Toronto Tempo vs. Seattle Storm

**Seattle Storm hold a modest home edge over the injury-ravaged Toronto Tempo.** Both expansion-era and rebuilding clubs enter with losing records—Toronto near 11-26 and Seattle at 7-31—but the Storm benefit from hosting at Climate Pledge Arena while Toronto faces a depleted roster missing multiple rotation players for extended periods or the season. Key absences for the Tempo include Brittney Sykes and Aneesah Morrow (both season-ending), Marina Mabrey (hamstring/adductor), Maria Conde and Nyara Sabally (calves), and Julie Allemand (recent head or thigh issues), leaving limited frontcourt depth and scoring punch. Seattle’s own report is lighter, with Natisha Hiedeman out (shoulder) and Jordan Horston questionable. Recent results show both squads on losing streaks and allowing high points, yet the Storm’s home environment and Toronto’s ongoing personnel shortages underpin the 62% impli