12:10 pm
July 18

Storm @ Sky

Who will WIN this matchup?

Seattle Storm (16-6)

@ Chicago Sky (7-15)

 

Current odds:

Seattle Storm: (TBD)

Chicago Sky: (TBD)

 

• The line for this game is Seattle by 8.5 points.

• The Seattle Storm will try to improve upon their league-leading record when they visit the Chicago Sky on Wednesday afternoon at Wintrust Arena. Seattle (16-6) enters the contest with a 1 1/2-game lead over the Phoenix Mercury and a 2 1/2-game advantage over the Los Angeles Sparks for the top spot in the WNBA standings. The Storm have won six of their past seven games and eight of their past 10 as they look to bounce back from last year’s first-round playoff exit against Phoenix.

• The game represents a homecoming for Jewell Loyd, a Chicago-area native who starred at Niles West High School before playing collegiately at Notre Dame. The 24-year-old is averaging 15.5 points per game this season, which is second on the team behind Breanna Stewart (22.5 points per game).

• Chicago (7-15) will look to play the role of spoiler against Loyd and her teammates. The Sky have lost three games in a row, all by double digits, and six of their past seven.

• Allie Quigley leads the Sky with 16.1 points per game. Rookie Diamond DeShields is next, averaging 13.4 points to go along with 4.9 rebounds. Courtney Vandersloot (10.9) and Cheyenne Parker (10.0) also are scoring in double digit

• This is the third and final meeting of the regular season between the teams. Seattle is looking for a series sweep after holding on for a 95-91 win on May 25 and posting a 96-85 win on June 12. Both of those games were in Seattle.

• Chicago is 5-6 at home this season. Seattle is 6-2 on the road.

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