Los Angeles Sparks vs Connecticut Sun Prediction, 8/27/2023 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Los Angeles Sparks vs Connecticut Sun

Date: Sunday, August 27, 2023

Location: Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT

TV: Youtube TV

The Los Angeles Sparks (15-18) travel to Mohegan Sun Arena on Sunday where they'll meet the Connecticut Sun (23-11).

The Los Angeles Sparks played the Atlanta Dream and earned the victory with a final of 83-78 in their last game. Los Angeles wrapped up the game with a 47.7% FG percentage (31 out of 65) and buried 6 out of their 18 three-point shots. When they shot from the free throw line, the Sparks made 15 of 17 shots for a rate of 88.2%. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 27 with 5 of them being offensive. They also distributed 19 assists for this contest as well as forcing the opposition into 15 turnovers and getting 9 steals. In relation to defending, Los Angeles let their opponent shoot 48.4% from the floor on 30 of 62 shooting. Atlanta dished out 6 dimes and had 6 steals in the game. On top of that, Atlanta pulled down 29 rebounds (6 offensive, 23 defensive) and had 4 blocks. Atlanta finished 81.3% from the charity stripe by making 13 of their 16 shots. They buried 5 of 10 attempts from beyond the arc.

Nneka Ogwumike is a player who came through for this contest. She totaled 29 points on 12 out of 17 shooting. She saw the court for 33 minutes and also totaled 12 rebounds. Ogwumike went 70.6% from the floor and also dished out 1 assist.

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Los Angeles comes into this matchup with a record of 15-18 for the season. They average 79.5 pts per contest (10th in the league) on 43.0% from the field. The Sparks are hitting 33.5% on shots from 3-point land (213 of 635) and 81.8% from the free throw line. As a team, Los Angeles is pulling in 31.7 rebounds per contest and has 625 dimes so far this year, which ranks 9th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 12.7 times per game and as a team are committing 17.2 personal fouls per contest. On the defensive end of the court, the Sparks are forcing 14.3 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.5 personal fouls. They relinquish 31.4% from 3-point land while they are 3rd in the league in points per game allowed (80.3). The Sparks defense is giving up a FG percentage of 45.5% (991 of 2,179) and they concede 34.8 boards per contest as a unit. They are ranked 5th in basketball in giving up assists with 647 conceded this season.

When they last played, the Connecticut Sun took a defeat with a final score of 95-90 when they played the New York Liberty. The Sun were able to collect 29 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards totaling 35 for the matchup. They turned the ball over 11 times, while getting 4 steals for the game. The Liberty earned 16 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Sun to the charity stripe for a total of 8 tries. They were able to knock down 7 of the free throws for a clip of 87.5%. In reference to shots from 3-point land, Connecticut converted 11 of 32 attempts (34.4%). When all was said and done, the Sun finished the game shooting 36 out of 76 from the floor which had them sitting at 47.4%. The Sun permitted the Liberty to bury 33 out of 75 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 44.0% in the game. They went 25.8% from three-point range by going 8 out of 31 and walked away from this one shooting 21 out of 26 from the free throw line (80.8%). In regard to team rebounding, Connecticut permitted New York to collect 43 in total (12 on the offensive side).

DeWanna Bonner pitched in for the Sun in the game. She converted 12 of 20 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 60.0%, and had 12 rebounds. Bonner scored 30 points in her 43 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 1 assist in the matchup.

Connecticut has a record of 23-11 on the season. The Sun have committed 18.8 fouls per game and they go 76.5% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 20.8 times per contest (3rd in the WNBA) and they are turning it over 12.1 times per contest. Connecticut has totaled 2,825 points for the season (83.1 per contest) and they average 33.6 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Sun are shooting 44.5% from the field, which ranks 3rd in the league. The Sun are ranked 1st in the league in points per game surrendered with 79.1. The Connecticut defense concedes 31.0% on shots from 3-point land (223 of 719) and their opposition knocks down 79.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 18.9 dimes and 34.5 total rebounds per game, which is 2nd and 6th in the WNBA. They are forcing their opponents into 15.0 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.9% from the field (4th in basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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