Chicago Sky vs Los Angeles Sparks Prediction, 6/9/2023 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Chicago Sky vs Los Angeles Sparks

Date: Friday, June 9, 2023

Location: crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: WNBA League Pass

The Los Angeles Sparks (3-3) host the Chicago Sky (5-3) at crypto.com Arena on Friday.

The Chicago Sky faced off with the Indiana Fever and earned the victory with a final of 108-103 in their last contest. Chicago finished the game having earned a 50.0% FG percentage (38 of 76) and buried 9 of 21 3-point attempts. When they shot from the free throw line, the Sky converted 23 of 25 attempts for a rate of 92.0%. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they earned 25 with 4 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 26 assists for the contest in addition to forcing 15 turnovers and having 10 steals. When discussing defending, Chicago allowed the other team to go 54.8% from the field on 40 out of 73 shooting. Indiana recorded 10 assists and had 3 steals in the game. Furthermore, Indiana grabbed 35 rebounds (10 offensive, 25 defensive) and had 2 blocked shots. Indiana finished the game at 87.5% from the free throw line by burying 14 of their 16 attempts. They knocked down 9 of their 20 tries from distance.

Marina Mabrey is one player who was a contributor in this game. She scored 28 points on 9 out of 15 shooting. She was on the court for 30 minutes played and snagged 2 rebounds. Mabrey finished the game shooting 60.0% from the field and also dished out 2 assists.

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Chicago heads into this contest with a mark of 5-3 this season. They are turning it over 13.0 times per game and as a group they are committing 17.6 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Chicago is grabbing 36.4 boards per game and has totaled 167 dimes this year, which is 1st in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Sky are shooting 38.3% from downtown (62 of 162) and 76.7% from the free throw line. They are averaging 81.3 points per outing (5th in basketball) while connecting on 42.7% from the field. On defense, the Sky have forced 14.3 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.3 personal fouls. The Sky defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 42.7% (114 of 130) and they concede 34.9 rebounds per game as a squad. They currently rank 11th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 155 surrendered this year. They are relinquishing 32.9% on 3-point shots while they are 5th in basketball in PPG from their opponents (79.9).

The last time they took the court, the Los Angeles Sparks walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 66-63 when they faced the Seattle Storm. The Sparks were able to collect 30 defensive rebounds and 3 offensive boards for a total of 33 in the game. They also turned it over 21 times, while getting 6 steals in this contest. The Storm had 22 personal fouls for this contest which took the Sparks to the charity stripe for a total of 16 attempts. They were able to knock down 14 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 87.5%. When talking about shots from 3-point land, Los Angeles buried 5 of 15 tries (33.3%). At the conclusion of this game, the Sparks walked away from this one shooting 22 out of 56 from the floor which had them shooting 39.3%. The Sparks allowed the Storm to knock down 22 of 68 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 32.4% for this contest. They finished 20.0% from distance by shooting 4 of 20 and walked away from this one shooting 18 out of 22 at the charity stripe (81.8%). In relation to rebounds, Los Angeles allowed Seattle to pull down 37 in all (9 on the offensive side).

Nneka Ogwumike ended up being a major contributor for the Sparks in this contest. She buried 7 out of 13 in this game giving her a field goal percentage of 53.8%, and had 11 rebounds. Ogwumike totaled 22 points in her 37 minutes of playing time and had 3 assists in this matchup.

Los Angeles has a win-loss mark of 3-3 this season. The Sparks are committing 18.8 fouls per contest and they go 85.0% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 21.0 times per game (3rd in basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 12.8 times per game. Los Angeles has totaled 498 points this year (83.0 per game) and they grab 31.8 rebounds per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the Sparks are shooting 42.3% from the field, which is ranked 6th in basketball. The Sparks on the defensive side of the court are 7th in basketball in PPG surrendered with 83.7. The Los Angeles defense gives up 34.7% on shots from distance (50 of 144) and opponents are making 80.6% of their foul shots. They have conceded 18.3 dimes and 35.3 boards per game, which is 4th and 7th in the league. They are able to force 16.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 44.9% from the floor (11th in the WNBA).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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