Seattle Storm vs Washington Mystics Prediction, 8/20/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Seattle Storm vs Washington Mystics

Date: Tuesday, August 20, 2024

Location: Entertainment & Sports Arena in Washington, D.C.

TV: WNBA League Pass

Entertainment & Sports Arena is the venue where and the Washington Mystics (6-21) will play the Seattle Storm (17-10) on Tuesday.

The Seattle Storm faced the Indiana Fever and took a loss by a final of 92-75 in their last contest. Seattle walked away from the game having earned a 38.9% field goal percentage (28 of 72) and made 7 out of their 21 three-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Storm converted 12 of 16 attempts for a percentage of 75.0%. Regarding hauling in rebounds, they earned a total of 32 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 15 assists in this matchup while creating 11 turnovers and earning 6 steals. When it comes to defending, Seattle allowed 46.6% from the floor on 34 out of 73 shooting. Indiana distributed 9 dimes and had 6 steals in this contest. Furthermore, Indiana pulled down 43 rebounds (9 offensive, 34 defensive) and had 5 blocked shots. Indiana ended up going 64.3% at the charity stripe by making 9 of their 14 shots. They also converted 15 of their 31 shots from distance.

Jewell Loyd is a player who was a major contributor for the contest. She accumulated 26 points on 9 of 22 shooting. She played for 36 minutes and collected 4 rebounds. Loyd finished shooting 40.9% from the floor and also dished out 4 assists.

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Seattle comes into this one with a win-loss record of 17-10 this season. They are averaging 83.8 pts per contest (4th in basketball) while hitting 43.3% from the field. The Storm are connecting on 29.3% on shots from distance (163 of 556) and 83.1% from the free throw line. As a unit, Seattle is collecting 35.5 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 555 dimes this season, which is 5th in the WNBA in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 13.1 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 17.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis. On the defensive end of the court, the Storm have forced 15.1 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.3 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 3rd in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 521 conceded on the campaign. The Storm are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 42.0% (409 of 467) and they relinquish 35.7 boards per game as a squad. They give up 32.4% on 3-point attempts and they rank 4th in the league in opponents points per game (78.3).

For their last game, the Washington Mystics took a loss by a score of 99-83 when they faced the Minnesota Lynx. The Mystics snagged 20 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds totaling 25 in this matchup. They turned it over 17 times, while recording 9 steals for the game. The Lynx were called for 21 fouls for this game which took the Mystics to the charity stripe for 23 shots. They were able to bury 16 of them for a rate of 69.6%. In reference to 3-point attempts, Washington made 9 of their 23 attempts (39.1%). When the final whistle blew, the Mystics finished shooting 29 for 60 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 48.3%. The Mystics permitted the Lynx to bury 37 of 64 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 57.8% for this game. They finished shooting 52.4% from 3-point land by shooting 11 of 21 and ended up shooting 14 out of 20 from the charity stripe (70.0%). In regard to team rebounding, Washington allowed Minnesota to grab 31 in total (7 on the offensive glass).

Stefanie Dolson pitched in for the Mystics for the matchup. She knocked down 8 of 8 for this contest for a rate of 100.0%, and had 2 rebounds. Dolson recorded 23 points in her 22 mins of playing time and earned 2 assists for the matchup.

Washington has a mark of 6-21 for the season. Washington has totaled 2,134 points this season (79.0 per contest) and they snag 31.6 boards per contest. The Mystics commit 19.0 fouls per contest while shooting 76.3% from the charity stripe. When it comes to offense, the Mystics are shooting 43.0% from the floor, which is ranked 9th in the WNBA. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 22.1 times per game (3rd in basketball) and they are turning it over 15.2 times per game. The Mystics defensively are ranked 8th in basketball in PPG allowed with 84.2. The Washington defense concedes 35.2% on shots from beyond the arc (228 of 647) and their opposition knocks down 77.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 20.2 dimes and 34.9 rebounds per game, which is ranked 6th and 7th in the league. They have forced 14.8 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 46.1% from the floor (10th in the WNBA).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Washington

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