WNBA Dallas Wings vs Seattle Storm Preview and Prediction

Date/Time: 07-14-2017 21:00 EDT

Spread: Seattle Storm -5

Total: +173

The best team of the Western Conference and of the whole WNBA is facing the third in the West, when the Seattle Storm, looking to return to the winning ways, are hosting the Dallas Wings, who have been red-hot having won their last five matches.

Wings are 12-8 (14-6 ATS) so far in the league and are sitting in the 3^rd place of the Western Conference. They have won their last 5 games and in their latest matchup they were victorious against the Sparks on the road, 92-77. Storm are 15-6 (11-9-1 ATS) so far in the league and have the best record both in the Western Conference and in the whole league. In their latest matchup a 5-game winning streak ended with a home defeat by the Sparks in overtime, 75-77.

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Dallas are led in scoring by Liz Cambage with 19.7 ppg. She also leads the team in rebounding with 9.4 per game, while Skylar Diggins-Smith follows with 19.5 ppg, adding 3.7 boards and a team-best 6.5 assists per game. Karima Christmas-Kelly adds 9.3 ppg. Seattle are led in scoring by Breanna Stewart with 22 ppg. She also leads the team in rebounding with 8 per game, while Jewell Loyd follows with 15.6 ppg, adding 4.7 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game. Natasha Howard adds 13.4 ppg and 6.8 rebounds per game.

This will be the third meeting between those two teams this season, with each team having won once in the two Dallas matchups. Wings won 94-90 and Storm won 76-97. Storm have a 9-4 home record so far this season, while Wings are 5-5 on the road. Both teams have almost equal offenses and sitting on top of the league. Dallas lead with 87.3 ppg to Seattle’s second-best of 87, while Seattle have a better defense, allowing 79.8 ppg to Dallas’ 80.8. Seattle have a better accuracy both from the field, shooting with 47% to Dallas’ 44.8% and from behind the arc, shooting with 35.2% to Dallas’ 30.8%. Seattle also commit fewer turnovers (13.8 to 14.8) and dish more assists, with 21.1 to Dallas’ 17.6, while Dallas grab more boards per game, with 36.6 to Seattle’s 35.3. Despite Dallas playing much better lately, the hosts Seattle Storm remain the strong favorite and pick them for a win by more than 5 points.

Dallas Wings vs Seattle Storm Prediction: Seattle Storm -5 (-108)