Sky vs. Storm: Betting Trends, Odds, Records Against the Spread, Predictions - Aug. 16

The Chicago Sky (12-22) will be trying to halt a three-game losing skid when visiting the Seattle Storm (7-29) on Sunday, August 16, 2026 at Climate Pledge Arena. It will air at 5 p.m. ET on The U, CW Seattle, KOMO 4, and Amazon Prime Video.

Chicago suffered defeat by a final score of 91-71 in its last game against Golden State. Leading the way on offense for the Sky was Kamilla Cardoso, who ended the game with 11 points and six rebounds. Rachel Banham posted 11 points.

In its previous game, Seattle fell to Portland, 84-82, at home. Its top performers were Awa Fam (20 PTS, 9 REB, 58.3 FG%, 4-8 from 3PT) and Ezi Magbegor (13 PTS, 8 REB, 33.3 FG%, 2-4 from 3PT).

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Sky vs. Storm Betting Lines

Take a peek below at the most up-to-date betting lines for the Sky-Storm matchup.

• Favorite: Sky (-2.5)
• Total: 176.5
• Sky Moneyline: -142
• Storm Moneyline: +116

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Sky Betting Insights

• Based on this game's moneyline, the Sky's implied win probability is 58.7%.
• Chicago has gone 8-4 in games as a moneyline favorite (winning 66.7% of those games).
• The Sky have won 19 games against the spread this season, while failing to cover 15 times.
• Chicago and its opponents have combined to score more than 176.5 points in 20 of 34 games this season.
• Sky games this season have had an average of 173.6 points, 2.9 fewer than this matchup's over/under.

Storm Betting Insights

• The moneyline for this contest implies a 46.3% chance of a victory for the Storm.
• Seattle has won six, or 19.4%, of the 31 games it has played as the underdog this season.
• The Storm have compiled a 20-16-0 record against the spread this year.
• Seattle has combined with its opponent to score more than 176.5 points in 15 of 36 games this season.
• The Storm have a 169.8-point average over/under in their contests this season, 6.7 fewer points than this game's point total.

Key Stats for Sky vs. Storm

• The 87.7 points per game Chicago scores are only 0.8 fewer points than Seattle gives up (88.5).
• The Sky have a 7-11 record when putting up more than 88.5 points.
• Chicago has scored at a much higher rate when playing at home than away in the 2026 season (91.5 points per game at home versus 83.9 on the road), and has also given up more points in home games than in road games (90.5 per home game versus 89.9 on the road).
• Seattle's 83.3 points per game are 6.9 fewer points than the 90.2 Chicago allows.
• The Storm have put together a 4-6 record in games when they've scored more than 90.2 points.
• Seattle averages more points per game at home (85.7) than on the road (81.2), and also gives up fewer points at home (86.1) than away (90.6).

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