Connecticut Sun vs Los Angeles Sparks Prediction, 6/18/2023 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Connecticut Sun vs Los Angeles Sparks

Date: Sunday, June 18, 2023

Location: crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Youtube TV

crypto.com Arena is the site where and the Los Angeles Sparks (5-4) will play the Connecticut Sun (8-3) on Sunday.

The Connecticut Sun took the court against the Atlanta Dream and went home with a loss by a final score of 92-88 in their last contest. Connecticut walked away from the contest with a 42.9% field goal percentage (33 of 77) and made 4 out of their 16 three-point shots. From the free throw line, the Sun converted 18 of their 23 tries for a percentage of 78.3%. When talking about rebounding, they compiled a total of 30 with 9 of them being offensive. They also recorded 22 assists in this matchup while forcing the other team into 18 turnovers and getting 11 steals. In reference to the defense, Connecticut allowed the other team to shoot 51.4% from the floor on 36 out of 70 shooting. Atlanta earned 23 assists and had 4 steals for the matchup. In addition, Atlanta pulled down 38 rebounds (6 offensive, 32 defensive) and added 4 blocks. Atlanta went 80.0% at the free throw line by burying 16 of 20 tries. They also made 4 of 14 attempts from distance.

Brionna Jones is someone who was a major contributor in this matchup. She notched 28 points on 12 of 17 shooting. She played 42 mins played and also collected 13 rebounds. Jones finished 70.6% from the field and also totaled 1 assist.

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Connecticut heads into this matchup with a win-loss record of 8-3 so far this year. The Sun are hitting 33.2% on shots from 3-point land (70 of 211) and 74.8% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 82.5 pts per contest (5th in the league) while hitting 42.6% from the floor. They lose possession via turnover 13.0 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 19.5 fouls per game. As a team, Connecticut is pulling in 35.6 boards per contest and has accounted for 229 assists for the year, which has them ranked 1st in basketball in terms of passing the ball. On defense, the Sun are forcing their opponents into 15.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 21.5 fouls. They are giving up 30.0% from 3-point land while they are 3rd in the WNBA in points per game allowed (79.0). The Sun are giving up a shooting percentage of 43.3% (172 of 236) and they surrender 34.5 boards per contest as a team. They are currently ranked 10th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 206 relinquished this year.

When they last played, the Los Angeles Sparks walked away with a victory by a final of 79-61 against the Dallas Wings. The Sparks were able to snag 26 defensive rebounds and 3 offensive rebounds for a total of 29 for the contest. They turned it over 9 times, while recording 7 steals in this matchup. The Wings earned 19 fouls for the game which took the Sparks to the free throw line for a total of 16 shots. They were able to make 9 of the free throws for a rate of 56.3%. Concerning shots from beyond the perimeter, Los Angeles knocked down 6 of 14 tries (42.9%). When the final whistle blew, the Sparks went 32 out of 62 from the floor which had them sitting at 51.6%. The Sparks allowed the Wings to knock down 25 of their 69 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 36.2% for the matchup. They went 19.0% from 3-point land by shooting 4 out of 21 and walked away from this one shooting 7 of 7 from the charity stripe (100.0%). In relation to attacking the glass, Los Angeles permitted Dallas to pull down 38 in total (12 offensive).

Dearica Hamby was important for the Sparks in this matchup. She converted 10 of 15 for this game for a field goal rate of 66.7%, and totaled 8 rebounds. Hamby recorded 23 points in her 35 mins on the court and had 2 assists for this game.

Los Angeles has a win-loss record of 5-4 so far this season. Los Angeles has tallied 740 points for the campaign (82.2 per game) and they grab 32.0 rebounds per game. The Sparks have committed 17.9 fouls per game and they hit 82.1% from the charity stripe. On the offensive side of the court, the Sparks are connecting on 43.4% from the floor, which has them ranked 5th in the WNBA. Their rate of earning assists is at 20.4 times per game (5th in the league) and they cough up possession 11.8 times per game. The Sparks on defense are ranked 4th in basketball in PPG allowed with 79.6. The Los Angeles defense gives up 30.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter (65 of 214) and their opponents are knocking down 82.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrender 17.7 dimes and 35.8 rebounds per game, which ranks them 2nd and 9th in the WNBA. They have forced 15.8 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.4% from the floor (8th in basketball).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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