Los Angeles Sparks vs Indiana Fever Prediction, 5/27/2022 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Los Angeles Sparks vs Indiana Fever

Date: Friday, May 27, 2022

Location: Indiana Farmers Coliseum in Indianapolis, IN

TV: Twitter

The Indiana Fever (2-7) host the Los Angeles Sparks (3-5) at Indiana Farmers Coliseum on Friday.

The Los Angeles Sparks stepped onto the hardwood against the Phoenix Mercury and earned the victory with a final of 99-94 in their last contest. Los Angeles ended the game having earned a 59.1% FG percentage (39 of 66) and buried 8 out of their 11 3-pointers. At the charity stripe, the Sparks converted 13 of 17 shots for a percentage of 76.5%. When discussing grabbing rebounds, they earned 24 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 24 dimes in this matchup in addition to creating 18 turnovers and having 10 steals. Regarding defense, Los Angeles allowed the other team to go 56.7% from the floor on 34 out of 60 shooting. Phoenix earned 7 assists and had 10 steals for this contest. In addition, Phoenix snagged 26 rebounds (7 offensive, 19 defensive) and earned 5 blocks. Phoenix went 82.6% at the charity stripe by knocking down 19 of 23 attempts. They also knocked down 7 of 20 attempts from long range.

Nneka Ogwumike is a player who was a factor in this matchup. She accumulated 23 points on 9 of 14 shooting. She played for 36 mins and also totaled 6 rebounds. Ogwumike went 64.3% from the floor and distributed 1 assist.

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Los Angeles will take the court with a win-loss mark of 3-5 for the season. The Sparks are shooting 32.0% on three-point attempts (41 of 128) and 81.0% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 82.4 points per outing (5th in the WNBA) while going 45.8% from the field. They lose possession via turnover 14.3 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 18.4 fouls per game. As a team, Los Angeles is pulling in 30.9 boards per game and is sitting with 145 assists so far this year, which has them ranked 5th in the WNBA in terms of passing the ball. When they are on defense, the Sparks have forced 16.0 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.8 personal fouls. They give up 38.3% from 3-point land while they are 10th in the league in PPG from their opponents (86.3). The Sparks defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 44.8% (128 of 158) and they surrender 36.0 boards per contest as a squad. They rank 10th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 173 surrendered this year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Indiana Fever walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 95-90 when they faced the Chicago Sky. The Fever earned 25 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive rebounds for a total of 40 for this contest. They coughed it up 16 times, while getting 10 steals for the game. The Sky committed 18 personal fouls for this contest which took the Fever to the charity stripe for a total of 18 shots. They were able to bury 13 of the free throws for a rate of 72.2%. Regarding shots from beyond the perimeter, Indiana made 9 out of their 20 attempts (45.0%). When the final whistle was blown, the Fever shot 34 for 82 from the field which gave them a rate of 41.5%. The Fever allowed the Sky to convert 31 of 65 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.7% in this contest. They wrapped up this game 40.0% from three-point range by going 6 out of 15 and ended up shooting 27 of 35 at the charity stripe (77.1%). When talking about how they rebounded, Indiana allowed Chicago to get 38 in all (11 offensive).

Kelsey Mitchell ended up being important for the Fever in this contest. She made 9 of 16 for this game for a field goal percentage of 56.3%, and had 2 rebounds. Mitchell had 25 points in her 31 mins on the court and earned 2 dimes in this contest.

Indiana has a record of 2-7 this year. The Fever are committing 22.2 fouls per game and they hit 74.1% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 18.2 times per contest (8th in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 16.1 times per game. Indiana has totaled 724 pts for the campaign (80.4 per contest) and they pull in 36.1 boards per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Fever are hitting on 40.9% from the floor, which ranks 10th in the league. The Fever on defense are ranked 11th in basketball in PPG given up with 88.9. They give up 19.3 dimes and 34.9 total rebounds per game, which ranks 7th and 9th in the WNBA. The Indiana defense allows 36.7% on shots from distance (58 of 158) and their opponents are knocking down 80.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They are forcing their opponents into 15.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 45.9% from the field (11th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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