Seattle Storm vs Washington Mystics Prediction, 7/30/2022 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Seattle Storm vs Washington Mystics

Date: Saturday, July 30, 2022

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

TV: ESPN

Entertainment and Sports Arena is the venue where and the Washington Mystics (18-11) will take on the Seattle Storm (18-11) on Saturday.

The Seattle Storm stepped onto the hardwood against the Connecticut Sun and took a loss by a final of 88-83 in their last game. Seattle walked away from the game with a 48.4% field goal percentage (31 of 64) and made 9 of their 19 3-pointers. When they shot from the free throw line, the Storm converted 12 of 14 attempts for a percentage of 85.7%. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they earned 28 with 8 of them being offensive. They also doled out 18 assists for this game while forcing 16 turnovers and getting 9 steals. In the matter of the defense, Seattle allowed the other team to shoot 48.5% from the floor on 32 of 66 shooting. Connecticut dished out 7 assists and had 9 steals in this contest. Furthermore, Connecticut had 31 rebounds (7 offensive, 24 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Connecticut finished shooting 88.9% from the free throw line by burying 16 of 18 shots. They converted 8 of their 19 shots from distance.

Gabby Williams is a player who was a major contributor in this matchup. She left the arena with 16 points on 6 of 11 shooting. She saw the court for 27 minutes played and also grabbed 9 boards. Williams finished the game shooting 54.5% from the field and recorded 4 dimes.

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Seattle enters this one with a mark of 18-11 on the campaign. They average 80.6 pts per contest (8th in basketball) while connecting on 43.1% from the field. The Storm are shooting 35.2% on shots from distance (259 of 735) and 82.6% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Seattle is grabbing 33.4 boards per game and has tallied 633 dimes so far this season, which has them ranked 2nd in the WNBA in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession by turning the ball over 12.9 times per contest and as a team they commit 15.4 personal fouls per contest. On the defensive end, the Storm are able to force 15.1 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.7 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 8th in the WNBA in giving up assists with 589 relinquished for the season. The Storm are giving up a shooting percentage of 42.6% (439 of 484) and they relinquish 37.3 rebounds per game as a squad. They are giving up 32.1% on 3-point shots while they are 2nd in basketball in PPG allowed (76.7).

In their last game, the Washington Mystics walked away with a victory by a final of 87-77 against the Dallas Wings. The Mystics were able to snag 22 defensive boards and 4 offensive boards for a total of 26 in this contest. They turned the ball over 16 times, while getting 7 steals for this game. The Wings had 20 fouls for the game which took the Mystics to the charity stripe for 24 shots. They were able to convert 16 of them for a clip of 66.7%. When it comes to shots from downtown, Washington made 9 of 15 attempts (60.0%). When the game finished, the Mystics shot 31 for 55 from the floor which had them shooting 56.4%. The Mystics allowed the Wings to make 28 of 73 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 38.4% in this contest. They finished shooting 22.7% from behind the 3-point line via 5 of 22 and finished the game at 16 out of 27 from the free throw line (59.3%). Concerning rebounding, Washington allowed Dallas to snag 37 overall (17 on the offensive glass).

Natasha Cloud ended up being a factor for the Mystics for the game. She made 4 out of 11 for this game for a rate of 36.4%, and tallied 4 rebounds. Cloud recorded 14 points in her 33 mins on the hardwood and totaled 7 dimes in the matchup.

Washington has a win-loss record of 18-11 so far this year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Mystics are hitting on 43.8% from the floor, which ranks them 6th in the league. Washington has 2,314 points for the year (79.8 per game) and they collect 35.0 boards per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 20.1 times per contest (7th in basketball) and they are giving up possession 13.2 times per game. The Mystics are responsible for committing 16.1 fouls per contest and they shoot 77.1% from the free throw line. The Mystics on the defensive side of the court are 1st in the WNBA in points given up per game with 75.0. The Washington defense gives up 33.0% on shots from 3-point land (208 of 631) and their opponents are converting on 75.3% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 18.1 assists and 34.0 boards per contest, which is ranked 1st and 5th in the WNBA. They are forcing 14.6 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 42.5% from the field (3rd in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Seattle

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