Los Angeles Sparks vs New York Liberty Prediction, 8/2/2022 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Los Angeles Sparks vs New York Liberty

Date: Tuesday, August 2, 2022

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: CBS Sports Network

Barclays Center is the site where and the New York Liberty (11-18) will take on the Los Angeles Sparks (12-17) on Tuesday.

The Los Angeles Sparks played the Minnesota Lynx and ended up losing by a score of 84-77 in their last game. Los Angeles wrapped up the game with a 36.1% FG percentage (30 of 83) and buried 6 of their 25 shots from beyond the arc. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Sparks made 11 of their 12 tries for a rate of 91.7%. When discussing grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 29 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 20 assists in this matchup as well as forcing 19 turnovers and earning 11 steals. With respect to defense, Los Angeles allowed their opponent to shoot 54.4% from the field on 31 out of 57 shooting. Minnesota recorded 5 assists and had 7 steals in the game. In addition, Minnesota snagged 38 rebounds (5 offensive, 33 defensive) and earned 3 blocked shots. Minnesota finished the contest at 76.2% from the free throw line by making 16 of their 21 tries. They converted 6 of 11 tries from distance.

Nneka Ogwumike is a player who came through in this contest. She left the arena with 23 points on 9 of 18 shooting. She was on the hardwood for 30 mins played and pulled down 5 rebounds. Ogwumike walked away from this one shooting 50.0% from the floor and recorded 4 assists.

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Los Angeles enters this game with a mark of 12-17 on the year. They cough up possession 14.2 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 18.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Los Angeles is pulling down 31.2 boards per contest and has racked up 558 dimes so far this year, which is 10th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Sparks are shooting 33.1% on three-point attempts (162 of 489) and 77.6% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 80.4 points per game (7th in the WNBA) while hitting 44.9% from the floor. When they are on defense, the Sparks are able to force 15.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 18.8 fouls. The Sparks defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 46.2% (452 of 545) and they surrender 34.5 boards per game as a unit. They rank 6th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 608 surrendered on the campaign. They are giving up 38.0% from 3-point land and they rank 11th in the league in PPG allowed (85.5).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the New York Liberty took home the win by a final score of 89-69 when they faced the Phoenix Mercury. The Liberty recorded 32 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 42 in this contest. They also turned the ball over 16 times, while getting 5 steals for the contest. The Mercury were called for 14 fouls for the game which got the Liberty to the charity stripe for a total of 9 tries. They were able to make 7 of the free throws for a clip of 77.8%. When it comes to three-point shots, New York buried 12 out of 26 attempts (46.2%). At the conclusion of this game, the Liberty went 35 for 71 from the field which had them at 49.3%. The Liberty allowed the Mercury to knock down 24 of their 64 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 37.5% in this game. They finished 24.0% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 6 of 25 and walked away from this one shooting 15 out of 16 from the free throw line (93.8%). In reference to cleaning the glass, New York allowed Phoenix to collect 26 overall (5 on the offensive side).

Natasha Howard pitched in for the Liberty for the contest. She converted 10 out of 13 in this contest giving her a rate of 76.9%, and had 12 rebounds. Howard earned 23 points in her 31 minutes on the hardwood and added 6 dimes for the matchup.

New York has a mark of 11-18 for the year. The Liberty are committing 18.4 personal fouls per contest while shooting 81.6% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 20.9 times per game (3rd in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 14.9 times per contest. New York has scored 2,303 pts on the season (79.4 per contest) and they snag 34.1 rebounds per contest. As an offensive team, the Liberty are shooting 42.9% from the floor, which is ranked 9th in the league. The Liberty on defense are ranked 8th in basketball in PPG given up with 83.8. The New York defense gives up 34.8% on shots from beyond the arc (212 of 610) and opponents are connecting on 82.8% of their foul shots. They surrender 18.8 dimes and 36.1 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks 2nd and 8th in the league. They have forced 11.7 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 42.4% from the floor (1st in the WNBA).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New York

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