Seattle Storm vs Dallas Wings Prediction, 9/13/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: Seattle Storm vs Dallas Wings
Date: Friday, September 13, 2024
Location: College Park Center in Arlington, TX
TV: ION
The Dallas Wings (9-27) host the Seattle Storm (22-14) at College Park Center on Friday.
The Seattle Storm faced off with the Los Angeles Sparks and went home with a win by a final score of 90-82 in their last contest. Seattle finished the game with a 47.1% FG percentage (33 out of 70) and converted 6 out of their 19 3-pointers. At the charity stripe, the Storm made 18 of 19 attempts for a percentage of 94.7%. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 27 with 3 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 22 assists for the game as well as forcing the opposition into 13 turnovers and earning 11 steals. In the matter of the defense, Seattle allowed their opponent to shoot 49.2% from the field on 32 out of 65 shooting. Los Angeles earned 6 assists and had 5 steals for the contest. Furthermore, Los Angeles snagged 38 boards (6 offensive, 32 defensive) and got 3 rejections. Los Angeles finished 73.3% at the free throw line by burying 11 of 15 attempts. They also buried 7 out of their 17 tries from 3-point range.
Skylar Diggins-Smith is one player who was a contributor for this contest. She ended up scoring 26 points on 10 of 13 shooting. She played for 33 minutes and collected 2 boards. Diggins-Smith finished the game at 76.9% from the field and dished out 5 assists.
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Seattle enters this game with a win-loss record of 22-14 on the campaign. They are turning it over 12.3 times per game and as a group they commit 16.5 fouls per contest. As a unit, Seattle is pulling down 34.8 boards per game and has tallied 736 assists on the season, which ranks 5th in the league in terms of passing. The Storm are connecting on 28.9% on shots from downtown (217 of 752) and 83.7% from the free throw line. They average 83.2 points per contest (5th in basketball) while shooting 43.3% from the field. On defense, the Storm are forcing 15.1 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.8 personal fouls. They relinquish 33.5% on 3-point attempts while they are 4th in the league in points per game allowed (78.5). The Storm defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 42.5% (545 of 605) and they concede 36.1 rebounds per game as a squad. They are ranked 4th in the WNBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 705 conceded so far this season.
When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Dallas Wings took a loss by a score of 105-91 against the New York Liberty. The Wings were able to snag 23 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards for a total of 28 for this game. They coughed it up 11 times, while getting 3 steals for this contest. The Liberty earned 20 fouls for the contest which took the Wings to the free throw line for 19 attempts. They were able to make 17 of the free throws for a percentage of 89.5%. When discussing shots from beyond the perimeter, Dallas knocked down 6 out of 24 attempts (25.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Wings shot 34 for 72 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.2%. The Wings permitted the Liberty to knock down 38 out of their 70 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 54.3% for the contest. They finished the game shooting 55.2% from downtown by shooting 16 of 29 and finished the contest at 13 out of 14 from the free throw line (92.9%). In reference to cleaning the glass, Dallas permitted New York to grab 30 in total (5 on the offensive glass).
Arike Ogunbowale pitched in for the Wings in this contest. She buried 8 out of 16 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and had 3 rebounds. Ogunbowale recorded 23 points in her 36 mins on the court and had 4 dimes in the matchup.
Dallas has a record of 9-27 for the year. As an offensive team, the Wings are shooting 44.7% from the floor, which ranks them 5th in the league. Dallas has totaled 3,027 points on the season (84.1 per game) and they average 34.7 rebounds per game. They are getting an assist 20.4 times per contest (5th in basketball) and they cough up possession 14.8 times per game. The Wings are responsible for committing 18.6 fouls per game and they hit 78.1% from the charity stripe. The Wings on the defensive end are ranked 12th in the league in PPG allowed with 91.5. The Dallas defense concedes 36.1% on 3-point attempts (294 of 815) and opponents are converting on 80.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 23.2 dimes and 32.9 boards on a nightly basis, which is 12th and 3rd in basketball. They are able to force 12.9 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 47.5% from the floor (12th in the league).
Who will win tonight's WNBA game against the spread?
Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Seattle
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