Chicago Sky vs Seattle Storm Prediction, 8/30/2025 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Chicago Sky vs Seattle Storm

Date: Saturday, August 30, 2025

Location: Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, WA

TV: WNBA League Pass

The Seattle Storm (20-19) host the Chicago Sky (9-28) at Climate Pledge Arena on Saturday.

The Chicago Sky faced the Las Vegas Aces and took a loss by a final of 79-74 in their last game. Chicago ended the contest with a 38.5% FG percentage (25 of 65) and made 5 out of their 18 shots from beyond the arc. At the free throw line, the Sky knocked down 19 of their 23 shots for a percentage of 82.6%. Regarding pulling down boards, they collected 42 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 20 dimes in this matchup as well as forcing 12 turnovers and having 4 steals. When it comes to defending, Chicago let their opponent shoot 44.8% from the field on 30 of 67 shooting. Las Vegas totaled 4 assists and had 9 steals in the game. On top of that, Las Vegas had 24 rebounds (4 offensive, 20 defensive) and got 8 blocked shots. Las Vegas ended up going 80.0% from the free throw line by knocking down 8 of their 10 tries. They made 11 of 23 attempts from distance.

Ariel Atkins is someone who was a major contributor for the game. She totaled 30 points on 10 out of 18 shooting. She played for 34 minutes played and also totaled 4 rebounds. Atkins ended up going 55.6% from the floor and earned 7 assists.

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Chicago heads into this matchup with a win-loss record of 9-28 this season. They are turning it over 15.4 times per contest and as a group they commit 18.1 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Chicago is pulling down 35.9 boards per game and has earned 714 dimes on the year, which is 11th in the WNBA in terms of passing the rock. The Sky are shooting 32.9% on 3-point shots (251 of 763) and 76.2% from the free throw line. They average 75.9 points per contest (13th in the league) on 42.2% from the floor. When they are on the defensive end, the Sky are forcing their opponents into 11.2 turnovers per game and they draw 16.5 fouls. They are 9th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 789 surrendered on the year. The Sky defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 45.1% (413 of 612) and they surrender 33.2 rebounds per game as a team. They are giving up 37.1% on 3-point shots and they rank 11th in the league in opponents PPG (86.2).

When they last stepped on the court, the Seattle Storm walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 95-75 when they played the Indiana Fever. The Storm collected 18 defensive boards and 3 offensive rebounds totaling 21 in the game. They also coughed up the ball 13 times, while getting 6 steals for the game. The Fever were called for 13 fouls for the matchup which took the Storm to the free throw line for a total of 15 shots. They were able to knock down 11 of them for a percentage of 73.3%. When talking about shots from downtown, Seattle converted 6 of 17 attempts (35.3%). Overall, the Storm finished the game shooting 29 for 61 from the field which gave them a percentage of 47.5%. The Storm allowed the Fever to convert 36 of 71 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 50.7% for the matchup. They shot 41.2% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 7 out of 17 and finished the game at 16 out of 20 from the free throw line (80.0%). In the matter of cleaning up the glass, Seattle allowed Indiana to collect 42 overall (12 offensive).

Nneka Ogwumike pitched in for the Storm for this game. She converted 7 of 11 in this game for a field goal rate of 63.6%, and had 2 rebounds. Ogwumike earned 17 points in her 26 minutes on the court, but left the arena with no assists.

Seattle has a record of 20-19 on the season. Seattle has accounted for 3,207 points so far this season (82.2 per contest) and they average 31.1 rebounds per game. The Storm are committing 17.1 fouls per contest and they hit 76.7% from the charity stripe. In terms of offensive execution, the Storm are hitting on 45.3% from the floor, which is ranked 5th in basketball. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 21.5 times per game (3rd in the WNBA) and they turn the ball over 11.6 times per game. The Storm on the defensive end are ranked 5th in the league in points allowed per game with 80.2. The Seattle defense surrenders 33.7% on 3-point shots (281 of 834) and opponents are knocking down 79.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 19.5 assists and 35.9 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 5th and 12th in the league. They are forcing 14.9 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.1% from the floor (7th in basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Chicago

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