Los Angeles Sparks vs Atlanta Dream Prediction, 8/25/2023 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Los Angeles Sparks vs Atlanta Dream

Date: Friday, August 25, 2023

Location: Gateway Center in College Park, GA

TV: Youtube TV

Gateway Center is the site where and the Atlanta Dream (16-17) will play the Los Angeles Sparks (14-18) on Friday.

The Los Angeles Sparks faced off with the Phoenix Mercury and took home the win by a score of 91-62 in their last game. Los Angeles ended with a 54.0% FG percentage (34 of 63) and made 10 out of their 17 three-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Sparks made 13 of their 19 attempts for a rate of 68.4%. When talking about getting rebounds, they collected 30 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 24 assists in this matchup while forcing 13 turnovers and getting 8 steals. When discussing the defense, Los Angeles allowed the other team to go 40.7% from the floor on 24 of 59 shooting. Phoenix distributed 8 assists and had 4 steals in this game. In addition, Phoenix collected 28 rebounds (8 offensive, 20 defensive) and got 6 rejections. Phoenix finished 78.6% at the charity stripe by burying 11 of their 14 attempts. They also converted 3 of 16 tries from beyond the perimeter.

Azura Stevens is a player who had an impact for this contest. She scored 20 points on 9 out of 14 shooting. She saw the court for 32 minutes played and also grabbed 9 rebounds. Stevens finished the contest at 64.3% from the floor and dished out 3 assists.

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Los Angeles comes into this game with a win-loss record of 14-18 for the year. The Sparks are connecting on 33.5% on 3-point shots (207 of 617) and 81.6% from the charity stripe. They average 79.4 pts per game (10th in basketball) while hitting 42.8% from the field. They are turning it over 12.8 times per game and as a unit they commit 17.2 fouls per contest. As a team, Los Angeles is grabbing 31.9 boards per game and has earned 606 assists this season, which is 10th in the WNBA in terms of passing the rock. On the defensive end, the Sparks have forced 14.3 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.5 personal fouls. The Sparks defense is allowing a FG percentage of 45.4% (458 of 593) and they relinquish 35.0 rebounds per game as a squad. They are ranked 4th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 630 surrendered so far this season. They surrender 31.2% from beyond the arc and they rank 4th in basketball in PPG from their opponents (80.4).

The last time they took the court, the Atlanta Dream took a defeat with a final score of 112-100 when they played the Las Vegas Aces. The Dream were able to snag 25 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds totaling 30 for this contest. They also coughed up the ball 10 times, while earning 7 steals for this game. The Aces committed 22 personal fouls for the contest which got the Dream to the charity stripe for 33 tries. They were able to knock down 28 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 84.8%. In regard to 3-point attempts, Atlanta buried 6 of 17 attempts (35.3%). When the game finished, the Dream shot 33 for 67 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 49.3%. The Dream allowed the Aces to convert 35 out of 69 tries from the floor 0 50.7% for this game. They shot 42.1% from 3-point land by going 8 of 19 and walked away from this one shooting 34 of 36 at the free throw line (94.4%). When talking about cleaning up the glass, Atlanta permitted Las Vegas to collect 34 in total (5 on the offensive side).

Rhyne Howard ended up being a major contributor for the Dream for the matchup. She knocked down 9 of 16 for the game for a field goal percentage of 56.3%, and accounted for 6 rebounds. Howard scored 27 points in her 35 minutes on the court and had 5 assists for the game.

Atlanta has a win-loss mark of 16-17 this season. Atlanta has totaled 2,728 points for the season (82.7 per contest) and they pull in 36.0 boards per game. The Dream are committing 19.8 fouls per game and they go 78.1% from the charity stripe. As an offense, the Dream are shooting 42.9% from the field, which is 9th in the WNBA. They are dishing out assists 18.5 times per contest (10th in the league) and they turn it over 14.1 times per game. The Dream on defense are ranked 11th in the WNBA in PPG allowed with 84.5. They are forcing 13.2 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 42.6% from the floor (2nd in the WNBA). The Atlanta defense surrenders 32.9% on three-point shots (240 of 729) and opponents are converting on 79.5% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 18.5 assists and 36.0 rebounds per game, which is 1st and 11th in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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