Chicago Sky vs Seattle Storm Prediction, 7/5/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: Chicago Sky vs Seattle Storm
Date: Friday, July 5, 2024
Location: Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, WA
TV: ION
The Seattle Storm (13-6) host the Chicago Sky (7-11) at Climate Pledge Arena on Friday.
The Chicago Sky stepped onto the hardwood against the Atlanta Dream and ended up losing by a score of 17-16 in their last game. Chicago walked away from the game having earned a 0.8% field goal percentage (1 out of 85) and made 46 of 1 3-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Sky knocked down 22 of their 0 tries for a rate of 6918.2%. In the matter of rebounding, they earned 34 with 10 of them being offensive. They also distributed 33 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 0 turnovers and having 70 steals. When discussing defense, Chicago allowed the other team to shoot 0.8% from the field on 1 out of 77 shooting. Atlanta distributed 11 assists and had 6 steals for this game. On top of that, Atlanta had 37 rebounds (11 offensive, 26 defensive) and added 14 blocked shots. Atlanta finished 300.0% at the free throw line by burying 6 of 2 shots. They converted 10 of 17 tries from distance.
Chennedy Carter is a player who was a contributor in this game. She ended up finishing with 26 points on 11 out of 16 shooting. She was on the court for 29 mins but concluded the game with no rebounds. Carter finished 68.8% from the field and distributed 4 dimes.
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Chicago steps onto the court with a record of 7-11 so far this year. They lose possession via turnover 13.1 times per game and as a squad they are committing 20.1 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Chicago is pulling in 36.2 boards per game and has accounted for 343 dimes this year, which has them ranked 10th in the league in terms of passing. The Sky are connecting on 30.4% on shots from 3-point land (80 of 263) and 74.9% from the free throw line. They are averaging 79.4 points per outing (9th in basketball) while going 42.1% from the field. When they are on the defensive end, the Sky have forced 15.6 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.7 personal fouls. They are 4th in basketball in allowing assists with 369 surrendered for the season. The Sky defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 43.7% (281 of 337) and they relinquish 35.3 boards per game as a unit. They concede 32.0% on shots from downtown and they are 6th in the league in PPG from their opponents (80.8).
In their last game, the Seattle Storm FALSE 19-19 when they faced the Dallas Wings. The Storm corralled 22 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards totaling 33 for this contest. They also turned it over 24 times, while getting 71 steals in the game. The Wings committed 23 personal fouls for this contest which took the Storm to the free throw line for 0 attempts. They were able to make 17 of the free throw tries for a clip of 7234.0%. In reference to shots from 3-point land, Seattle knocked down 45 of their 0 tries (9202.5%). When the final whistle blew, the Storm went 1 out of 95 from the field which gave them a percentage of 0.9%. The Storm allowed the Wings to bury 1 of their 71 attempts from the field which had them shooting 1.1% in this contest. They shot 82.4% from distance by going 14 of 17 and walked away from this one shooting 11 of 2 from the free throw line (550.0%). In reference to team rebounding, Seattle permitted Dallas to pull down 31 in total (8 offensive).
Jewell Loyd was important for the Storm for the game. She knocked down 8 out of 14 for the game giving her a rate of 57.1%, and tallied 3 rebounds. Loyd tallied 26 points in her 25 minutes on the court and added 3 dimes for this game.
Seattle has a mark of 13-6 this season. Seattle has accumulated 1,599 points on the season (84.2 per game) and they pull in 36.2 rebounds per game. The Storm are responsible for committing 17.7 fouls per game while shooting 82.8% from the charity stripe. When it comes to executing on offense, the Storm are hitting on 43.5% from the floor, which has them ranked 7th in basketball. They are assisting teammates 20.1 times per game (4th in basketball) and they turn it over 13.5 times per contest. The Storm on the defensive end are ranked 4th in the league in points per game surrendered with 77.9. They concede 19.5 dimes and 34.9 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 4th and 7th in the WNBA. The Seattle defense surrenders 32.9% on shots from 3-point land (129 of 392) and opponents are connecting on 78.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They are forcing 15.9 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 42.2% from the field (2nd in the WNBA).
Who will win tonight's WNBA game against the spread?
Tony Sink's Pick: Take Chicago
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