Connecticut Sun vs Seattle Storm Prediction 5/22/2026 Today’s WNBA Picks
Chris Ruffolo
May 20, 2026; Seattle, Washington, USA; Seattle Storm guard Jade Melbourne (5) celebrates after scoring a basket against the Connecticut Sun during the second half at Climate Pledge Arena. Mandatory Credit: Steven Bisig-Imagn Images
MATCHUP
Connecticut Sun
Seattle Storm
Team Records
1-5
1-4
Where
Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, WA
When
Friday, May 22, 2026
Time
10:00 PM EDT
TV
ION
The Connecticut Sun and the Seattle Storm meet Friday in WNBA action from the Climate Pledge Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Connecticut Sun vs. Seattle Storm prediction.
Matchup History
The Connecticut Sun won the most recent meeting between these two teams, 80-78, in the first half of their back-to-back on Wednesday, snapping Seattle’s three-game head-to-head win streak in this matchup.
Connecticut Sun Recap
The Connecticut Sun come into this game looking to add on to their 80-78 win over the Storm last time out to improve to 1-5 on the year. After this game, the Sun will head on the road for a game against the Golden State Valkyries.
Sun Finally Secure First Win
Aneesah Morrow is averaging 12 PPG and 9.7 RPG while Brittney Griner has 15 PPG with 5.7 RPG and Aaliyah Edwards has added 10 PPG with 3 RPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Connecticut so far this season. Hailey Van Lith’s added 9.3 PPG with 3 APG and Saniya Rivers has 4.8 APG as well this season.
Seattle Storm Recap
The Seattle Storm come into this game looking to bounce back from their loss at the hands of Connecticut last time out to sit at 1-4 this season. After this game, the Storm will take on the Washington Mystics in the first leg of a back-to-back at home.
Storm Drop 3rd Straight
Flau’jae Johnson has 10.8 PPG along with 4.6 RPG while Jade Melbourne’s added 13 PPG along with 4.2 APG. Dominique Malonga has 16 PPG with 7.3 RPG to lead the Storm in rebounding and Natisha Hiedeman has 12.2 PPG with 2 RPG and 3.6 APG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for the Storm so far this season. Zia Cooke has 9.8 PPG with 3.2 RPG and Stefanie Dolson has 7.4 PPG and 4 RPG as well this season.
Connecticut Sun @ Seattle Storm Betting Trends: May 22, 2026
Why the Seattle Storm will win
The Sun have lost 23 of their last 25 night games against Western Conference opponents.
The Storm have won each of their last four games against the Sun after losing as favorites.
The Sun have failed to cover the spread in four of their last five games against Western Conference opponents after winning as underdogs.
Why the Connecticut Sun will win
The Storm have lost five of their last six games as home favorites against Eastern Conference opponents.
The Sun have won seven of their last eight games against Storm teams that held a losing record.
The Storm have failed to cover the spread in each of their last 11 games as home favorites.
The underdogs have covered the spread in 12 of the Storm’s last 13 games at Climate Pledge Arena.
Total Points Facts
Each of the Storm’s last seven home games against Eastern Conference opponents have gone UNDER the total points line.
Nine of the Sun’s last 10 road games following a road win have gone UNDER the total points line.
Seattle Storm Player Facts
Flau’jae Johnson has recorded 1+ blocks and 1+ steals in four consecutive appearances – equal-longest active streak of any player in the league.
Jade Melbourne is one of only four qualified player in the league to be leading their team in points (13.0) and assists (4.2) per game this season.
Connecticut Sun Player Facts
Saniya Rivers has recorded six games with 3+ assists this season – equal-most of any player in the league.
Diamond Miller has the worst plus minus (-63) of any player in the league this season.
Matchup/League Facts
The Seattle Storm rank 14th for offensive rebounds per game this season (6.2).
The Seattle Storm have scored less than 80 points in three games this season – most in the WNBA.
The Connecticut Sun rank 14th for points per game this season (80.3).
The Connecticut Sun rank 14th for opponent blocks per game this season (5.7).
Connecticut Sun vs. Seattle Storm Prediction
I’m on the under in this game. The first meeting played out exactly as I’d expected with it being a first to 80 wins kind of game and I don’t think we see anything different in the rematch in all honesty. This just has all the makings of a low-scoring matchup so I’ll rinse and repeat with the under here.
