Toronto Tempo vs Seattle Storm Prediction, 8/26/2026 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Toronto Tempo vs Seattle Storm

Date: Wednesday, August 26, 2026

Location: Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, WA

TV: USA Net

Odds/Point Spread: Toronto (+4.5)

The Toronto Tempo (11-26) travel to Climate Pledge Arena on Wednesday where they'll meet the Seattle Storm (7-31). Seattle opens this game as 4.5 point favorites. The over/under opens at 177.5.

The Toronto Tempo took the court against the Las Vegas Aces and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 88-78 in their last contest. Toronto finished the contest with a 43.9% FG percentage (29 out of 66) and converted 10 of their 27 shots from beyond the perimeter. When they shot from the free throw line, the Tempo knocked down 10 of their 12 attempts for a rate of 83.3%. In relation to pulling down boards, they compiled 28 with 9 of them being offensive. They also dished out 22 dimes for this contest as well as forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and getting 6 steals. In the matter of defense, Toronto let their opponent shoot 52.3% from the field on 34 of 65 shooting. Las Vegas recorded 8 dimes and had 11 steals for this game. Additionally, Las Vegas had 29 boards (8 offensive, 21 defensive) and had 3 blocks. Las Vegas ended up shooting 75.0% at the charity stripe by knocking down 15 of 20 attempts. They also knocked down 5 of their 20 tries from beyond the arc.

Kia Nurse is a player who came through in the matchup. She ended up finishing with 19 points on 6 of 13 shooting. She saw the court for 30 minutes played and collected 4 rebounds. Nurse ended up shooting 46.2% from the floor and earned 4 assists.

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Toronto comes into this game with a win-loss record of 11-26 for the campaign. They are averaging 87.3 points per contest (8th in the WNBA) on 44.5% from the floor. The Tempo are connecting on 35.4% on shots from beyond the arc (369 of 1,043) and 81.0% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Toronto is snagging 31.3 boards per contest and is sitting with 742 assists on the year, which is 10th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 13.8 times per game and as a unit are committing 21.6 personal fouls per game. When they are on defense, the Tempo are able to force 12.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 19.8 personal fouls. The Tempo defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 47.4% (458 of 731) and they concede 34.4 boards per game as a squad. They rank 13th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 822 relinquished for the season. They are giving up 34.8% on three-point shots while they are 15th in the league in points per game allowed (93.7).

When they last played, the Seattle Storm went home defeated by a final of 92-70 against the Dallas Wings. The Storm were able to snag 22 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 34 in the game. They gave up possession 15 times, while getting 9 steals in the game. The Wings were called for 11 fouls for the matchup which took the Storm to the charity stripe for a total of 9 shots. They were able to bury 8 of those for a rate of 88.9%. In relation to shots from downtown, Seattle converted 12 out of 39 tries (30.8%). When the final whistle was blown, the Storm shot 25 out of 74 from the field which gave them a percentage of 33.8%. The Storm allowed the Wings to knock down 33 out of their 66 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 50.0% for the game. They shot 47.8% from 3-point land by going 11 of 23 and finished the game at 15 of 17 at the free throw line (88.2%). In reference to rebounds, Seattle allowed Dallas to snag 40 in all (6 on the offensive glass).

Flau'jae Johnson pitched in for the Storm in this contest. She buried 9 of 19 in this contest for a field goal rate of 47.4%, and had 6 rebounds. Johnson accumulated 23 points in her 26 mins on the court and totaled 2 dimes for the matchup.

Seattle has a win-loss record of 7-31 so far this season. Seattle has earned 3,150 pts for the season (82.9 per game) and they grab 33.7 boards per contest. The Storm are committing 19.8 fouls per game and they go 79.7% from the free throw line. On the offensive side of the ball, the Storm are shooting 42.8% from the field, which is ranked 14th in the league. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 19.1 times per game (13th in the league) and they turn it over 14.1 times per game. The Storm on defense are ranked 10th in basketball in PPG given up with 88.4. They have surrendered 20.8 assists and 36.1 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 10th and 14th in basketball. The Seattle defense surrenders 32.0% on shots from 3-point land (330 of 1,030) and opponents are connecting on 82.6% of their free throw shots. They are able to force 12.7 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 43.5% from the floor (4th in the WNBA).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Seattle (-4.5)

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