Chicago Sky vs Los Angeles Sparks Prediction, 7/14/2022 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Chicago Sky vs Los Angeles Sparks

Date: Thursday, July 14, 2022

Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Facebook

The Los Angeles Sparks (10-13) host the Chicago Sky (17-6) at Crypto.com Arena on Thursday.

The Chicago Sky played the Atlanta Dream and notched a win by a score of 90-75 in their last contest. Chicago finished having earned a 53.0% field goal percentage (35 of 66) and made 5 out of their 14 three-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Sky converted 15 of their 21 attempts for a rate of 71.4%. When discussing rebounding, they earned 34 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 24 dimes in this matchup while forcing 17 turnovers and getting 11 steals. In the matter of defense, Chicago allowed the other team to go 42.0% from the field on 29 of 69 shooting. Atlanta doled out 10 assists and had 7 steals for this contest. Additionally, Atlanta collected 33 boards (10 offensive, 23 defensive) and added 3 blocks. Atlanta walked away from this one shooting 70.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 7 of 10 tries. They knocked down 10 of their 23 tries from distance.

Candace Parker is one player who played a role for this contest. She scored 25 points on 7 out of 11 shooting. She played for 33 mins and pulled down 11 rebounds. Parker finished the game at 63.6% from the floor and also totaled 7 dimes.

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Chicago comes into this game with a win-loss record of 17-6 for the campaign. They are turning it over 14.3 times per game and as a unit they are committing 16.5 fouls per contest. As a team, Chicago is collecting 35.8 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 553 dimes for the season, which has them ranked 1st in the WNBA in terms of passing the ball. The Sky are shooting 36.9% on shots beyond the perimeter (174 of 472) and 83.0% from the charity stripe. They average 86.1 pts per contest (2nd in basketball) while shooting 47.9% from the floor. On defense, the Sky are forcing their opponents into 13.1 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.3 fouls. The Sky are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 42.9% (302 of 375) and they surrender 33.9 boards per game as a basketball team. They are 6th in the WNBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 469 surrendered on the campaign. They are conceding 33.4% on 3-point attempts and they are 5th in the WNBA in points per game from their opponents (79.9).

When they last stepped on the court, the Los Angeles Sparks took a loss by a final score of 94-81 when they faced the Washington Mystics. The Sparks were able to snag 20 defensive rebounds and 3 offensive rebounds for a total of 23 in this game. They also coughed up the ball 18 times, while getting 5 steals in this matchup. The Mystics committed 18 fouls for this contest which took the Sparks to the free throw line for a total of 21 tries. They were able to make 14 of those for a rate of 66.7%. In relation to 3-pointers, Los Angeles buried 9 of 13 tries (69.2%). When this game wrapped up, the Sparks shot 29 out of 56 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 51.8%. The Sparks allowed the Mystics to bury 33 of 65 tries from the floor 0 50.8% in the game. They finished 45.5% from downtown by hitting 10 of 22 and walked away from this one shooting 18 out of 21 at the free throw line (85.7%). When it comes to how they attacked the glass, Los Angeles permitted Washington to collect 35 in total (9 offensive).

Liz Cambage ended up having an impact for the Sparks in this matchup. She converted 7 of 13 in this game for a rate of 53.8%, and accounted for 11 rebounds. Cambage earned 21 points in her 29 mins on the court and had 3 assists for the game.

Los Angeles has a record of 10-13 for the season. As an offensive unit, the Sparks are connecting on 45.5% from the floor, which has them ranked 4th in basketball. Los Angeles has scored 1,871 pts for the campaign (81.3 per game) and they collect 31.7 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 19.4 times per game (9th in the league) and they are turning it over 14.4 times per contest. The Sparks are responsible for committing 18.2 fouls per game and they connect on 77.1% from the charity stripe. The Sparks on defense are ranked 11th in the WNBA in points given up per game with 86.3. The Los Angeles defense allows 37.4% on shots from 3-point land (210 of 561) and their opposition knocks down 80.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 21.0 dimes and 34.3 total boards per game, ranking them 9th and 7th in the league. They are able to force 14.9 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 45.8% from the floor (11th in the league).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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