The Seattle Storm (6-26) and New York Liberty (18-13) meet tonight, with the game set to start at 7:00 p.m. EDT at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. The game will be broadcast live on USA and can be traded on Polymarket.
The Liberty are favored by -8.5 (49 cents) against the spread, with the over/under set at 184 (46 cents over / 55 cents under). The Liberty are the preferred trading option, while the Storm will be looking to pull off an upset.
Let's get into my Storm vs. Liberty predictions and picks.
Storm vs. Liberty Predictions, Odds
Storm vs. Liberty Pick
Storm vs. Liberty Pick: Liberty Moneyline
New York took care of business with a 95-83 victory over Seattle on Monday, and I fully expect the Liberty to handle their home court once again in this immediate rematch.
Storm vs. Liberty Analysis
Simply put, the Storm are struggling to find answers right now. Sitting at 6-26 on the year and burdened with a league-worst 2-15 road record, Seattle enters Wednesday on a tough nine-game skid. Yes, rookie Flau'jae Johnson played out of her mind on Monday — dropping a game-high 25 points alongside strong interior play from Dominique Malonga — and Seattle’s young core has shown plenty of heart. But heart only takes you so far when you lack defensive depth against a battle-tested titan.
That being said, New York hasn't had a completely flawless campaign, largely due to health and rotation shuffling. They’ve leaned heavily on their core to steady the ship, and while they can occasionally leave the door open defensively when Coasting through mid-game stretches, their firepower is simply on another tier.
The "Big Three" of Breanna Stewart, Jonquel Jones, and Sabrina Ionescu combined for 62 points on Monday and scored New York's first 26 points of the game. Stewart in particular has been unstoppable, coming off a July where she averaged 26.4 points per game. Seattle simply lacks the individual rim-protectors to check Stewart and Jones inside for 40 minutes.
Storm vs. Liberty Prediction
Context and urgency mean everything as teams jockey for seeding heading into the stretch run. You could make an argument that Seattle's young talent will push the tempo early and attempt to make this uncomfortable, but the Liberty are fighting for crucial playoff positioning in the top half of the standings. Meanwhile, the rebuilding Storm are essentially playing out the string.
When these teams met on Monday, Seattle trimmed the deficit to three late in the third quarter before New York flipped a switch, went on a decisive 15-0 run, and closed out the double-digit win. Expect a similar dynamic here: Seattle might stay competitive early, but New York’s late-game execution and overwhelming star power will prevail.
Seattle Storm vs New York Liberty Trade: Liberty to Win
