Connecticut at Seattle

Seattle won the first meeting 103-92 on June 15 when Natasha Howard scored 25 points and the Storm outlasted the Sun, which got a combined 59 points from Chiney Ogwumike and Jasmine Thomas. Connecticut had won and covered the three previous meetings, and it has covered the spread 13 of its last 18 games with at least three days rest while the Storm is 1-9 ATS its last 10 games after an ATS win. Also, Seattle is just 5-16 ATS its last 21 games versus the Eastern Conference going back to last season. Ogwumike and Jonquel Jones scored 21 points apiece in the Sun's 101-89 win over Indiana on Wednesday while the Storm comes off an 81-72 win over Los Angeles the following night. The points loom large in this matchup as Connecticut is 9-6 and a half-game out of first in the Eastern Conference and Seattle is 11-5 and a game out in the Western Conference. Take the points with the Sun.