Storm vs Mystics Picks and Prediction – 5/19/2024

Mystics vs Storm Prediction

The Seattle Storm pay a visit to the nation's capital on Sunday to play the Washington Mystics. Seattle is off to a poor start at 0-2 and are tied for 10th in the WNBA. Seattle was defeated by the Minnesota Lynx in each of their first two games, losing the season opener 83-70 followed by a 102-93 loss to the Lynx on Friday night. Nneka Ogwumike was the leading scorer for Seattle with 24 points. Keep up with the WNBA, with our WNBA picks

Nneka Ogwumike is leading Seattle in scoring and rebounds with averages of 22.0 points and 10.0 rebounds per game, while Skyler Diggins-Smith is the leader in assists with an average of 5.5 per game. Seattle has four players averaging double figures in scoring and as a team is scoring an average of 70.0 points per game, while shooting 37.2% overall and just 11.1% from three-point territory.

The Washington Mystics (0-2) have also lost each of their first two games of the regular season and are 10th in the WNBA standings. Washington opened its regular season with an 85-80 overtime loss to the New York Liberty and followed that with an 84-77 loss to the Connecticut Sun on Friday. The leading scorer for Washington in Friday’s loss was Karlie Samuelson with 18 points.

Ariel Atkins is leading Washington in scoring with an average of 14.0 points per game, while Shakira Austin is the leading rebounder with an average of 7.0 per game and Julie Vanloo is the leader in assists with an average of 6.0 per game. Washington has four players averaging double figures in scoring and as a team is scoring an average of 78.5 points per game, while shooting 39.7% overall and 31.3% from 3-point territory.