Connecticut Sun vs Seattle Storm Prediction, 5/22/2026 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Connecticut Sun vs Seattle Storm

Date: Friday, May 22, 2026

Location: Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, WA

TV: ION

Odds/Point Spread: Connecticut (+2.5)

The Connecticut Sun (1-5) travel to Climate Pledge Arena on Friday where they'll take on the Seattle Storm (1-4). Connecticut opens this matchup as 2.5 point underdogs. The O/U has been set at 166.5.

The Connecticut Sun faced the Seattle Storm and walked away with a win by a score of 80-78 in their last contest. Connecticut ended the game with a 44.4% FG percentage (32 of 72) and knocked down 5 of their 20 shots from 3-point land. At the free throw line, the Sun knocked down 11 of their 17 tries for a rate of 64.7%. Concerning rebounding, they earned 32 with 10 of them being offensive. They also doled out 23 assists in this game while forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and getting 9 steals. In relation to defense, Connecticut allowed their opponent to shoot 39.7% from the floor on 25 out of 63 shooting. Seattle earned 23 assists and had 11 steals in this contest. Furthermore, Seattle grabbed 27 rebounds (7 offensive, 20 defensive) and got 3 rejections. Seattle ended up going 88.0% at the free throw line by converting 22 of 25 shots. They knocked down 6 of their 23 tries from downtown.

Charlisse Leger-Walker is a player who was a major factor in this contest. She finished with 16 points on 6 of 15 shooting. She was on the hardwood for 28 mins played and collected 2 rebounds. Leger-Walker shot 40.0% from the field and distributed 3 assists.

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Connecticut enters this matchup with a win-loss record of 1-5 on the year. They are giving up possession 14.3 times per game and as a squad are committing 23.7 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Connecticut is snagging 34.0 rebounds per game and has accounted for 116 dimes so far this season, which is 2nd in the league in terms of passing. The Sun are connecting on 29.3% on shots from beyond the arc (36 of 123) and 69.0% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 80.3 points per game (14th in the league) while shooting 41.6% from the field. On the defensive end, the Sun are forcing 15.2 turnovers per game while drawing 20.0 personal fouls. They give up 34.6% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 13th in basketball in points per game allowed (92.5). The Sun defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 49.3% (91 of 120) and they concede 32.7 boards per game as a team. They rank 15th in the WNBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 123 surrendered on the season.

In their last game, the Seattle Storm took a defeat with a final score of 80-78 when they played the Connecticut Sun. The Storm were able to pull down 21 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards for a total of 26 in this contest. They also turned it over 14 times, while earning 8 steals in this contest. The Sun were called for 19 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Storm to the charity stripe for a total of 25 attempts. They were able to make 22 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 88.0%. In reference to three-point shots, Seattle made 6 out of 23 attempts (26.1%). When this game wrapped up, the Storm ended up shooting 25 for 63 from the field which gave them a rate of 39.7%. The Storm permitted the Sun to bury 32 out of their 72 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.4% in this contest. They wrapped up this game 25.0% from 3-point land by shooting 5 of 20 and walked away from this one shooting 11 of 17 at the free throw line (64.7%). In the matter of how they rebounded, Seattle permitted Connecticut to snag 38 overall (11 on the offensive glass).

Natisha Hiedeman was important for the Storm for the matchup. She buried 8 of 18 for the game for a field goal rate of 44.4%, and accounted for 1 rebound. Hiedeman tallied 20 points in her 30 minutes on the hardwood and had 5 dimes in this matchup.

Seattle has a win-loss record of 1-4 on the year. Seattle has totaled 398 pts on the season (79.6 per contest) and they collect 30.2 boards per contest. The Storm commit 20.4 fouls per game and they connect on 77.5% from the free throw line. On the offensive side of the ball, the Storm are shooting 41.1% from the floor, which is 13th in the league. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 16.0 times per game (15th in the league) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.8 times per game. The Storm defensively are ranked 6th in the league in points per game surrendered with 85.6. The Seattle defense allows 33.8% on shots from distance (44 of 130) and opponents are connecting on 77.2% of their foul shots. They relinquish 19.4 dimes and 37.0 boards per contest, which ranks them 8th and 15th in the league. They are able to force 13.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 43.1% from the field (6th in basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Connecticut (+2.5)

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