Dallas Wings vs Los Angeles Sparks Prediction, 6/25/2023 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: Dallas Wings vs Los Angeles Sparks
Date: Sunday, June 25, 2023
Location: crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA
TV: ABC
The Dallas Wings (6-7) head to crypto.com Arena on Sunday where they'll take on the Los Angeles Sparks (6-7).
The Dallas Wings took the court against the Los Angeles Sparks and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 76-74 in their last contest. Dallas ended the game having earned a 40.0% field goal percentage (28 of 70) and buried 5 of their 24 shots from downtown. From the free throw line, the Wings converted 13 of their 17 attempts for a percentage of 76.5%. In the matter of pulling down boards, they earned 48 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 11 assists for the contest while forcing the opposition into 13 turnovers and having 8 steals. With respect to defending, Dallas let their opponent shoot 35.1% from the floor on 26 of 74 shooting. Los Angeles recorded 11 assists and had 13 steals for the contest. On top of that, Los Angeles snagged 32 rebounds (11 offensive, 21 defensive) and added 1 block. Los Angeles finished 88.0% when shooting free throws by making 22 of 25 attempts. They buried 2 of their 18 shots from long range.
Natasha Howard is one player who played a role for the matchup. She was able to score 23 points on 9 of 16 shooting. She played for 38 mins and snagged 12 rebounds. Howard finished the contest at 56.3% from the field and dished out 2 assists.
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Dallas enters this matchup with a win-loss record of 6-7 so far this year. The Wings are connecting on 29.2% on shots from downtown (95 of 325) and 84.2% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 84.6 points per contest (3rd in the league) while connecting on 40.5% from the field. They are turning it over 13.2 times per game and as a squad they commit 20.3 personal fouls per contest. As a team, Dallas is grabbing 39.1 boards per contest and has earned 227 dimes on the year, which is 7th in the league in terms of passing the ball. On defense, the Wings are forcing 14.4 turnovers per game while drawing 19.1 fouls. The Wings defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 43.3% (187 of 248) and they surrender 34.5 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are currently ranked 11th in the WNBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 262 conceded so far this season. They concede 34.2% on shots from beyond the arc and they are ranked 9th in the WNBA in opponents PPG (84.8).
The last time they took the hardwood, the Los Angeles Sparks went home victorious with a score of 76-74 against the Dallas Wings. The Sparks pulled down 21 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards totaling 32 in the game. They coughed it up 13 times, while getting 13 steals for the contest. The Wings were called for 23 fouls for the matchup which got the Sparks to the charity stripe for a total of 25 attempts. They were able to convert 22 of the free throws for a percentage of 88.0%. When it comes to three-point shots, Los Angeles converted 2 out of their 18 attempts (11.1%). At the conclusion of this game, the Sparks walked away from this one shooting 26 out of 74 from the field which gave them a rate of 35.1%. The Sparks allowed the Wings to convert 28 out of 70 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 40.0% in the matchup. They finished 20.8% from behind the 3-point line by going 5 of 24 and finished the game at 13 out of 17 from the free throw line (76.5%). With respect to rebounding, Los Angeles allowed Dallas to snag 48 in total (13 offensive).
Jordin Canada ended up being a factor for the Sparks in the game. She converted 5 of 10 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and accumulated 1 rebound. Canada had 18 points in her 33 mins on the hardwood and had 6 dimes for the contest.
Los Angeles has a win-loss mark of 6-7 for the season. Los Angeles has totaled 1,023 points for the year (78.7 per game) and they pull in 32.2 rebounds per game. The Sparks are responsible for committing 18.0 fouls per contest and they hit 82.0% from the charity stripe. As an offensive unit, the Sparks are hitting on 42.1% from the floor, which ranks them 8th in the WNBA. They are assisting teammates 19.2 times per contest (6th in the WNBA) and they are turning it over 12.5 times per contest. The Sparks defensively are ranked 4th in the WNBA in PPG allowed with 78.2. The Los Angeles defense concedes 29.6% on shots from 3-point land (88 of 297) and their opposition knocks down 79.2% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 17.9 dimes and 35.6 rebounds per game, which ranks them 2nd and 9th in the league. They are forcing their opponents into 15.1 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 43.9% from the field (8th in the WNBA).
Who will win tonight's WNBA game against the spread?
Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Dallas
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