Indiana Fever vs Los Angeles Sparks Prediction, 7/19/2022 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Indiana Fever vs Los Angeles Sparks

Date: Tuesday, July 19, 2022

Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: CBS Sports Network

The Los Angeles Sparks (10-14) host the Indiana Fever (5-22) at Crypto.com Arena on Tuesday.

The Indiana Fever took the court against the Seattle Storm and took a loss by a score of 81-65 in their last contest. Indiana finished the contest with a 36.4% field goal percentage (24 of 66) and made 4 of their 24 three-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Fever buried 13 of 20 tries for a percentage of 65.0%. When discussing rebounding, they collected 37 with 11 of them being offensive. They also dished out 14 dimes in this matchup while forcing the opposition into 15 turnovers and earning 8 steals. Concerning defense, Indiana allowed the other team to shoot 42.9% from the field on 30 out of 70 shooting. Seattle recorded 12 dimes and had 12 steals for the contest. Additionally, Seattle grabbed 41 rebounds (12 offensive, 29 defensive) and earned 3 blocked shots. Seattle ended up going 83.3% from the free throw line by making 15 of their 18 tries. They made 6 of their 25 tries from beyond the arc.

Emma Cannon is a player who was a factor in this game. She was able to score 14 points on 4 out of 6 shooting. She played for 21 mins and collected 5 rebounds. Cannon went 66.7% from the floor and dished out 1 assist.

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Indiana enters this one with a win-loss mark of 5-22 this season. They lose possession via turnover 14.4 times per game and as a group they are committing 20.0 fouls per game. As a unit, Indiana is snagging 34.0 boards per game and has 492 dimes so far this year, which is 9th in basketball in terms of passing. The Fever are connecting on 33.4% on three-point attempts (183 of 548) and 73.5% from the charity stripe. They average 77.7 points per contest (11th in basketball) while going 40.3% from the floor. Defensively, the Fever are able to force 14.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 18.1 fouls. They surrender 34.9% on 3-point attempts and they are 12th in the WNBA in opponents PPG (88.3). The Fever defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 46.9% (386 of 489) and they relinquish 36.3 boards per game as a group. They are 12th in the league in giving up assists with 577 relinquished on the year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Los Angeles Sparks took a loss by a score of 80-68 against the Chicago Sky. The Sparks were able to collect 23 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards totaling 30 in this game. They also turned it over 14 times, while earning 11 steals in the game. The Sky had 14 fouls for this contest which got the Sparks to the free throw line for a total of 6 attempts. They were able to make 5 of the free throws for a percentage of 83.3%. When talking about 3-point attempts, Los Angeles converted 7 of their 17 tries (41.2%). When the final whistle was blown, the Sparks walked away from this one shooting 28 out of 71 from the floor which had them shooting 39.4%. The Sparks allowed the Sky to make 33 of 68 attempts from the field which had them shooting 48.5% for the game. They finished the game shooting 42.1% from distance by shooting 8 of 19 and ended up going 6 out of 8 at the free throw line (75.0%). When it comes to cleaning up the glass, Los Angeles permitted Chicago to snag 37 in all (8 on the offensive side).

Chiney Ogwumike ended up being a factor for the Sparks in the game. She converted 6 out of 12 in this matchup for a rate of 50.0%, and added 13 rebounds. Ogwumike accumulated 14 points in her 30 minutes on the court, but wrapped up this contest with no dimes.

Los Angeles has a mark of 10-14 for the year. The Sparks are committing 18.0 fouls per contest while shooting 77.2% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 19.4 times per contest (8th in basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 14.4 times per game. Los Angeles has totaled 1,939 pts this season (80.8 per contest) and they grab 31.7 rebounds per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Sparks are shooting 45.2% from the floor, which is ranked 4th in the WNBA. The Sparks are ranked 11th in the league in points allowed per game with 86.0. The Los Angeles defense concedes 37.6% on shots from behind the 3-point line (218 of 580) and their opposition makes 79.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 21.0 assists and 34.4 total boards per game, ranking them 9th and 7th in basketball. They are forcing their opponents into 15.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 45.9% from the field (11th in basketball).

Who will win tonight's WNBA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Indiana

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