Connecticut Sun vs Los Angeles Sparks Prediction, 8/11/2022 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Connecticut Sun vs Los Angeles Sparks

Date: Thursday, August 11, 2022

Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Twitter

The Connecticut Sun (23-11) go to Crypto.com Arena on Thursday where they'll take on the Los Angeles Sparks (13-21).

The Connecticut Sun stepped onto the hardwood against the Connecticut Sun and took home the win by a score of 97-71 in their last contest. Connecticut walked away from the game having earned a 50.7% FG percentage (38 of 75) and made 8 out of their 19 shots from downtown. From the charity stripe, the Sun buried 13 of 13 tries for a rate of 100.0%. In relation to grabbing rebounds, they collected 40 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 21 dimes for the matchup in addition to forcing 20 turnovers and earning 13 steals. When talking about the defense, Connecticut allowed their opponent to shoot 45.8% from the field on 27 out of 59 shooting. Connecticut distributed 15 assists and had 13 steals in the game. In addition, Connecticut grabbed 23 rebounds (1 offensive, 22 defensive) and had 3 blocks. Connecticut finished the contest at 78.6% when shooting free throws by burying 11 of their 14 tries. They also buried 6 of their 15 shots from 3-point land.

Jonquel Jones is one player who came through in this matchup. She ended up walking away with 17 points on 6 out of 7 shooting. She played 32 mins and snagged 10 boards. Jones shot 85.7% from the floor and also recorded 3 assists.

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Connecticut heads into this contest with a win-loss mark of 23-11 this year. They average 85.4 points per contest (3rd in the WNBA) while hitting 45.9% from the field. The Sun are shooting 35.5% on 3-pointers (218 of 614) and 79.4% from the free throw line. As a unit, Connecticut is grabbing 37.0 boards per game and has totaled 710 dimes on the year, which ranks 3rd in the WNBA in terms of passing the ball. They are losing possession via turnover 14.4 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 17.2 fouls on a nightly basis. On defense, the Sun are forcing their opponents into 15.5 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.9 fouls. They surrender 32.8% on shots from distance and they rank 3rd in basketball in points per game allowed (77.9). The Sun defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 43.9% (528 of 641) and they relinquish 29.1 boards per contest as a group. They are currently ranked 5th in the WNBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 665 surrendered this year.

For their last game, the Los Angeles Sparks took a loss by a final score of 97-71 against the Los Angeles Sparks. The Sparks were able to pull down 22 defensive rebounds and 1 offensive boards for a total of 23 for this game. They also coughed up the ball 20 times, while earning 13 steals in this matchup. The Sparks earned 17 fouls for this contest which got the Sparks to the free throw line for a total of 14 shots. They were able to convert 11 of the free throw tries for a clip of 78.6%. Concerning shots from beyond the perimeter, Los Angeles knocked down 6 out of their 15 tries (40.0%). Overall, the Sparks finished shooting 27 out of 59 from the field which had them sitting at 45.8%. The Sparks permitted the Sparks to bury 38 of 75 tries from the field 0 50.7% in this matchup. They finished 42.1% from 3-point land by going 8 of 19 and finished the game at 13 of 13 from the free throw line (100.0%). In the matter of cleaning the glass, Los Angeles allowed Los Angeles to pull down 40 in all (11 on the offensive glass).

Jordin Canada ended up being important for the Sparks for the contest. She buried 2 out of 6 for this game giving her a field goal percentage of 33.3%, and had 3 rebounds. Canada tallied 11 points in her 35 mins on the hardwood and had 12 assists for the matchup.

Los Angeles has a record of 13-21 for the season. The Sparks are responsible for committing 18.0 fouls per game and they shoot 78.4% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 19.0 times per contest (9th in the WNBA) and they lose possession via turnover 13.9 times per contest. Los Angeles has scored 2,703 points for the year (79.5 per contest) and they average 30.8 rebounds per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Sparks are shooting 44.7% from the floor, which ranks them 5th in the WNBA. The Sparks defensively are ranked 11th in basketball in PPG given up with 85.5. They are able to force 15.4 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 46.0% from the field (11th in the league). The Los Angeles defense concedes 37.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter (293 of 783) and their opponents are knocking down 81.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 20.6 dimes and 35.0 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 7th and 7th in the league.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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