Los Angeles Sparks vs Dallas Wings Prediction, 7/1/2022 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Los Angeles Sparks vs Dallas Wings

Date: Friday, July 1, 2022

Location: College Park Center in Arlington, TX

TV: CBS Sports Network

College Park Center is the site where and the Dallas Wings (9-11) will take on the Los Angeles Sparks (7-11) on Friday.

The Los Angeles Sparks took the court against the Las Vegas Aces and went home with a loss by a final score of 79-73 in their last contest. Los Angeles ended the game having earned a 38.4% FG percentage (28 of 73) and made 7 of 23 shots from 3-point land. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Sparks made 10 of their 15 attempts for a percentage of 66.7%. In regard to pulling down boards, they collected 40 with 11 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 23 assists in this matchup while creating 13 turnovers and having 4 steals. In reference to defending, Los Angeles allowed the other team to go 42.6% from the floor on 26 out of 61 shooting. Las Vegas doled out 6 assists and had 9 steals for the contest. In addition, Las Vegas had 37 rebounds (6 offensive, 31 defensive) and earned 2 blocks. Las Vegas finished the game at 73.1% at the free throw line by knocking down 19 of their 26 tries. They also converted 8 out of their 27 attempts from 3-point land.

Liz Cambage is one player who came through in this game. She totaled 12 points on 4 out of 8 shooting. She played for 23 mins and totaled 11 rebounds. Cambage shot 50.0% from the floor and dished out 3 dimes.

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Los Angeles will enter this matchup with a win-loss mark of 7-11 so far this year. They are losing possession via turnover 14.3 times per game and as a team they commit 18.9 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Los Angeles is grabbing 32.5 boards per game and has totaled 352 assists so far this season, which is 11th in the WNBA in terms of passing. The Sparks are connecting on 32.7% on three-point shots (97 of 297) and 76.6% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 81.2 pts per game (5th in basketball) while connecting on 45.4% from the floor. On defense, the Sparks are forcing 14.9 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.1 fouls. They concede 37.5% on shots from distance and they are 11th in the WNBA in PPG from their opponents (85.9). The Sparks defense is allowing a FG percentage of 44.6% (268 of 343) and they surrender 35.0 boards per contest as a squad. They currently rank 3rd in the WNBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 366 surrendered for the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Dallas Wings walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 92-64 against the Minnesota Lynx. The Wings corralled 25 defensive boards and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 30 for the game. They also gave up possession 10 times, while recording 4 steals for this contest. The Lynx committed 22 fouls for this game which took the Wings to the charity stripe for 32 attempts. They were able to knock down 25 of those for a rate of 78.1%. With respect to 3-point shots, Dallas made 5 of 16 tries (31.3%). Overall, the Wings finished 17 out of 59 from the field which gave them a rate of 28.8%. The Wings permitted the Lynx to knock down 34 of 80 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 42.5% for the matchup. They went 41.4% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 12 out of 29 and ended up shooting 12 out of 17 from the free throw line (70.6%). When talking about rebounding, Dallas permitted Minnesota to collect 53 in total (17 on the offensive glass).

Arike Ogunbowale was important for the Wings in the game. She made 5 of 12 for the contest for a field goal rate of 41.7%, and tallied 1 rebound. Ogunbowale recorded 16 points in her 26 minutes on the hardwood and earned 3 assists in this matchup.

Dallas has a win-loss record of 9-11 for the season. The Wings are responsible for committing 19.8 fouls per contest and they go 78.2% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 18.0 times per contest (11th in basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.5 times per contest. Dallas has accounted for 1,621 points so far this season (81.1 per game) and they collect 35.3 boards per game. As an offense, the Wings are shooting 41.5% from the floor, which is ranked 11th in the league. The Wings defensively are ranked 7th in the league in points allowed per contest with 81.6. The Dallas defense gives up 32.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter (139 of 422) and their opponents are connecting on 78.1% of their free throw shots. They give up 19.6 dimes and 34.3 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 5th and 4th in the WNBA. They are forcing their opponents into 13.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 45.0% from the field (11th in basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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