Seattle Storm vs Connecticut Sun Prediction, 9/1/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Seattle Storm vs Connecticut Sun

Date: Sunday, September 1, 2024

Location: Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT

TV: NBATV

The Seattle Storm (19-11) travel to Mohegan Sun Arena on Sunday where they'll take on the Connecticut Sun (22-8).

The Seattle Storm faced the Atlanta Dream and notched a win by a score of 85-81 in their last game. Seattle walked away from the contest having earned a 43.1% field goal percentage (31 out of 72) and made 8 out of their 17 shots from beyond the perimeter. When they shot from the free throw line, the Storm converted 15 of their 18 tries for a rate of 83.3%. In regard to rebounding, they compiled a total of 37 with 5 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 19 assists in the game as well as forcing 13 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In regard to the defense, Seattle allowed the other team to shoot 43.8% from the field on 32 out of 73 shooting. Atlanta totaled 7 dimes and had 5 steals for the game. On top of that, Atlanta pulled down 36 boards (7 offensive, 29 defensive) and added 5 blocked shots. Atlanta finished shooting 91.7% from the charity stripe by burying 11 of 12 attempts. They converted 6 of their 21 tries from beyond the arc.

Jewell Loyd is a player who was a major factor for the contest. She finished with 28 points on 8 of 22 shooting. She played for 37 minutes and totaled 6 rebounds. Loyd ended up shooting 36.4% from the field and totaled 3 assists.

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Seattle enters this contest with a mark of 19-11 so far this year. They turn the ball over 13.0 times per contest and as a squad are committing 16.6 fouls per contest. As a unit, Seattle is pulling down 35.6 boards per game and has earned 609 assists this season, which is 7th in the league in terms of passing. The Storm are connecting on 29.2% on shots from downtown (181 of 620) and 83.3% from the charity stripe. They average 83.4 points per game (3rd in the league) while hitting 43.0% from the floor. On defense, the Storm are forcing 15.4 turnovers per game and they draw 17.6 fouls. They are giving up 32.3% on 3-point attempts and they are 4th in basketball in PPG allowed (78.2). The Storm defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 42.0% (462 of 527) and they concede 36.1 rebounds per game as a group. They are 2nd in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 580 surrendered on the year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Connecticut Sun walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 84-80 when they faced the Indiana Fever. The Sun collected 23 defensive boards and 4 offensive rebounds totaling 27 in the game. They also turned the ball over 14 times, while getting 14 steals for the contest. The Fever were called for 17 fouls in this game which took the Sun to the free throw line for a total of 17 tries. They were able to make 12 of them for a percentage of 70.6%. Concerning shots from distance, Connecticut converted 8 of 24 tries (33.3%). When the final whistle blew, the Sun shot 30 out of 66 from the field which gave them a percentage of 45.5%. The Sun allowed the Fever to knock down 31 out of their 66 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 47.0% for this contest. They shot 43.3% from downtown by shooting 13 of 30 and finished the contest at 9 of 11 from the free throw line (81.8%). Regarding how they rebounded, Connecticut permitted Indiana to grab 35 in all (8 offensive).

DiJonai Carrington was important for the Sun for the contest. She converted 7 out of 13 in the matchup for a rate of 53.8%, and added 4 rebounds. Carrington had 19 points in her 32 mins on the hardwood and had 2 assists for the game.

Connecticut has a win-loss mark of 22-8 this season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Sun are shooting 43.5% from the field, which has them ranked 7th in the league. Connecticut has totaled 2,397 pts this year (79.9 per contest) and they pull in 33.6 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 19.5 times per contest (9th in the league) and they turn it over 11.8 times per game. The Sun have committed 16.6 fouls per contest and they go 75.0% from the free throw line. The Sun on the defensive end are ranked 1st in the WNBA in PPG surrendered with 73.7. They are forcing their opponents into 15.6 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 43.4% from the field (6th in basketball). The Connecticut defense gives up 31.0% on 3-point shots (190 of 612) and opponents are converting on 77.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 18.8 dimes and 32.4 boards on a nightly basis, which is 2nd and 1st in the WNBA.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Seattle

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