Seattle Storm vs New York Liberty Prediction, 8/5/2026 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Seattle Storm vs New York Liberty

Date: Wednesday, August 5, 2026

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: USA Net

The New York Liberty (18-13) host the Seattle Storm (6-26) at Barclays Center on Wednesday.

The Seattle Storm stepped onto the hardwood against the New York Liberty and took a loss by a final of 95-83 in their last contest. Seattle walked away from the contest with a 40.8% field goal percentage (29 of 71) and converted 9 out of their 29 three-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Storm buried 16 of 19 attempts for a rate of 84.2%. When it comes to grabbing boards, they compiled 29 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 21 dimes for this game while forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and having 7 steals. In regard to defense, Seattle allowed the other team to go 50.0% from the floor on 34 of 68 shooting. New York doled out 9 assists and had 2 steals in this contest. On top of that, New York collected 36 boards (9 offensive, 27 defensive) and added 6 blocks. New York walked away from this one shooting 81.3% from the charity stripe by converting 13 of 16 attempts. They converted 14 of 34 attempts from distance.

Flau'jae Johnson is one player who was a major factor in this matchup. She ended up walking away with 25 points on 8 of 15 shooting. She played for 30 mins and totaled 3 boards. Johnson finished shooting 53.3% from the field and earned 3 dimes.

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Seattle heads into this game with a record of 6-26 on the season. They are averaging 82.6 points per outing (13th in the WNBA) while connecting on 43.2% from the field. The Storm are shooting 32.3% on three-point attempts (268 of 830) and 79.2% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Seattle is pulling in 33.5 boards per game and is sitting with 612 assists this season, which ranks 9th in the WNBA in terms of passing. They are turning it over 14.3 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 20.1 fouls per game. On defense, the Storm have forced 12.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.5 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 12th in the WNBA in giving up assists with 659 relinquished so far this year. The Storm are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 43.4% (403 of 559) and they surrender 35.5 rebounds per contest as a group. They surrender 31.7% from beyond the arc and they are 10th in the WNBA in PPG allowed (88.2).

The last time they took the court, the New York Liberty got the victory with a final of 95-83 against the Seattle Storm. The Liberty collected 27 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 36 in this matchup. They coughed up the ball 12 times, while recording 2 steals for the matchup. The Storm were called for 18 fouls for the matchup which took the Liberty to the charity stripe for a total of 16 attempts. They were able to make 13 of the free throws for a clip of 81.3%. When talking about three-point shots, New York made 14 out of their 34 tries (41.2%). When the game finished, the Liberty went 34 out of 68 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.0%. The Liberty allowed the Storm to bury 29 of their 71 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 40.8% in the game. They shot 31.0% from distance by going 9 out of 29 and ended up shooting 16 of 19 at the free throw line (84.2%). In the matter of cleaning the glass, New York permitted Seattle to pull down 29 overall (7 offensive).

Breanna Stewart ended up being a factor for the Liberty in the matchup. She knocked down 8 out of 16 in this contest for a rate of 50.0%, and totaled 8 rebounds. Stewart tallied 24 points in her 31 mins on the court and accounted for 6 assists for this contest.

New York has a win-loss record of 18-13 for the campaign. The Liberty are committing 18.9 fouls per game and they go 85.3% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 20.6 times per game (7th in the WNBA) and they turn it over 14.0 times per contest. New York has totaled 2,791 points this year (90.0 per game) and they collect 34.6 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Liberty are connecting on 46.4% from the field, which is 6th in the league. The Liberty on defense are ranked 9th in basketball in points given up per game with 87.6. They are forcing 11.1 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 45.3% from the floor (7th in basketball). The New York defense surrenders 35.1% on shots from distance (283 of 807) and their opponents are connecting on 75.3% of their free throw shots. They give up 21.6 dimes and 31.0 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 12th and 4th in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New York

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