Connecticut Sun vs Seattle Storm Prediction, 5/20/2026 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Connecticut Sun vs Seattle Storm

Date: Wednesday, May 20, 2026

Location: Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, WA

TV: WNBA League Pass

The Connecticut Sun (0-4) travel to Climate Pledge Arena on Wednesday where they'll take on the Seattle Storm (1-3).

The Connecticut Sun faced off with the Las Vegas Aces and went home with a loss by a final score of 101-94 in their last contest. Connecticut ended with a 44.4% field goal percentage (36 of 81) and converted 9 out of their 25 three-point shots. At the free throw line, the Sun made 13 of their 15 tries for a percentage of 86.7%. When discussing getting rebounds, they earned a total of 32 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 24 assists in this matchup while forcing 17 turnovers and having 11 steals. Regarding defense, Connecticut allowed their opponent to shoot 60.3% from the floor on 35 of 58 shooting. Las Vegas doled out 24 dimes and had 6 steals in this game. Moreover, Las Vegas grabbed 28 rebounds (3 offensive, 25 defensive) and added 6 blocked shots. Las Vegas finished the game at 78.1% at the charity stripe by knocking down 25 of 32 tries. They knocked down 6 of their 13 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Hailey Van Lith is one player who was a factor in the game. She ended up finishing with 17 points on 7 out of 11 shooting. She was on the hardwood for 22 minutes played and also pulled down 1 rebound. Van Lith ended up shooting 63.6% from the floor and also dished out 4 dimes.

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Connecticut comes into this matchup with a win-loss record of 0-4 this year. They currently have an average of 80.0 pts per game (14th in the league) while hitting 39.1% from the field. The Sun are shooting 28.9% on shots from distance (24 of 83) and 73.7% from the free throw line. As a unit, Connecticut is grabbing 33.5 boards per game and has racked up 79 assists for the campaign, which ranks 5th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession by turning the ball over 14.5 times per game and as a unit are committing 24.5 fouls on a nightly basis. On the defensive end, the Sun are able to force 15.5 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.5 fouls. The Sun are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 52.7% (62 of 82) and they surrender 35.8 boards per contest as a basketball team. They are currently ranked 13th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 85 surrendered for the campaign. They give up 37.8% on three-point shots while they are 15th in basketball in PPG allowed (98.5).

When they last played, the Seattle Storm took a loss by a score of 89-78 when they played the Indiana Fever. The Storm were able to corral 21 defensive boards and 3 offensive rebounds totaling 24 in this game. They also coughed up the ball 8 times, while getting 9 steals for the contest. The Fever earned 23 personal fouls in this contest which got the Storm to the free throw line for a total of 27 tries. They were able to make 22 of those for a clip of 81.5%. When it comes to 3-point shots, Seattle made 6 of 23 tries (26.1%). Overall, the Storm shot 25 out of 71 from the floor which gave them a rate of 35.2%. The Storm allowed the Fever to make 31 of their 67 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 46.3% for this contest. They went 23.8% from 3-point land by going 5 out of 21 and walked away from this one shooting 22 of 22 at the free throw line (100.0%). When talking about how they rebounded, Seattle permitted Indiana to snag 38 overall (7 offensive).

Natisha Hiedeman was important for the Storm in this matchup. She converted 7 of 18 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 38.9%, and had 2 rebounds. Hiedeman recorded 19 points in her 31 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 2 dimes for the contest.

Seattle has a win-loss mark of 1-3 so far this year. The Storm commit 21.8 fouls per game and they connect on 75.0% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 16.3 times per contest (15th in the WNBA) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.8 times per game. Seattle has totaled 320 points for the year (80.0 per contest) and they collect 31.3 rebounds per game. As an offensive unit, the Storm are hitting on 41.5% from the field, which ranks 11th in the league. The Storm on defense are ranked 9th in the WNBA in points per game surrendered with 87.0. The Seattle defense allows 35.5% on 3-point shots (39 of 110) and opponents are converting on 79.8% of their free throw shots. They surrender 20.8 assists and 36.8 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is ranked 11th and 15th in basketball. They are forcing 13.5 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.8% from the floor (6th in basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Connecticut

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