Seattle Storm vs Los Angeles Sparks Prediction, 7/7/2022 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Seattle Storm vs Los Angeles Sparks

Date: Thursday, July 7, 2022

Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Twitter

The Seattle Storm (14-8) head to Crypto.com Arena on Thursday where they'll take on the Los Angeles Sparks (10-11).

The Seattle Storm took the court against the Indiana Fever and walked away with a win by a score of 95-73 in their last game. Seattle wrapped up the contest having earned a 48.7% FG percentage (37 out of 76) and buried 6 of their 24 shots from distance. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Storm made 15 of their 16 attempts for a percentage of 93.8%. When discussing hauling in rebounds, they compiled 43 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. They also distributed 20 dimes in this contest as well as forcing 14 turnovers and having 8 steals. Regarding defense, Seattle allowed the other team to shoot 38.4% from the floor on 28 out of 73 shooting. Indiana earned 9 dimes and had 6 steals in this matchup. In addition, Indiana collected 36 rebounds (9 offensive, 27 defensive) and earned 1 block. Indiana finished shooting 58.8% when shooting free throws by burying 10 of their 17 attempts. They also made 7 of 20 shots from long range.

Jewell Loyd is a player who was a factor for the contest. She ended up finishing with 25 points on 9 of 19 shooting. She played for 29 minutes but didn't pull down any boards. Loyd ended up going 47.4% from the field and also earned 3 assists.

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Seattle enters this matchup with a record of 14-8 so far this season. They lose possession by turning the ball over 12.9 times per contest and as a squad are committing 15.1 fouls per contest. As a team, Seattle is pulling down 32.9 boards per game and has racked up 479 dimes so far this year, which is 2nd in the league in terms of passing. The Storm are shooting 35.3% on shots beyond the perimeter (205 of 580) and 81.3% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 79.5 pts per game (8th in the WNBA) while hitting 42.2% from the floor. When they are on the defensive end, the Storm are forcing 15.6 turnovers per game while drawing 17.0 fouls. The Storm are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 43.1% (344 of 374) and they relinquish 38.1 boards per game as a team. They are 9th in the league in allowing assists with 457 surrendered this season. They give up 32.8% on 3-point attempts while they are 2nd in the league in points per game allowed (76.5).

The last time they took the court, the Los Angeles Sparks took home the win by a final score of 78-75 against the Phoenix Mercury. The Sparks earned 25 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards for a total of 32 for the matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 20 times, while earning 10 steals for this game. The Mercury earned 25 fouls in the game which got the Sparks to the free throw line for a total of 25 attempts. They were able to knock down 19 of those for a rate of 76.0%. When discussing 3-point attempts, Los Angeles converted 5 of 14 tries (35.7%). In all, the Sparks ended up going 27 out of 60 from the field which gave them a rate of 45.0%. The Sparks allowed the Mercury to convert 26 out of their 57 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 45.6% for the game. They went 29.6% from 3-point land by shooting 8 out of 27 and finished the game at 15 out of 16 at the charity stripe (93.8%). In the matter of how they rebounded, Los Angeles permitted Phoenix to get 30 in all (6 on the offensive side).

Nneka Ogwumike was important for the Sparks in the game. She knocked down 9 of 15 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 60.0%, and had 9 rebounds. Ogwumike scored 23 points in her 34 minutes on the court and had 3 assists for the game.

Los Angeles has a mark of 10-11 for the campaign. Los Angeles has 1,721 points so far this season (82.0 per game) and they pull down 32.5 boards per game. The Sparks have committed 18.6 fouls per game and they hit 77.1% from the free throw line. As an offense, the Sparks are shooting 45.7% from the field, which ranks them 2nd in the league. They are dishing out assists 19.7 times per game (8th in basketball) and they turn it over 14.3 times per game. The Sparks are ranked 11th in basketball in points allowed per contest with 85.0. The Los Angeles defense gives up 36.8% on shots from 3-point land (192 of 522) and opponents are making 79.6% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 20.4 dimes and 34.1 boards per game, which has them ranked 6th and 4th in basketball. They are able to force 15.2 turnovers per game 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 Seattle

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