Los Angeles Sparks vs Connecticut Sun Prediction, 9/5/2023 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Los Angeles Sparks vs Connecticut Sun

Date: Tuesday, September 5, 2023

Location: Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT

TV: Youtube TV

Mohegan Sun Arena is the site where and the Connecticut Sun (25-12) will take on the Los Angeles Sparks (16-21) on Tuesday.

The Los Angeles Sparks stepped onto the hardwood against the Washington Mystics and earned the victory with a final of 72-64 in their last contest. Los Angeles finished having earned a 39.7% FG percentage (23 of 58) and buried 5 of their 20 3-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Sparks buried 21 of their 24 tries for a rate of 87.5%. In relation to hauling in boards, they compiled 31 with 2 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 16 assists in this contest while forcing the opposition into 13 turnovers and having 8 steals. In regard to defense, Los Angeles allowed their opponent to shoot 40.0% from the floor on 26 of 65 shooting. Washington earned 6 assists and had 6 steals in the matchup. Furthermore, Washington grabbed 31 boards (6 offensive, 25 defensive) and added 7 blocks. Washington ended up shooting 85.7% at the charity stripe by making 6 of their 7 attempts. They made 6 out of their 26 tries from distance.

Layshia Clarendon is someone who had an impact in this contest. She ended up walking away with 15 points on 4 of 9 shooting. She played for 33 minutes played and pulled down 5 boards. Clarendon finished the game at 44.4% from the field and earned 3 dimes.

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Los Angeles comes into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 16-21 this year. They turn it over 12.6 times per contest and as a group they are committing 17.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Los Angeles is snagging 31.6 boards per game and has racked up 702 assists for the campaign, which ranks 8th in the WNBA in terms of passing. The Sparks are connecting on 32.9% from downtown (237 of 720) and 82.0% from the charity stripe. They average 78.4 points per game (11th in the league) on 42.3% from the floor. When they are on the defensive end, the Sparks have forced 14.6 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.4 personal fouls. The Sparks defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 45.3% (539 of 682) and they surrender 35.2 rebounds per game as a unit. They are 4th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 721 conceded on the campaign. They are relinquishing 31.1% on shots from distance and they are 2nd in the league in points per game allowed (79.6).

In their last game, the Connecticut Sun went home defeated by a final of 89-58 against the New York Liberty. The Sun were able to snag 21 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 27 for this game. They turned it over 13 times, while recording 6 steals for the game. The Liberty earned 16 fouls for this game which took the Sun to the free throw line for 14 attempts. They were able to convert 10 of those for a rate of 71.4%. When talking about three-point shots, Connecticut knocked down 6 of 20 tries (30.0%). When this game wrapped up, the Sun went 21 out of 63 from the floor which gave them a rate of 33.3%. The Sun allowed the Liberty to make 34 of their 62 tries from the field which had them shooting 54.8% for the game. They shot 32.0% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 8 of 25 and finished the contest at 13 out of 18 at the free throw line (72.2%). When talking about how they attacked the glass, Connecticut permitted New York to snag 40 in all (8 on the offensive glass).

Tiffany Hayes ended up being a factor for the Sun for this contest. She converted 4 of 10 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 40.0%, and had 2 rebounds. Hayes earned 11 points in her 21 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 2 dimes in this matchup.

Connecticut has a record of 25-12 for the season. The Sun have committed 18.6 fouls per game and they go 76.4% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 20.6 times per game (3rd in the league) and they cough up possession 12.3 times per game. Connecticut has 3,050 pts on the campaign (82.4 per game) and they average 33.5 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Sun are shooting 44.3% from the floor, which is 5th in the league. The Sun defensively are ranked 1st in the league in points per game surrendered with 79.0. They relinquish 19.0 assists and 34.2 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks 3rd and 5th in basketball. The Connecticut defense surrenders 31.4% on three-point shots (244 of 776) and their opponents are knocking down 78.7% of their free throw shots. They have forced 14.8 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 43.4% from the floor (4th in basketball).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Connecticut

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