Seattle Storm vs Atlanta Dream Prediction, 8/16/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Seattle Storm vs Atlanta Dream

Date: Friday, August 16, 2024

Location: Gateway Center Arena in College Park, GA

TV: ION

The Seattle Storm (17-8) are headed to Gateway Center Arena on Friday where they'll take on the Atlanta Dream (7-17).

The Seattle Storm faced off with the Los Angeles Sparks and went home with a win by a final score of 89-83 in their last contest. Seattle ended the game with a 45.6% FG percentage (31 out of 68) and made 7 out of their 23 3-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Storm knocked down 20 of 26 attempts for a rate of 76.9%. When discussing pulling down boards, they earned 35 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 21 assists in this contest as well as forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and having 11 steals. When it comes to defending, Seattle allowed 40.6% from the field on 28 of 69 shooting. Los Angeles recorded 12 assists and had 5 steals in the game. On top of that, Los Angeles collected 37 rebounds (12 offensive, 25 defensive) and added 3 blocked shots. Los Angeles went 77.3% at the free throw line by converting 17 of 22 tries. They buried 10 of their 26 attempts from three-point range.

Jewell Loyd is a player who was a contributor in the game. She walked away with 30 points on 8 of 18 shooting. She played for 36 minutes and also totaled 6 rebounds. Loyd finished the game at 44.4% from the field and distributed 7 dimes.

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Seattle comes into this game with a win-loss mark of 17-8 on the year. They cough up possession 13.1 times per game and as a group they are committing 17.1 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Seattle is pulling in 36.0 rebounds per game and is sitting with 526 dimes on the campaign, which is 5th in the WNBA in terms of passing. The Storm are hitting 29.2% on shots from distance (150 of 513) and 83.2% from the free throw line. They have an average of 84.3 points per game (3rd in the WNBA) while connecting on 43.4% from the field. When they are on the defensive end, the Storm are able to force 15.2 turnovers per game while drawing 17.5 personal fouls. They are conceding 31.4% on shots from distance and they are 4th in the WNBA in PPG from their opponents (77.6). The Storm defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 41.6% (379 of 437) and they concede 35.3 boards per game as a basketball team. They rank 3rd in basketball in giving up assists with 485 conceded for the season.

In their last game, the Atlanta Dream took a loss by a final score of 86-79 against the Minnesota Lynx. The Dream corralled 28 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards totaling 33 in this game. They also coughed up the ball 16 times, while getting 5 steals for the game. The Lynx earned 1 fouls for the contest which took the Dream to the free throw line for a total of 21 tries. They were able to convert 16 of those for a percentage of 76.2%. When talking about shots from beyond the perimeter, Atlanta made 5 of 15 tries (33.3%). When the final whistle blew, the Dream walked away from this one shooting 29 out of 59 from the floor which had them shooting 49.2%. The Dream allowed the Lynx to make 29 of their 75 attempts from the field which had them shooting 38.7% in this contest. They went 36.7% from beyond the arc by shooting 11 out of 30 and walked away from this one shooting 17 out of 23 at the charity stripe (73.9%). In regard to cleaning the glass, Atlanta permitted Minnesota to snag 32 overall (11 on the offensive side).

Cheyenne Parker ended up having an impact for the Dream in this contest. She knocked down 5 out of 5 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 100.0%, and added 5 rebounds. Parker totaled 16 points in her 26 mins of playing time and added 2 assists in this game.

Atlanta has a mark of 7-17 this season. The Dream commit 17.1 fouls per contest and they go 76.9% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 18.7 times per contest (12th in basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.4 times per game. Atlanta has accounted for 1,805 points so far this season (75.2 per game) and they collect 35.3 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the ball, the Dream are shooting 41.1% from the field, which has them ranked 12th in the league. The Dream on the defensive side of the court are 5th in the WNBA in points per game surrendered with 81.2. They relinquish 21.4 assists and 35.1 boards on a nightly basis, which is 8th and 8th in basketball. The Atlanta defense gives up 34.9% on shots from distance (202 of 579) and their opposition knocks down 79.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They are forcing 11.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 42.5% from the field (4th in the WNBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Seattle

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