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The Seattle Storm (3-3) and Chicago Sky (2-2) tangle Tuesday at Wintrust Arena. Tip-off is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Storm vs. Sky odds, and make our expert WNBA picks and predictions.
Season series: First meeting; Sky won 3-1 in 2023
The Storm won back-to-back games for the 1st time this season, topping the Indiana Fever Wednesday and the Washington Mystics Friday — both at home. Seattle is just 1-2 straight up (SU) and 2-1 against the spread (ATS) on the road in 3 tries so far, while cashing the Under in each of the previous 2 road contests.
The Sky were flying high with back-to-back road wins as underdogs before losing 86-82 at home to the undefeated Connecticut Sun Saturday. Chicago did cover though as a 5-point underdog. The Sky are 3-0 ATS in the past 3 games. Chicago was a 4.5-point dog in an 83-74 victory at the Dallas Wings May 18, and was a big 16.5-point underdog in a 90-81 upset victory at the New York Liberty Thursday.
Chicago rookie F Angel Reese is off to a hot start, averaging 12.3 points, 7.8 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.0 steals per game, while hitting 35.7% from the field through 4 games. G Marina Mabrey leads the Sky with 19.3 PPG to go along with 7.0 RPG, 5.5 APG and 2.0 SPG.
Storm at Sky odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 6:19 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Storm -160 (bet $160 to win $100) | Sky +135 (bet $100 to win $135)
- Against the spread: Storm -3.5 (-105) | Sky +3.5 (-115)
- Over/Under (O/U): 165.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)
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Storm at Sky picks and predictions
Prediction
Sky 85, Storm 82
Moneyline
CHICAGO (+135) is worth playing at home as a slight underdog.
Chicago played well on its home floor in the home opener, albeit in a loss to unbeaten Connecticut (5-0). The Sky took the Sum to the mat, falling 86-82 in the closing minutes. This Chicago team showed it can beat anyone when it shocked the Liberty at Barclays Center last week. The Sky should be able to win a battle of .500 teams Tuesday.
Against the spread
Chicago +3.5 (-115) is a good play if you’re a little more of a conservative bettor and can’t bring yourself to back the home team straight up.
As mentioned, the Sky have covered the past 3 games — all as underdogs, On the flip side, the Storm are just 2-3 ATS in 5 games as favorites.
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Over/Under
OVER 165.5 (-115) is the lean, but go with a half-unit play at most.
The Over has cashed in the past 2 games for the Storm, while the total has cashed high in 3 of 4 games for the Sky. The Over cashed in 3 of 4 head-to-head meetings last season, and is 4-1 in the past 5 dating back to Aug. 9, 2022.
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