Los Angeles Sparks vs Seattle Storm Prediction, 5/20/2022 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Los Angeles Sparks vs Seattle Storm

Date: Friday, May 20, 2022

Location: Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, WA

TV: Amazon Prime

Climate Pledge Arena is the venue where and the Seattle Storm (2-3) will take on the Los Angeles Sparks (2-3) on Friday.

The Los Angeles Sparks played the Minnesota Lynx and took a loss by a score of 87-84 in their last game. Los Angeles finished the contest with a 47.8% FG percentage (32 out of 67) and buried 8 out of their 20 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the charity stripe, the Sparks converted 12 of their 17 attempts for a rate of 70.6%. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they earned 26 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. They also distributed 23 assists in this contest while forcing the opposition into 18 turnovers and getting 10 steals. Regarding defense, Los Angeles allowed 48.4% from the floor on 31 out of 64 shooting. Minnesota recorded 13 dimes and had 9 steals in the game. Furthermore, Minnesota pulled down 40 rebounds (13 offensive, 27 defensive) and added 2 rejections. Minnesota finished the game shooting 84.2% from the free throw line by converting 16 of 19 shots. They also made 9 of their 17 shots from beyond the arc.

Nneka Ogwumike is one player who was a contributor in the game. She accumulated 22 points on 9 of 16 shooting. She played for 35 mins and grabbed 8 rebounds. Ogwumike ended up shooting 56.3% from the floor and also earned 3 assists.

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Los Angeles will take the court with a win-loss mark of 2-3 on the campaign. The Sparks are connecting on 31.3% from downtown (25 of 80) and 82.6% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 80.8 points per contest (6th in the WNBA) while shooting 43.2% from the floor. They lose possession by turning the ball over 16.0 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 19.0 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Los Angeles is snagging 32.0 boards per game and has racked up 88 dimes on the year, which ranks 7th in the WNBA in terms of passing the ball. On defense, the Sparks are able to force 18.6 turnovers per contest while drawing 21.6 personal fouls. The Sparks are allowing a FG percentage of 42.2% (93 of 108) and they relinquish 37.6 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are 9th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 98 conceded this year. They give up 38.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 8th in the league in opponents PPG (81.8).

For their last game, the Seattle Storm went home victorious with a score of 74-71 when they faced the Chicago Sky. The Storm were able to pull down 23 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 35 in this game. They also gave up possession 16 times, while earning 10 steals in the matchup. The Sky were called for 15 fouls for this game which got the Storm to the charity stripe for 14 attempts. They were able to convert 8 of those for a percentage of 57.1%. In regard to shots from 3-point land, Seattle buried 8 out of their 28 attempts (28.6%). Overall, the Storm shot 29 for 70 from the floor which had them at 41.4%. The Storm permitted the Sky to make 30 out of their 65 tries from the field which left them shooting 46.2% for this game. They finished shooting 35.3% from 3-point land by connecting on 6 of 17 and ended up shooting 5 out of 7 from the free throw line (71.4%). In regard to how they rebounded, Seattle allowed Chicago to snag 30 in all (8 on the offensive side).

Ezi Magbegor pitched in for the Storm in this matchup. She converted 9 of 13 in this game giving her a field goal percentage of 69.2%, and had 6 rebounds. Magbegor recorded 21 points in her 31 minutes on the court and earned 4 dimes for this contest.

Seattle has a record of 2-3 for the year. The Storm commit 16.4 fouls per contest and they connect on 78.8% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 20.2 times per game (6th in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.0 times per game. Seattle has totaled 386 points for the season (77.2 per contest) and they average 32.4 rebounds per game. When it comes to offense, the Storm are connecting on 39.4% from the floor, which ranks 11th in the WNBA. The Storm defensively are ranked 6th in the league in points given up per game with 79.2. The Seattle defense surrenders 37.6% from downtown (41 of 109) and their opponents are connecting on 75.4% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 22.4 assists and 38.2 total boards per game, which is ranked 11th and 12th in the league. They are forcing 16.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 44.6% from the floor (9th in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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