Seattle Storm vs New York Liberty Prediction, 9/5/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Seattle Storm vs New York Liberty

Date: Thursday, September 5, 2024

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: PRIME

The New York Liberty (27-6) host the Seattle Storm (20-13) at Barclays Center on Thursday.

The Seattle Storm faced off with the Connecticut Sun and earned the victory with a final of 71-64 in their last contest. Seattle walked away from the game having earned a 46.8% field goal percentage (29 of 62) and buried 3 out of their 17 3-point shots. When they shot from the free throw line, the Storm converted 10 of their 15 attempts for a percentage of 66.7%. In the matter of grabbing boards, they earned 31 with 3 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 22 assists for the contest in addition to forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and having 8 steals. When talking about defending, Seattle let their opponent shoot 41.4% from the floor on 24 of 58 shooting. Connecticut recorded 7 dimes and had 7 steals in the matchup. On top of that, Connecticut pulled down 30 rebounds (7 offensive, 23 defensive) and added 3 blocked shots. Connecticut finished the game at 64.7% at the charity stripe by knocking down 11 of 17 attempts. They made 5 of 15 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Skylar Diggins-Smith is a player who played a role in this contest. She totaled 18 points on 7 out of 14 shooting. She saw the court for 36 mins and also snagged 4 rebounds. Diggins-Smith walked away from this one shooting 50.0% from the floor and also recorded 3 dimes.

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Seattle enters this matchup with a mark of 20-13 for the campaign. They cough up possession 12.7 times per contest and as a unit they commit 17.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Seattle is collecting 34.7 boards per game and is sitting with 672 dimes for the season, which is 6th in basketball in terms of passing. The Storm are connecting on 28.3% on shots beyond the perimeter (193 of 681) and 83.5% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 83.2 points per game (5th in basketball) while connecting on 43.2% from the floor. Defensively, the Storm are forcing their opponents into 15.4 turnovers per game while drawing 17.3 fouls. The Storm defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 42.6% (507 of 571) and they relinquish 36.0 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are currently ranked 4th in the WNBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 640 relinquished on the year. They are giving up 32.8% on 3-point attempts while they are 4th in basketball in points per game allowed (78.8).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the New York Liberty took home the win by a final score of 98-85 against the Seattle Storm. The Liberty were able to snag 28 defensive boards and 17 offensive boards for a total of 45 in this game. They also coughed it up 16 times, while earning 4 steals for this contest. The Storm were called for 19 fouls in this game which got the Liberty to the free throw line for a total of 20 shots. They were able to make 18 of the free throw tries for a rate of 90.0%. In reference to three-point attempts, New York converted 12 of their 26 tries (46.2%). When the game finished, the Liberty shot 34 out of 67 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.7%. The Liberty permitted the Storm to convert 33 out of their 71 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.5% for the matchup. They finished shooting 21.7% from three-point range by shooting 5 of 23 and ended up shooting 14 of 15 at the charity stripe (93.3%). Regarding cleaning the glass, New York allowed Seattle to pull down 17 in total (6 on the offensive glass).

Breanna Stewart ended up having an impact for the Liberty for the contest. She made 10 of 16 for the game giving her a field goal percentage of 62.5%, and added 5 rebounds. Stewart recorded 32 points in her 35 minutes on the court and earned 6 dimes for this game.

New York has a win-loss record of 27-6 so far this season. The Liberty are responsible for committing 15.2 personal fouls per game while shooting 82.4% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 22.7 times per game (2nd in the WNBA) and they turn it over 12.8 times per contest. New York has accounted for 2,835 pts for the campaign (85.9 per contest) and they grab 36.6 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Liberty are connecting on 45.0% from the field, which is 3rd in the league. The Liberty are ranked 3rd in the WNBA in points per game surrendered with 76.4. They have allowed 19.3 assists and 32.9 rebounds per game, ranking them 3rd and 3rd in the league. The New York defense allows 31.8% on shots from behind the 3-point line (225 of 708) and opponents are converting on 76.2% of their free throw shots. They are forcing 12.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 42.4% from the field (3rd in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Seattle

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