Climate Pledge Arena will host a WNBA showdown on Monday night between the Seattle Storm and the Washington Mystics. The Storm are one position lower than the leading Minnesota Lynx in the Western Conference with a current 18-10 record. The Mystics are one of the weakest teams in the league with a 7-22 record. The best betting odds for this game are favoring a win for the Seattle Storm on Monday.
Seattle Storm vs Washington Mystics Preview Information
Date: August 26, Monday | Time: 10:00 p.m. Eastern Time
Location: Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle
TV: FOX13+/MNMT
Stream: NBA League Pass
Moneyline: Seattle Storm (-450) vs Washington Mystics (+350)
Spread: Seattle Storm (-9.5 – 110) vs Washington Mystics (+9.5 -110)
Total (O/U): Seattle Storm (o161.5) vs Washington Mystics (u161.5)
Seattle Storm
The Seattle Storm are coming here after winning against the Mystics with a final score of 83-77 in Wednesday’s game. In that game, Seattle’s Nneka Ogwumike managed to grab a team-high total of 24 points. This WNBA season, the Storm are scoring an average of 83.79 points in each game, while allowing opponents to score 78.29 points per matchup. Jewell Loyd is the leading scorer for the team with a 20.3 point average.
Top 3 Players:
Jewell Loyd: PTS 20.3 REB 4.5 AST 3.9 STL 1.5
Nneka Ogwumike: PTS 17.5 REB 7.7 AST 2.6 STL 2.0
Skylar Diggins-Smith: PTS 13.9 REB 2.8 AST 6.3 STL 1.6
Washington Mystics
The Washington Mystics played the Los Angeles Sparks in the previous matchup and won with a final score of 80-74. Against the Sparks, Washington’s Brittney Sykes grabbed a total of 28 points, along with five helpers and six boards. The Mystics are putting up an offense of 78.96 points in each game, while allowing their opponents to get away with 84.18 points. Ariel Atkins is the top scorer for the team with a 15.8 point average this season.
Top 3 Players:
Ariel Atkins: PTS 15.8 REB 3.7 AST 3.4 STL 1.6
Shakira Austin: PTS 13.3 REB 7.6 AST 1.1 STL 1.5
Brittney Sykes: PTS 13.1 REB 4.6 AST 4.4 STL 0.9
Seattle Storm vs Washington Mystics Injury Report
Seattle Storm
No injuries
Washington Mystics
Karlie Samuelson G Is downgraded to OUT Friday vs LA Sparks, Leg
Shakira Austin C Is “?” Friday vs LA Sparks, Illness
Sika Kone C Is probable Friday vs LA Sparks, Acquired
Seattle Storm vs Washington Mystics Betting Trends
Seattle Storm
Seattle is 0-5 ATS in its last 5
The UNDER has cashed in 4 of the Storm’s last 6
Washington Mystics
Washington is 1-3 ATS in its last 4
The UNDER has cashed in 4 of the Mystics’ last 6′
Seattle Storm vs Washington Mystics Summary and Prediction
The Washington Mystics might have won against LA in their previous matchup, but still lost to Seattle in their last meeting. The Storm clearly have the upper-hand here, especially with their home advantage. The Seattle Storm will win here with a final score of 90-80.
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