Chicago Sky vs Los Angeles Sparks Prediction, 8/29/2023 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Chicago Sky vs Los Angeles Sparks

Date: Tuesday, August 29, 2023

Location: crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: WNBA League Pass

The Los Angeles Sparks (15-19) host the Chicago Sky (14-21) at crypto.com Arena on Tuesday.

The Chicago Sky took the court against the Seattle Storm and went home with a win by a final score of 90-85 in their last contest. Chicago ended with a 42.5% FG percentage (31 out of 73) and converted 10 of their 22 shots from distance. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Sky buried 18 of their 23 attempts for a percentage of 78.3%. In relation to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 33 with 6 of them being offensive. They also recorded 24 assists in this contest while creating 14 turnovers and having 10 steals. In the matter of the defense, Chicago allowed the other team to go 43.1% from the field on 31 out of 72 shooting. Seattle recorded 9 dimes and had 9 steals in this game. Furthermore, Seattle had 44 rebounds (9 offensive, 35 defensive) and had 4 blocked shots. Seattle shot 88.2% from the free throw line by making 15 of their 17 tries. They also made 8 of their 26 attempts from three-point range.

Elizabeth Williams is a player who was a major contributor for the contest. She totaled 23 points on 10 out of 15 shooting. She was on the hardwood for 36 minutes played and also grabbed 5 rebounds. Williams ended up shooting 66.7% from the field and also dished out 3 assists.

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Chicago heads into this game with a mark of 14-21 for the season. The Sky are shooting 36.0% from downtown (276 of 766) and 75.0% from the free throw line. They are averaging 81.0 points per game (6th in the league) while hitting 43.8% from the field. They are giving up possession 13.4 times per game and as a squad they are committing 17.4 fouls per contest. As a team, Chicago is pulling down 33.1 rebounds per game and has racked up 705 assists for the season, which ranks 4th in the WNBA in terms of passing the rock. On the defensive end, the Sky are forcing 13.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 16.4 personal fouls. The Sky are allowing a FG percentage of 45.5% (461 of 575) and they surrender 34.8 rebounds per game as a team. They are ranked 11th in the WNBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 723 surrendered on the campaign. They are surrendering 33.4% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 7th in basketball in opponents PPG (83.6).

When they last played, the Los Angeles Sparks took a defeat with a final score of 83-68 when they played the Connecticut Sun. The Sparks earned 25 defensive rebounds and 1 offensive rebounds for a total of 26 in this game. They coughed up the ball 14 times, while recording 13 steals for the game. The Sun were called for 17 personal fouls for the contest which took the Sparks to the free throw line for a total of 15 tries. They were able to bury 10 of those for a percentage of 66.7%. In relation to 3-pointers, Los Angeles made 6 of 21 attempts (28.6%). When all was said and done, the Sparks finished the game shooting 26 for 62 from the field which had them shooting 41.9%. The Sparks allowed the Sun to knock down 32 out of their 65 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 49.2% for this game. They wrapped up this game 30.8% from beyond the perimeter by going 8 out of 26 and ended up going 11 out of 16 at the free throw line (68.8%). With respect to cleaning up the glass, Los Angeles allowed Connecticut to snag 38 in total (7 on the offensive glass).

Azura Stevens ended up being a factor for the Sparks in this game. She converted 5 out of 13 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 38.5%, and accumulated 5 rebounds. Stevens accumulated 17 points in her 32 minutes of playing time and had 4 dimes for the game.

Los Angeles has a mark of 15-19 on the campaign. The Sparks are committing 17.2 fouls per game and they connect on 81.4% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 19.0 times per contest (8th in the league) and they turn the ball over 12.7 times per contest. Los Angeles has accounted for 2,692 points on the campaign (79.2 per game) and they pull in 31.6 boards per game. As an offense, the Sparks are shooting 42.9% from the field, which has them ranked 9th in the WNBA. The Sparks on the defensive side of the court are 3rd in the league in points per game surrendered with 80.4. The Los Angeles defense allows 31.4% on shots from behind the 3-point line (238 of 758) and their opponents are making 78.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 19.7 assists and 34.9 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 7th and 8th in basketball. They are forcing 14.5 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 45.6% from the field (12th in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Chicago

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