Atlanta Dream vs Seattle Storm Prediction, 8/28/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Atlanta Dream vs Seattle Storm

Date: Wednesday, August 28, 2024

Location: Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, WA

TV: WNBA League Pass

Climate Pledge Arena is the site where and the Seattle Storm (18-11) will play the Atlanta Dream (10-19) on Wednesday.

The Atlanta Dream took the court against the Indiana Fever and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 84-79 in their last contest. Atlanta finished the contest with a 37.0% field goal percentage (27 of 73) and buried 10 of their 29 3-point attempts. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Dream buried 15 of 18 tries for a rate of 83.3%. In relation to grabbing rebounds, they collected 38 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 18 assists in this contest in addition to forcing 13 turnovers and having 5 steals. In relation to defense, Atlanta allowed 40.8% from the floor on 31 of 76 shooting. Indiana distributed 11 dimes and had 8 steals in this game. Additionally, Indiana collected 43 rebounds (11 offensive, 32 defensive) and added 3 blocks. Indiana ended up shooting 80.0% at the charity stripe by knocking down 12 of 15 attempts. They also made 10 out of their 27 shots from distance.

Tina Charles is one player who played a role for the matchup. She ended up with 28 points on 13 of 21 shooting. She saw the court for 34 minutes played and grabbed 8 rebounds. Charles walked away from this one shooting 61.9% from the floor and dished out 1 assist.

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Atlanta enters this game with a win-loss mark of 10-19 so far this year. They currently have an average of 75.9 points per game (12th in the WNBA) while connecting on 40.9% from the floor. The Dream are connecting on 30.8% from downtown (167 of 542) and 77.5% from the free throw line. As a unit, Atlanta is grabbing 35.8 boards per game and is sitting with 534 assists this season, which is 12th in basketball in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 13.0 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 16.9 fouls per contest. On the defensive end of the court, the Dream have forced 12.1 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.6 personal fouls. They are 7th in basketball in giving up assists with 600 conceded on the season. The Dream defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 42.4% (352 of 509) and they concede 35.2 rebounds per contest as a team. They give up 34.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 5th in basketball in points per game allowed (80.3).

For their last game, the Seattle Storm took a loss by a score of 74-72 when they faced the Washington Mystics. The Storm collected 24 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 33 in the matchup. They coughed up the ball 12 times, while recording 12 steals in this contest. The Mystics had 18 personal fouls for the contest which took the Storm to the charity stripe for a total of 11 shots. They were able to convert 9 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 81.8%. In reference to 3-point shots, Seattle knocked down 7 of 24 tries (29.2%). When the final whistle was blown, the Storm finished the game shooting 28 out of 74 from the floor which had them at 37.8%. The Storm permitted the Mystics to make 30 of 68 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 44.1% in the game. They wrapped up this game 31.0% from beyond the arc by going 9 of 29 and finished the contest at 5 out of 6 at the free throw line (83.3%). With respect to how they rebounded, Seattle permitted Washington to collect 42 in total (9 offensive).

Jewell Loyd ended up being a factor for the Storm for this contest. She converted 5 out of 18 in this game giving her a rate of 27.8%, and added 6 rebounds. Loyd earned 16 points in her 33 mins on the court and tallied 1 assist in the game.

Seattle has a win-loss record of 18-11 so far this season. The Storm have committed 16.8 fouls per game and they go 83.3% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 20.3 times per contest (4th in the league) and they are turning it over 13.2 times per contest. Seattle has tallied 2,418 points on the season (83.4 per game) and they grab 35.5 rebounds per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Storm are shooting 43.0% from the field, which has them ranked 8th in the WNBA. The Storm defensively are ranked 4th in the league in PPG given up with 78.1. They have relinquished 19.2 dimes and 36.1 total boards per game, ranking them 4th and 10th in basketball. The Seattle defense allows 32.4% on 3-pointers (200 of 617) and their opponents are converting on 77.9% of their free throw attempts. They are able to force 15.5 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.9% from the field (2nd in the WNBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Atlanta

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