Los Angeles Sparks vs Atlanta Dream Prediction, 8/5/2022 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Los Angeles Sparks vs Atlanta Dream

Date: Friday, August 5, 2022

Location: Gateway Center Arena in College Park, GA

TV: CBS Sports Network

The Atlanta Dream (13-18) host the Los Angeles Sparks (12-19) at Gateway Center Arena on Friday.

The Los Angeles Sparks faced off with the New York Liberty and took a loss by a score of 64-61 in their last contest. Los Angeles finished having earned a 40.0% FG percentage (24 of 60) and converted 4 out of their 17 shots from downtown. From the free throw line, the Sparks converted 9 of 9 tries for a rate of 100.0%. With respect to rebounding, they earned 34 with 4 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 17 assists in this matchup while forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and earning 4 steals. When talking about defending, Los Angeles allowed the other team to go 31.5% from the field on 23 of 73 shooting. New York distributed 10 dimes and had 8 steals in this contest. In addition, New York grabbed 39 rebounds (10 offensive, 29 defensive) and added 3 blocks. New York walked away from this one shooting 78.6% from the charity stripe by knocking down 11 of their 14 attempts. They also converted 7 of 28 shots from long range.

Nneka Ogwumike is someone who was a factor for the matchup. She was able to score 19 points on 8 of 11 shooting. She was on the hardwood for 33 mins played and also grabbed 7 rebounds. Ogwumike ended up going 72.7% from the floor and also earned 2 dimes.

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Los Angeles enters this matchup with a record of 12-19 so far this season. They average 79.6 points per contest (10th in the league) on 44.7% from the floor. The Sparks are hitting 32.2% on three-point shots (168 of 522) and 77.9% from the free throw line. As a unit, Los Angeles is collecting 31.1 rebounds per game and has accumulated 592 dimes for the season, which is 10th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They are giving up possession 14.1 times per game and as a unit are committing 18.1 fouls on a nightly basis. When they are on defense, the Sparks are forcing 15.5 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.5 fouls. They are currently ranked 9th in the WNBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 650 surrendered for the campaign. The Sparks defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 46.1% (481 of 572) and they concede 34.8 boards per contest as a basketball team. They give up 37.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 10th in the WNBA in opponents points per game (85.4).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Atlanta Dream took home the win by a final score of 91-81 when they played the Indiana Fever. The Dream recorded 27 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards for a total of 35 in this game. They also coughed it up 17 times, while getting 11 steals in this matchup. The Fever had 20 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Dream to the charity stripe for a total of 17 attempts. They were able to convert 13 of the free throw tries for a clip of 76.5%. In the matter of shots from downtown, Atlanta made 8 of their 24 tries (33.3%). Overall, the Dream finished the game shooting 35 out of 70 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 50.0%. The Dream allowed the Fever to make 28 of their 72 attempts from the floor 0 38.9% for this contest. They finished 29.4% from behind the 3-point line via 5 out of 17 and finished the game at 20 of 27 at the free throw line (74.1%). In regard to rebounding, Atlanta permitted Indiana to pull down 36 in total (13 offensive).

Rhyne Howard ended up having an impact for the Dream in the matchup. She converted 5 of 13 for the game giving her a rate of 38.5%, and had 5 rebounds. Howard racked up 20 points in her 32 minutes on the hardwood and had 4 assists for the contest.

Atlanta has a mark of 13-18 for the season. The Dream have committed 19.9 fouls per game and they shoot 77.0% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 17.6 times per game (12th in basketball) and they turn it over 15.8 times per contest. Atlanta has totaled 2,424 points on the year (78.2 per contest) and they average 35.8 rebounds per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Dream are connecting on 42.1% from the field, which is ranked 11th in basketball. The Dream on the defensive end are ranked 5th in the league in points given up per game with 80.7. They have forced 14.5 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 42.5% from the floor (3rd in the league). The Atlanta defense gives up 33.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter (251 of 742) and opponents are connecting on 76.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 19.2 dimes and 34.0 boards per contest, which is 3rd and 6th in basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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