Seattle Storm vs Atlanta Dream Prediction, 7/9/2026 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Seattle Storm vs Atlanta Dream

Date: Thursday, July 9, 2026

Location: Gateway Center in College Park, GA

TV: Prime Video

Odds/Point Spread: Seattle (+10.5)

Gateway Center is the venue where and the Atlanta Dream (12-9) will play the Seattle Storm (6-17) on Thursday. Seattle opens this contest as 10.5 point underdogs. The total is set at 168.5.

The Seattle Storm stepped onto the hardwood against the Los Angeles Sparks and took home the win by a score of 82-64 in their last contest. Seattle ended with a 42.7% field goal percentage (32 out of 75) and converted 10 of 33 3-point attempts. When they shot from the free throw line, the Storm made 8 of 9 shots for a percentage of 88.9%. In reference to getting rebounds, they collected 44 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 18 dimes in the matchup in addition to forcing 18 turnovers and earning 14 steals. With respect to the defense, Seattle allowed 33.8% from the field on 22 of 65 shooting. Los Angeles distributed 4 dimes and had 7 steals for this contest. Additionally, Los Angeles collected 35 rebounds (4 offensive, 31 defensive) and added 1 block. Los Angeles finished shooting 75.0% from the charity stripe by knocking down 15 of their 20 tries. They also converted 5 out of their 29 shots from beyond the arc.

Flau'jae Johnson is someone who was a contributor for this contest. She ended up with 23 points on 9 out of 19 shooting. She played 27 minutes and also snagged 5 rebounds. Johnson shot 47.4% from the floor and also earned 3 assists.

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Seattle heads into this contest with a record of 6-17 so far this season. They cough up possession 13.9 times per contest and as a team they are committing 20.1 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Seattle is pulling down 32.4 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 432 assists so far this season, which is 6th in the league in terms of passing. The Storm are shooting 34.2% on 3-pointers (205 of 599) and 80.5% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 80.1 points per outing (14th in the league) while connecting on 42.4% from the floor. On the defensive end of the court, the Storm are forcing 12.5 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.7 fouls. They are ranked 14th in basketball in allowing assists with 464 surrendered for the campaign. The Storm are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 42.4% (288 of 406) and they relinquish 36.4 boards per game as a basketball team. They give up 29.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 7th in basketball in PPG allowed (85.0).

In their last game, the Atlanta Dream took a defeat with a final score of 88-83 when they faced the Golden State Valkyries. The Dream were able to corral 25 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards totaling 37 for the matchup. They turned the ball over 17 times, while recording 6 steals for the game. The Valkyries had 28 fouls in this game which took the Dream to the free throw line for 33 tries. They were able to make 23 of those for a rate of 69.7%. When it comes to shots from beyond the perimeter, Atlanta buried 8 out of their 26 tries (30.8%). When the final whistle blew, the Dream went 26 for 66 from the field which had them shooting 39.4%. The Dream allowed the Valkyries to bury 31 of their 67 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.3% in this game. They went 38.2% from three-point range by hitting 13 out of 34 and finished the game at 13 of 17 from the charity stripe (76.5%). In relation to rebounding, Atlanta allowed Golden State to get 30 overall (8 on the offensive side).

Allisha Gray was important for the Dream in this contest. She converted 5 of 17 in the matchup for a rate of 29.4%, and accounted for 4 rebounds. Gray scored 22 points in her 36 minutes on the court and had 3 assists in the matchup.

Atlanta has a win-loss mark of 12-9 for the campaign. Atlanta has totaled 1,837 pts on the year (87.5 per contest) and they pull in 34.7 boards per game. The Dream are committing 19.3 personal fouls per game and they connect on 74.5% from the free throw line. As an offense, the Dream are connecting on 43.1% from the floor, which has them ranked 13th in the league. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 19.6 times per contest (10th in the league) and they are turning it over 12.8 times per game. The Dream defensively are ranked 4th in the WNBA in points allowed per contest with 83.9. They surrender 19.4 dimes and 30.3 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 6th and 1st in the league. The Atlanta defense surrenders 37.3% on shots from beyond the arc (185 of 496) and opponents are knocking down 75.8% of their free throw attempts. They are able to force 16.3 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 47.4% from the field (14th in the WNBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Seattle (+10.5)

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