Los Angeles Sparks vs Chicago Sky Prediction, 6/28/2023 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Los Angeles Sparks vs Chicago Sky

Date: Wednesday, June 28, 2023

Location: Wintrust Arena in Chicago, IL

TV: WNBA League Pass

The Los Angeles Sparks (7-7) go to Wintrust Arena on Wednesday where they'll meet the Chicago Sky (5-9).

The Los Angeles Sparks faced the Dallas Wings and notched a win by a score of 93-83 in their last contest. Los Angeles finished with a 50.0% field goal percentage (31 out of 62) and converted 8 out of their 19 shots from beyond the perimeter. From the charity stripe, the Sparks made 23 of their 29 attempts for a rate of 79.3%. Concerning getting rebounds, they compiled 32 with 4 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 25 assists for the contest in addition to creating 13 turnovers and getting 6 steals. Concerning defense, Los Angeles allowed 43.1% from the field on 31 of 72 shooting. Dallas recorded 9 dimes and had 12 steals in the matchup. Moreover, Dallas totaled 35 rebounds (9 offensive, 26 defensive) and added 7 rejections. Dallas walked away from this one shooting 93.8% from the charity stripe by making 15 of 16 attempts. They also buried 6 of their 22 attempts from distance.

Nneka Ogwumike is a player who came through for the contest. She totaled 27 points on 9 out of 14 shooting. She was on the hardwood for 35 minutes played and also grabbed 12 rebounds. Ogwumike finished the game shooting 64.3% from the floor and recorded 4 assists.

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Los Angeles steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss mark of 7-7 this season. The Sparks are connecting on 32.0% on 3-point shots (93 of 291) and 81.7% from the free throw line. They are averaging 79.7 pts per game (7th in the league) while going 42.6% from the floor. They are turning it over 12.6 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 17.7 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Los Angeles is pulling down 32.2 rebounds per contest and has tallied 275 assists for the campaign, which is 5th in the WNBA in terms of passing. On defense, the Sparks are able to force 14.9 turnovers per game and they draw 18.7 fouls. The Sparks are giving up a shooting percentage of 43.9% (209 of 262) and they concede 35.6 boards per game as a squad. They are ranked 5th in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 253 relinquished this season. They are conceding 29.5% from 3-point land while they are 4th in the WNBA in points per game allowed (78.6).

In their last game, the Chicago Sky took a defeat with a final score of 96-72 against the Connecticut Sun. The Sky snagged 22 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards totaling 30 in this game. They coughed up the ball 19 times, while recording 7 steals in this matchup. The Sun committed 16 personal fouls for this game which got the Sky to the free throw line for a total of 17 tries. They were able to make 10 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 58.8%. In regard to shots from beyond the perimeter, Chicago made 4 of 18 attempts (22.2%). Overall, the Sky finished the game shooting 29 out of 65 from the field which gave them a percentage of 44.6%. The Sky allowed the Sun to knock down 40 of their 80 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 50.0% for the contest. They finished the game shooting 38.1% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 8 out of 21 and walked away from this one shooting 8 out of 9 from the free throw line (88.9%). When it comes to cleaning the glass, Chicago allowed Connecticut to pull down 38 in all (11 on the offensive side).

Kahleah Copper pitched in for the Sky in the game. She made 12 of 17 for the contest for a field goal rate of 70.6%, and had 7 rebounds. Copper totaled 29 points in her 34 mins on the hardwood and accumulated 2 assists for this game.

Chicago has a win-loss mark of 5-9 on the year. Chicago has scored 1,082 pts for the year (77.3 per contest) and they pull in 34.3 boards per contest. The Sky have committed 17.3 fouls per game and they go 75.3% from the free throw line. As an offense, the Sky are shooting 42.6% from the field, which has them ranked 8th in the WNBA. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 19.9 times per contest (4th in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 14.3 times per contest. The Sky on defense are ranked 6th in basketball in points given up per game with 82.4. The Chicago defense allows 32.4% on shots from behind the 3-point line (89 of 275) and their opponents are making 82.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 19.6 dimes and 34.6 boards on a nightly basis, which is 6th and 7th in the league. They are forcing 12.8 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.8% from the field (11th in the WNBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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