Minnesota Lynx vs Seattle Storm Prediction, 8/5/2025 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Minnesota Lynx vs Seattle Storm

Date: Tuesday, August 5, 2025

Location: Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, WA

TV: Youtube TV

The Minnesota Lynx (24-5) are headed to Climate Pledge Arena on Tuesday where they'll take on the Seattle Storm (16-13).

The Minnesota Lynx faced off with the Las Vegas Aces and notched a win by a score of 111-58 in their last game. Minnesota finished the game with a 59.2% field goal percentage (42 of 71) and converted 17 out of their 27 shots from beyond the arc. At the charity stripe, the Lynx buried 10 of their 14 shots for a rate of 71.4%. Regarding hauling in boards, they earned 45 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 32 assists in this contest while forcing 15 turnovers and earning 12 steals. When talking about the defense, Minnesota allowed the other team to go 34.3% from the floor on 23 of 67 shooting. Las Vegas dished out 4 assists and had 6 steals for this contest. In addition, Las Vegas grabbed 22 rebounds (4 offensive, 18 defensive) and had 7 blocked shots. Las Vegas ended up shooting 50.0% from the free throw line by knocking down 4 of their 8 attempts. They also converted 8 out of their 26 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Kayla McBride is someone who was a major factor for the matchup. She was able to score 24 points on 8 of 11 shooting. She played for 23 minutes and grabbed 2 boards. McBride finished the game at 72.7% from the floor and also totaled 5 assists.

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Minnesota heads into this game with a win-loss mark of 24-5 on the season. The Lynx are connecting on 36.7% on three-point shots (282 of 769) and 78.4% from the free throw line. They average 87.2 pts per game (1st in the league) while going 47.0% from the field. They are losing possession via turnover 12.1 times per contest and as a team are committing 16.8 fouls per game. As a unit, Minnesota is snagging 34.7 boards per game and is sitting with 697 assists on the season, which has them ranked 1st in the WNBA in terms of passing. Defensively, the Lynx are able to force 14.3 turnovers per game and they draw 17.5 fouls. They rank 1st in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 525 surrendered for the campaign. The Lynx defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 41.5% (809 of 1,951) and they surrender 33.9 boards per contest as a basketball team. They are surrendering 31.0% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 1st in the WNBA in PPG allowed (75.4).

In their last game, the Seattle Storm took a loss by a final score of 78-74 when they played the Indiana Fever. The Storm were able to collect 27 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 33 in the matchup. They coughed it up 14 times, while earning 9 steals for the contest. The Fever had 19 fouls for this game which got the Storm to the free throw line for a total of 15 tries. They were able to bury 12 of them for a rate of 80.0%. When it comes to 3-point shots, Seattle converted 2 out of 15 attempts (13.3%). When the final whistle blew, the Storm shot 30 out of 68 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.1%. The Storm allowed the Fever to make 32 of 67 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 47.8% in this matchup. They finished shooting 18.2% from 3-point land by shooting 4 out of 22 and ended up shooting 10 out of 13 from the charity stripe (76.9%). When talking about how they rebounded, Seattle permitted Indiana to grab 32 in total (5 on the offensive side).

Nneka Ogwumike ended up being a factor for the Storm for the contest. She converted 7 out of 20 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 35.0%, and had 3 rebounds. Ogwumike totaled 16 points in her 30 minutes on the hardwood and had 3 dimes for this contest.

Seattle has a mark of 16-13 so far this year. The Storm commit 17.6 fouls per game and they connect on 78.0% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 21.4 times per game (4th in basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 12.1 times per contest. Seattle has totaled 2,358 pts so far this year (81.3 per game) and they grab 32.0 boards per game. As an offensive team, the Storm are hitting on 44.5% from the floor, which is ranked 5th in the league. The Storm on defense are ranked 3rd in the league in PPG given up with 78.6. The Seattle defense gives up 31.9% from downtown (201 of 631) and opponents are making 79.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 19.2 dimes and 36.0 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 5th and 11th in the league. They are able to force 15.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 43.2% from the floor (6th in basketball).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Seattle

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