The Seattle Storm (4-19) will turn to Jewell Loyd (first in WNBA, 24.7 points per game) to help knock off Kahleah Copper (10th in league, 18.7) and the Chicago Sky (9-14) on July 28, 2023 at Wintrust Arena.
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Spread: Storm (-4.5) to Cover
- The model and DraftKings both have the Sky taking home the win, but the model has them winning by slightly less (3.8 points). Lean towards taking the Storm.
- The Storm are 10-10-0 against the spread this season.
- In games it has played as at least a 4.5-point underdog this season, Seattle is 8-5 against the spread.
- So far this season, the Sky have compiled an 11-9-0 record against the spread.
- Chicago is winless against the spread (0-1) when playing as at least 4.5-point favorites.
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Total: Over 161.5
- The model predicts a total 3.0 points higher than the one set by DraftKings for this game.
- Sky games have gone over 161.5 points scored, their current matchup’s over/under, 10 times (out of 20) this year.
- A total of 10 Seattle’s games this season (out of 20) have had more than 161.5 total points scored.
- Sky games have gone over the point total in nine out of 20 opportunities (45%).
- In the Storm’s 20 games with a set total, nine have hit the over (45%).
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Moneyline Winner: Sky (-180)
- Prediction: Sky 84, Storm 80
- Seattle has been the underdog in 17 games this season and won three (17.6%) of those contests.
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Sky Leaders
- The Sky scoring leader is Copper, who averages 18.7 per contest to go with 4.6 rebounds and 1.9 assists.
- Alanna Smith is Chicago’s leading rebounder, pulling down 7.0 per game, while Courtney Williams is its best passer, distributing 6.1 assists in each contest.
- Marina Mabrey makes more threes per game than any other member of the Sky, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 2.0 per contest.
- The Chicago steals leader is Smith, who averages 1.4 takeaways per game, while its blocks leader is Elizabeth Williams, who compiles 1.6 rejections per contest.
Sky Injuries
| Name | Game Status | Injury |
|---|---|---|
| Rebekah Gardner | Out | Foot |
| Isabelle Harrison | Out | Knee |
Storm Leaders
- The Storm’s Loyd racks up enough points (24.7 per game) and assists (3.3 per game) to top the team’s leaderboards.
- Ezi Magbegor’s stat line of 8.3 rebounds, 13.8 points and 2.3 assists per game helps her grab the top spot on the Seattle rebounding leaderboard.
- Loyd is the most prolific from the three-point line for the Storm, hitting 3.5 threes per game.
- Magbegor is at the top of the Seattle steals and blocks leaderboards with 1.3 steals per game and 1.9 blocks per game.
All stats in this article refer to the 2023 regular season.
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