Washington Mystics vs Seattle Storm Prediction, 6/11/2023 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Washington Mystics vs Seattle Storm

Date: Sunday, June 11, 2023

Location: Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, WA

TV: ABC

Climate Pledge Arena is the site where and the Seattle Storm (1-4) will take on the Washington Mystics (3-3) on Sunday.

The Washington Mystics faced the Minnesota Lynx and took a loss by a final of 80-78 in their last contest. Washington walked away from the contest having earned a 39.4% field goal percentage (28 of 71) and buried 9 of their 30 shots from distance. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Mystics buried 13 of 14 attempts for a rate of 92.9%. In regard to rebounding, they compiled a total of 31 with 7 of them being offensive. They also doled out 16 dimes for the contest while creating 16 turnovers and having 8 steals. When it comes to the defense, Washington allowed the other team to shoot 44.4% from the field on 28 out of 63 shooting. Minnesota doled out 7 assists and had 4 steals in the matchup. In addition, Minnesota snagged 39 rebounds (7 offensive, 32 defensive), but finished the game with no blocks. Minnesota finished the game at 88.2% from the free throw line by knocking down 15 of their 17 attempts. They buried 9 of their 24 attempts from 3-point land.

Natasha Cloud is one player who was a major contributor in this game. She accumulated 14 points on 5 of 12 shooting. She saw the court for 35 minutes played and grabbed 2 rebounds. Cloud shot 41.7% from the floor and also totaled 9 assists.

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Washington heads into this contest with a win-loss mark of 3-3 for the season. They average 76.5 pts per contest (12th in the WNBA) while going 39.3% from the field. The Mystics are hitting 28.9% on shots from beyond the arc (41 of 142) and 87.4% from the charity stripe. As a team, Washington is collecting 34.5 rebounds per game and has tallied 110 assists for the year, which ranks 8th in the WNBA in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 12.5 times per game and as a squad they are committing 18.5 personal fouls per game. Defensively, the Mystics are forcing 14.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.0 personal fouls. The Mystics defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 39.9% (88 of 114) and they relinquish 38.7 boards per contest as a basketball team. They are 6th in basketball in allowing assists with 113 conceded this season. They give up 29.7% on 3-point attempts and they are 1st in the WNBA in opponents PPG (75.8).

In their last game, the Seattle Storm got the victory with a final of 66-63 against the Los Angeles Sparks. The Storm corralled 28 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 37 for the matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while earning 11 steals for the contest. The Sparks earned 21 personal fouls in this game which took the Storm to the free throw line for 22 attempts. They were able to knock down 18 of the free throws for a rate of 81.8%. In the matter of shots from distance, Seattle buried 4 of 20 attempts (20.0%). When all was said and done, the Storm finished the game shooting 22 out of 68 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 32.4%. The Storm allowed the Sparks to bury 22 of 56 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 39.3% for this game. They finished the game shooting 33.3% from behind the 3-point line by going 5 out of 15 and finished the game at 14 of 16 at the free throw line (87.5%). In relation to rebounding, Seattle permitted Los Angeles to pull down 33 in all (3 on the offensive glass).

Ezi Magbegor ended up being important for the Storm in this matchup. She knocked down 4 out of 9 in this contest giving her a field goal percentage of 44.4%, and accumulated 10 rebounds. Magbegor tallied 13 points in her 32 mins of playing time and tallied 3 assists for the game.

Seattle has a win-loss record of 1-4 on the campaign. Seattle has accumulated 384 pts this year (76.8 per game) and they grab 35.0 boards per game. The Storm are committing 20.2 fouls per contest and they connect on 78.7% from the charity stripe. On the offensive side of the court, the Storm are hitting on 38.2% from the floor, which is ranked 12th in the league. They are getting an assist 14.0 times per game (12th in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 12.4 times per contest. The Storm are ranked 12th in the league in PPG given up with 88.2. They relinquish 21.4 dimes and 36.2 boards per game, which ranks 11th and 9th in the league. The Seattle defense concedes 40.8% on shots from beyond the arc (40 of 98) and their opponents are converting on 88.5% of their free throw shots. They have forced 13.6 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 48.2% from the field (12th in basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Washington

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