Connecticut Sun vs Seattle Storm Point Spread Picks

Connecticut is riding high after finally getting its first win and recording its third straight cover in defeating Seattle 80-78 on Wednesday. Kennedy Burke converted a go-ahead three-point play with 2.8 seconds left and totaled 15 points for the Sun, who also got a career-high 16 points from Charlisse Leger-Walker. The Storm have lost three straight, and they are a slight favorite again, although the Sun have been slowly improving. Seattle, on the other hand, is 1-4 this season and shot just 40 percent and went 6-for-23 from 3-point range in Wednesday's matchup. Connecticut used balanced scoring with Brittney Griner out with a rib injury as the Sun had five double-figure scorers. Take the Sun.

Connecticut is getting closer to its first win of the year after an 83-82 loss to Portland on Tuesday night. The Sun led 42-38 at halftime after holding the Fire to 13 points in the second quarter. The Sun shot 58 percent from the field while holding Portland to 3-for-13 from 3-point range. Connecticut has covered its past two games and Seattle is 1-11 ATS its past 12 home games, 7-17 ATS its past 24 overall dating to last season. The Sun have gone OVER three of five games and the first meeting with Seattle went OVER by 7.5 points. The Sun will look to avenge that 89-82 loss to the Storm on May 10. Seattle is surrendering 87.0 points per game. Take the Sun and the OVER.

For various reasons, Seattle will be missing several of its players, including Ezi Magbegor, Awa Fam and Katie Lou Samuelson, for the first couple weeks of the season and it showed on Friday as the Storm lost 91-80 to Golden State. The Storm were lacking on the defensive side as the Valkyries hit 15 of 37 3-point tries. Seattle shot only 41 percent itself and missed 17 of 26 from beyond the arc. The Storm are just 5-16 ATS their past 21 games and 4-9 ATS their past 13 meetings with Connecticut. The Sun ran into a buzz saw as New York jumped out to a 66-37 halftime lead and won 106-75 while shooting 52 percent in their opener Seattle doesn't have the firepower or the depth to come close to that figure. Take the Sun.

This is the fourth meeting of the season, and Connecticut has covered the spread all three, including an outright 93-83 win as a 16.5-point underdog on July 9. Connecticut is on a 5-1 ATS run, and the Sun are 6-1 ATS in their past seven against teams with winning records. The Sun has covered five of six Monday games, and Seattle is 1-5 ATS in its past six games playing with one day of rest. The Storm are 2-5 ATS in their past seven, and they lost an ugly 69-58 decision at Washington as a 4-point favorite on Saturday while shooting just 33 percent. Meanwhile, Connecticut perhaps played its best game of the year, destroying Golden State 95-64 as a 5-point underdog. The Storm are 6-1 OVER their past seven against teams with losing records, and the Sun have gone OVER four of six overall and 11 of 15 at home. Take the Sun ATS, on the moneyline, and the OVER.

Connecticut is on a 5-4 ATS run and just beat Seattle, 93-83, as a +17.5 underdog. Connecticut shot 49.2% and won the rebounding battle, 38-31. Tina Charles led the way with 29 points and 11 rebounds. Seattle comes home from a four-game road trip dealing with depth issues, especially thin at guard. They've lost three players for the season to injuries in guard Nika Muhl, guard/forward Jordan Horston, and forward Katie Lou Samuelson. Veteran Lexie Brown has missed four of the last six games due to an illness. The team is 12th in rebounding and ninth in free-throw shooting, while the defense is eighth in shooting allowed (44%). Seattle is on a 2-4 ATS run and has lost three of its last four as a favorite. Play Connecticut + on the moneyline.