Seattle Storm vs Connecticut Sun Prediction, 9/3/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Seattle Storm vs Connecticut Sun

Date: Tuesday, September 3, 2024

Location: Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT

TV: WNBA League Pass

The Seattle Storm (19-13) travel to Mohegan Sun Arena on Tuesday where they'll take on the Connecticut Sun (24-8).

The Seattle Storm faced off with the Connecticut Sun and ended up losing by a score of 93-86 in their last game. Seattle walked away from the game having earned a 42.3% field goal percentage (30 out of 71) and made 4 of 21 three-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Storm made 22 of their 24 shots for a rate of 91.7%. When discussing pulling down boards, they compiled 31 with 9 of them being offensive. They also doled out 22 assists in the matchup in addition to creating 14 turnovers and earning 9 steals. In reference to defense, Seattle allowed the other team to go 54.2% from the field on 32 of 59 shooting. Connecticut distributed 9 dimes and had 7 steals for the matchup. On top of that, Connecticut collected 32 boards (9 offensive, 23 defensive) and added 7 rejections. Connecticut finished the contest at 68.4% at the charity stripe by knocking down 26 of 38 attempts. They made 3 of their 9 shots from distance.

Jewell Loyd is someone who was a contributor for this game. She ended up walking away with 27 points on 8 out of 16 shooting. She saw the court for 31 mins and grabbed 5 rebounds. Loyd finished shooting 50.0% from the floor and earned 2 dimes.

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Seattle heads into this matchup with a mark of 19-13 for the campaign. They are averaging 83.6 points per contest (5th in basketball) while shooting 43.1% from the field. The Storm are hitting 28.6% on three-point shots (190 of 664) and 83.9% from the charity stripe. As a team, Seattle is collecting 34.8 rebounds per contest and has racked up 650 dimes on the season, which is 6th in the WNBA in terms of passing. They cough up possession 12.7 times per game and as a team are committing 16.9 fouls on a nightly basis. Defensively, the Storm are forcing 15.4 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.4 personal fouls. They rank 3rd in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 622 relinquished so far this year. The Storm are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 42.6% (492 of 557) and they relinquish 36.2 rebounds per game as a group. They give up 32.8% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 4th in the league in points per game allowed (79.3).

The last time they took the court, the Connecticut Sun went home victorious with a score of 93-86 against the Seattle Storm. The Sun were able to corral 23 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards totaling 32 in the game. They turned it over 14 times, while recording 7 steals in this game. The Storm were called for 25 personal fouls for the game which got the Sun to the free throw line for 38 tries. They were able to make 26 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 68.4%. Regarding three-point shots, Connecticut converted 3 out of 9 attempts (33.3%). When the final whistle blew, the Sun shot 32 out of 59 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 54.2%. The Sun allowed the Storm to knock down 30 of their 71 tries from the field which had them shooting 42.3% for the contest. They shot 19.0% from distance by shooting 4 of 21 and walked away from this one shooting 22 out of 24 at the free throw line (91.7%). In reference to rebounding, Connecticut permitted Seattle to snag 31 in total (9 on the offensive side).

Brionna Jones was important for the Sun in the matchup. She made 9 out of 13 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 69.2%, and accounted for 6 rebounds. Jones recorded 26 points in her 29 mins on the court and had 1 assist in this matchup.

Connecticut has a win-loss mark of 24-8 on the season. The Sun commit 16.6 fouls per game and they shoot 75.5% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 19.6 times per game (9th in the WNBA) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 12.0 times per game. Connecticut has earned 2,586 points for the season (80.8 per contest) and they snag 33.4 rebounds per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Sun are connecting on 44.0% from the field, which is 7th in the WNBA. The Sun on defense are ranked 1st in the WNBA in PPG allowed with 74.5. They have given up 19.1 assists and 32.2 boards per game, which ranks 2nd and 1st in the league. The Connecticut defense surrenders 31.4% on 3-point attempts (208 of 663) and their opponents are converting on 78.0% of their foul shots. They are able to force 15.5 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 43.5% from the floor (7th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Seattle

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