Washington Mystics vs Seattle Storm Prediction, 5/24/2026 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Washington Mystics vs Seattle Storm

Date: Sunday, May 24, 2026

Location: Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, WA

TV: WNBA League Pass

Climate Pledge Arena is the site where and the Seattle Storm (1-4) will play the Washington Mystics (2-2) on Sunday.

The Washington Mystics faced off with the Dallas Wings and went home with a loss by a final score of 92-69 in their last game. Washington finished with a 49.0% FG percentage (24 out of 49) and made 5 out of their 12 3-pointers. From the charity stripe, the Mystics converted 16 of their 20 attempts for a rate of 80.0%. When discussing getting rebounds, they compiled 24 with 2 of them being offensive. They also recorded 16 assists for the matchup while forcing the opposition into 8 turnovers and having 3 steals. When talking about defending, Washington allowed 47.1% from the field on 33 out of 70 shooting. Dallas totaled 11 assists and had 10 steals in the matchup. Furthermore, Dallas collected 31 boards (11 offensive, 20 defensive) and had 1 block. Dallas finished the game at 88.2% at the free throw line by knocking down 15 of their 17 tries. They converted 11 of their 24 tries from three-point range.

Shakira Austin is a player who had an impact in this contest. She notched 12 points on 5 out of 10 shooting. She played 26 minutes and also totaled 4 rebounds. Austin finished the game shooting 50.0% from the field and also totaled 1 assist.

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Washington enters this contest with a mark of 2-2 this season. They are giving up possession 17.3 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 25.0 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Washington is grabbing 38.5 rebounds per game and is sitting with 72 assists so far this year, which ranks 14th in the WNBA in terms of passing. The Mystics are shooting 26.9% on three-point shots (21 of 78) and 71.7% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 83.5 pts per contest (13th in the league) while hitting 46.4% from the floor. Defensively, the Mystics are forcing 12.5 turnovers per game and they draw 25.5 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 3rd in basketball in allowing assists with 82 surrendered so far this year. The Mystics are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 40.5% (50 of 102) and they surrender 32.8 rebounds per game as a group. They are surrendering 35.6% from beyond the arc and they are 12th in the WNBA in points per game allowed (89.3).

When they last stepped on the court, the Seattle Storm walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 80-78 against the Connecticut Sun. The Storm were able to pull down 21 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards for a total of 26 in the game. They turned the ball over 14 times, while getting 8 steals in this matchup. The Sun committed 19 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Storm to the charity stripe for a total of 25 attempts. They were able to convert 22 of the free throw tries for a rate of 88.0%. In the matter of shots from beyond the perimeter, Seattle knocked down 6 of their 23 tries (26.1%). When the final whistle was blown, the Storm shot 25 for 63 from the floor which had them shooting 39.7%. The Storm allowed the Sun to knock down 32 out of 72 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 44.4% for this contest. They finished 25.0% from 3-point land by going 5 out of 20 and finished the contest at 11 of 17 from the charity stripe (64.7%). With respect to cleaning the glass, Seattle permitted Connecticut to snag 38 overall (11 on the offensive glass).

Natisha Hiedeman was important for the Storm in the matchup. She buried 8 out of 18 for this game giving her a field goal percentage of 44.4%, and had 1 rebound. Hiedeman accumulated 20 points in her 30 minutes on the court and added 5 assists for this contest.

Seattle has a record of 1-4 this season. The Storm are committing 20.4 personal fouls per game and they go 77.5% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 16.0 times per contest (15th in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.8 times per game. Seattle has totaled 398 points so far this year (79.6 per contest) and they snag 30.2 boards per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Storm are connecting on 41.1% from the field, which has them ranked 12th in the league. The Storm on the defensive side of the court are 6th in the league in PPG allowed with 85.6. They are forcing 13.0 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 43.1% from the floor (7th in the WNBA). The Seattle defense gives up 33.8% on shots from behind the 3-point line (44 of 130) and their opposition knocks down 77.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 19.4 assists and 37.0 total boards per game, which ranks them 7th and 15th in the WNBA.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Washington

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