Washington Mystics vs Seattle Storm Prediction, Picks, Odds, News, Injury Report 8/20/24

The high-flying Seattle Storm are in the nation’s capital to face the basement-dwelling Washington Mystics on Tuesday night. Our Mystics vs Storm prediction focuses on the spread, which has the Storm as 6.5-point favourites for this contest.

This is the smallest spread of any of Tuesday’s games, with the New York Liberty and Connecticut Sun priced as 13.5-point favourites over the Los Angeles Sparks and Dallas Wings, respectively.

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Mystics vs Storm Prediction and Picks

• Selection: Seattle Storm -6.5
• Best Odds: 1.91
• Bookmaker: bet365
• Stakes: 5/10

 Odds updated on August 20th 2024. 

Yes, the Mystics are a surprising 16-10-1 against the spread this season. Bookies appear to have underrated the league’s worst team. Seattle has a positive ATS record too, though, and this looks like an overadjustment after two losses for the Storm and the Mystics consistently upsetting the bookies as an underdog.

Often priced as a double-digit dog, the Mystics are being given considerably fewer points than usual against a top team. The Storm might have disappointed against the Indiana Fever and Atlanta Dream, but we expect them to get back to winning ways here.

Washington’s defence will not be able to keep Seattle’s offence under control, and the Storm’s defence is too effective for a subpar Mystics offence.

It’s worth noting that the Storm have scored 185 points to Washington’s 144 over their first two games this season.

Mystics vs Storm Game Info

• Stadium: Entertainment and Sports Arena
• Location: Washington, D.C.
• Start time: 00:00 UK time

Washington Mystics News, Injury Report, Schedule: Four-Game Losing Streak

Washington has lost its last four games, with two each falling either side of the Olympic break. DiDi Richards and Karlie Samuelson are both ruled out for this game, with Shakira Austin listed as probable due to a hip issue. Austin has played in the two losses to the Minnesota Lynx since the Olympics.

The Mystics have the worst record in the Association and show little signs of turning things around down the stretch. Only two teams have a worse net rating over their last five games, and they have been well-below league average on both sides of the ball over the last 10. They are overmatched against playoff-bound ballclubs.

Seattle Storm News, Injury Report, Schedule: Talented Roster Hard To Contain

After winning eight of their last 10 before the break, the Seattle Storm have lost consecutive games after the season’s resumption. Falling to the sub-.500 Indiana Fever and Atlanta Dream is far from ideal for the Storm, of course, but they are still in an excellent position in the standings and come into this game with a clean bill of health.

With Jewell Loyd, Nneka Ogwumike, and Skylar Diggins-Smith healthy, the Storm are a force to be reckoned with. The Loyd-powered offence is hard to slow down, and the defence is among the best in the league (second in defensive rating for the season).

Mystics vs Storm H2H: Seattle Holds Advantage

The Seattle Storm have a 30-24 all-time record against the Washington Mystics in the regular season. Seattle has also won all five of their postseason games when matching up with the Mystics.

The Storm won the first two matchups in 2024, but Washington had claimed four consecutive regular season wins prior to that. The 2023 season was the first time the Mystics had taken a regular-season series over the Storm since 2019.

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