Washington Mystics vs Seattle Storm Prediction, 5/25/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Washington Mystics vs Seattle Storm

Date: Saturday, May 25, 2024

Location: Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, WA

TV: WNBA League Pass

The Seattle Storm (2-3) host the Washington Mystics (0-5) at Climate Pledge Arena on Saturday.

The Washington Mystics faced off with the Phoenix Mercury and ended up losing by a score of 83-80 in their last game. Washington finished the game having earned a 38.6% field goal percentage (27 out of 70) and converted 13 of their 36 3-pointers. At the charity stripe, the Mystics knocked down 13 of their 16 tries for a percentage of 81.3%. In the matter of rebounding, they compiled 36 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 21 assists for this contest while forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and having 7 steals. Regarding defending, Washington allowed their opponent to shoot 43.3% from the floor on 26 out of 60 shooting. Phoenix earned 4 dimes and had 9 steals for the matchup. On top of that, Phoenix pulled down 34 rebounds (4 offensive, 30 defensive) and got 4 blocked shots. Phoenix finished 87.5% at the free throw line by making 21 of 24 tries. They knocked down 10 of their 33 shots from 3-point land.

Ariel Atkins is a player who was a major contributor for the contest. She accumulated 16 points on 6 out of 11 shooting. She saw the court for 31 minutes played and also grabbed 5 rebounds. Atkins finished 54.5% from the floor and recorded 4 dimes.

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Washington enters this matchup with a mark of 0-5 on the campaign. They cough up possession 16.6 times per contest and as a group they are committing 20.2 fouls per contest. As a unit, Washington is snagging 31.0 rebounds per game and has totaled 106 dimes for the season, which is 1st in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Mystics are hitting 34.8% on 3-point shots (49 of 141) and 73.3% from the charity stripe. They average 76.0 points per contest (12th in basketball) on 41.6% from the floor. On defense, the Mystics are forcing 17.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 20.6 personal fouls. The Mystics are giving up a field goal percentage of 44.2% (88 of 103) and they concede 35.0 boards per game as a team. They are ranked 9th in basketball in giving up assists with 88 surrendered for the season. They are relinquishing 27.0% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 4th in the league in opponents PPG (81.2).

When they last stepped on the court, the Seattle Storm walked away with a victory by a final of 85-83 when they played the Indiana Fever. The Storm earned 24 defensive boards and 17 offensive boards for a total of 41 in this game. They also turned it over 8 times, while recording 6 steals for the matchup. The Fever committed 17 personal fouls for this contest which got the Storm to the free throw line for a total of 13 shots. They were able to make 11 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 84.6%. Concerning three-point attempts, Seattle converted 6 out of 20 tries (30.0%). When the game finished, the Storm finished the game shooting 34 out of 82 from the field which gave them a rate of 41.5%. The Storm allowed the Fever to bury 31 out of 72 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 43.1% for the contest. They finished 27.3% from three-point range by connecting on 6 out of 22 and walked away from this one shooting 15 of 18 from the free throw line (83.3%). When discussing how they cleaned up the glass, Seattle permitted Indiana to get 40 in all (13 on the offensive side).

Jewell Loyd was important for the Storm for this contest. She buried 12 out of 24 for the contest giving her a rate of 50.0%, and totaled 11 rebounds. Loyd had 32 points in her 38 minutes on the court and had 6 assists for this contest.

Seattle has a win-loss record of 2-3 on the year. In terms of offensive execution, the Storm are hitting on 38.8% from the floor, which is ranked 12th in the league. Seattle has 395 pts this season (79.0 per contest) and they pull down 40.6 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 15.8 times per game (12th in basketball) and they are turning it over 16.6 times per contest. The Storm commit 19.8 fouls per game while shooting 80.8% from the charity stripe. The Storm are ranked 9th in the league in points per game surrendered with 83.4. They have conceded 21.2 dimes and 37.2 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 11th and 9th in the league. The Seattle defense concedes 30.4% on 3-pointers (38 of 125) and opponents are converting on 81.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They are forcing their opponents into 17.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 43.0% from the field (7th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Washington

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