this game, the Wings went 25 for 69 from the field which had them shooting 36.2%. The Wings permitted the Sparks to convert 32 out of their 62 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 51.6% for the matchup. They finished shooting 42.9% from downtown by connecting on 6 out of 14 and walked away from this one shooting 9 of 16 from the free throw line (56.3%). When discussing rebounding, Dallas allowed Los Angeles to grab 29 overall (3 on the offensive glass).

Kalani Brown ended up being a factor for the Wings in the game. She converted 10 of 14 in the matchup giving her a rate of 71.4%, and earned 11 rebounds. Brown recorded 21 points in her 29 mins on the court and earned 1 assist for this contest.

Dallas has a mark of 5-5 for the year. Dallas has totaled 838 pts for the campaign (83.8 per contest) and they grab 38.4 rebounds per game. The Wings commit 19.5 personal fouls per game and they connect on 86.6% from the charity stripe. In terms of offensive execution, the Wings are shooting 39.6% from the floor, which is ranked 10th in the league. They are earning an assist 17.4 times per contest (11th in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.7 times per game. The Wings on the defensive side of the court are 9th in basketball in PPG allowed with 84.4. They are able to force 14.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 44.5% from the floor (11th in the league). The Dallas defense allows 34.7% on 3-point shots (77 of 222) and opponents are making 81.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 20.9 assists and 35.5 total rebounds per game, which ranks 11th and 6th in basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Seattle

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