SEATTLE — The Seattle Storm (22-21) host the Golden State Valkyries (23-19) on Tuesday night at Climate Pledge Arena, with tipoff set for 7 p.m. Pacific.

Seattle can clinch the final WNBA playoff berth with a win or a Los Angeles Sparks loss. Tonight, the Sparks (20-22) face the Phoenix Mercury. Seven teams have already secured postseason spots under the league’s format that sends the top eight teams, regardless of conference, to the playoffs.

Prediction

Data Skrive projects the Storm to edge the Valkyries, 81-78, based on a team-strength algorithm that weighs scoring margins and quality of wins.

Storm snapshot

Seattle has outscored opponents by 89 points this season, averaging 82.3 per game while allowing 80.3.

The Storm rank 13th in rebounding (30.8 per game), while opponents col

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