The Seattle Storm are on the road at the Washington Mystics on Tuesday. This WNBA game features the 17-10 Storm, who have dropped back to back games. The Storm lost at the Fever on Sunday. Seattle is fifth in the WNBA standings, half game behind Las Vegas for fourth.
The Washington Mystics are tied with Los Angeles for the worst record in the league. Washington has lost four straight games and 8 out of their last 10 overall. Washington is 6-21, which is ½ game behind Dallas.
The Seattle Storm come into the game as favorites. Seattle is listed at -7 over Washington. The total for the affair is set at 162.5.
Storm Looking for Bounce back
The Seattle Storm are looking to bounce back after two losses. The Storm allowed 92 points in the loss to Indiana. On the offensive side, they need to get some more offense going, with just 78 points over those two losses.
Jewell Loyd is the top scorer for the Storm this season. She is scoring 20.4 points per game. Skylar Diggins-Smith is at 13.8, along with 6.4 assists per game. Also, Nneka Ogwumike is second on the Storm with just over 17 per game.
Seattle will take on the Mystics in a back to back game. The next will be at home, and will be the start of a three game home stand. The Dream and Liberty come to town after.
Mystics Looking to improve poor home record
Washington has really struggled both home and away. But, their 3-10 record at home is one of the biggest question marks for this team. This is the third meeting between these two teams, and the Mystics have been beaten by over 20 points per game so far. Washington is scoring just 79 points per game.
The Mystics could not slow down Napheesa Collier of Minnesota in their loss on Saturday. She scored a game high 30 points. Offensively for Washington, Ariel Atkins is the top scorer. She is putting up more than 15 per game, and making just shy of 42% from the field. Washington will need to win all 13 of their remaining games just to tie their record from last season.
Washington will play the Sparks at home on Thursday, before taking on the Storm again next Monday, before they head to Chicago and battle the Sky.
Storm Wash out Mystics
The Seattle Storm will be tested in this game. They remain on the road, and did not play well in Chicago. In fact, Washington is going to battle this game out. The Mystics only lose by an average of 5 points per game. Look for Washington to compete and cover this spread. Our final bet for this game on Tuesday is the Washington Mystics +5 over the Seattle Storm. Enjoy the game!
