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Dallas Wings vs Seattle Storm: Can the Storm get on top of the West?
The Dallas Wings will try to win their second straight game when they visit the Seattle Storm at Climate Pledge Arena on Saturday.
The Wings finally won a game
The Dallas Wings are fifth in the Western Conference with a 4-13 record, including 2-8 on the road. The Wings were on an 11-game losing streak before beating the Minnesota Lynx 94-88. Dallas is seventh in the league averaging 80.5 points per game and is third in the league shooting 82.6% from the free throw line. Arike Ogunbowale is the best player on the team averaging 23.9 points per game.
The Storm are excellent at home
The are second in the Western Conference with an 11-6 record, including 6-1 at home. They have won the last two games and are coming off an 89-77 win over the Indiana Fever. They are fourth in the league, averaging 82.8 points per game on 43.1% shooting from the field. Jewell Loyd is the top scorer for Seattle, averaging 19.3 points per game, while Nneka Ogwumike is at 17.5.
Betting Trends
The Storm have put together a 10-4 record in games they were favored on the moneyline. Seattle has played as a moneyline favorite of -500 or shorter in just two games this season and it won both. Seattle’s 17 games this season have gone over this contest’s total of 164.5 points nine times. This season, the Wings have been the underdog 13 times and won three of those. The Wings games this season have had a combined scoring total higher than 164.5 points in 10 of 17 outings.
Prediction and Conclusion
The Dallas Wings have had a terrible season, but they are coming off the biggest win of the year, defeating the Minnesota Lynx right after they won the Commissioner’s Cup. Now the Wings are going to Seattle, where the Storm have lost only one game this season. Dallas won the last two times they were in Seattle, but now things look way different. Seattle will dominate this one and win by covering the -10.5-point spread.
