Los Angeles Sparks vs Seattle Storm Prediction, 6/6/2023 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Los Angeles Sparks vs Seattle Storm

Date: Tuesday, June 6, 2023

Location: Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, WA

TV: WNBA League Pass

The Seattle Storm (0-4) host the Los Angeles Sparks (3-2) at Climate Pledge Arena on Tuesday.

The Los Angeles Sparks played the Seattle Storm and went home with a win by a final score of 92-85 in their last game. Los Angeles ended the game with a 45.6% field goal percentage (31 out of 68) and knocked down 7 out of their 19 shots from distance. At the charity stripe, the Sparks converted 23 of their 27 tries for a rate of 85.2%. When discussing getting rebounds, they compiled a total of 34 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 24 assists for this game as well as forcing 16 turnovers and having 13 steals. In relation to defending, Los Angeles allowed 46.2% from the field on 30 of 65 shooting. Seattle earned 6 assists and had 3 steals for the contest. Furthermore, Seattle collected 37 rebounds (6 offensive, 31 defensive) and had 9 rejections. Seattle finished shooting 75.0% at the charity stripe by knocking down 12 of 16 shots. They made 13 out of their 25 tries from three-point range.

Nneka Ogwumike is a player who was a contributor in this game. She left the arena with 27 points on 8 of 14 shooting. She played 33 minutes and totaled 14 rebounds. Ogwumike finished 57.1% from the floor and also distributed 4 dimes.

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Los Angeles heads into this game with a mark of 3-2 on the year. They are giving up possession 11.2 times per game and as a unit they commit 18.4 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Los Angeles is pulling down 31.6 boards per contest and has tallied 107 dimes so far this season, which has them ranked 7th in the WNBA in terms of passing the rock. The Sparks are hitting 36.8% on shots beyond the perimeter (39 of 106) and 84.6% from the free throw line. They average 87.0 points per contest (2nd in the league) while going 42.8% from the floor. Defensively, the Sparks have forced 16.8 turnovers per game while drawing 19.6 fouls. They are 4th in basketball in giving up assists with 100 relinquished on the campaign. The Sparks are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 47.5% (84 of 98) and they relinquish 35.0 rebounds per game as a group. They give up 37.1% from beyond the arc while they are 10th in the league in PPG allowed (87.2).

The last time they took the court, the Seattle Storm took a loss by a final score of 92-85 when they played the Los Angeles Sparks. The Storm were able to pull down 31 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 37 for the game. They also turned it over 16 times, while earning 3 steals in the game. The Sparks committed 14 fouls in the matchup which took the Storm to the free throw line for 16 tries. They were able to knock down 12 of the free throw tries for a rate of 75.0%. In reference to shots from beyond the arc, Seattle converted 13 out of their 25 attempts (52.0%). When the final whistle was blown, the Storm walked away from this one shooting 30 for 65 from the floor which had them shooting 46.2%. The Storm allowed the Sparks to knock down 31 out of their 68 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.6% for the game. They finished 36.8% from beyond the arc via 7 of 19 and ended up shooting 23 of 27 from the free throw line (85.2%). Regarding how they rebounded, Seattle allowed Los Angeles to snag 34 overall (7 on the offensive side).

Jewell Loyd was important for the Storm in this contest. She converted 13 of 26 for the matchup giving her a rate of 50.0%, and tallied 6 rebounds. Loyd recorded 37 points in her 39 mins on the court and totaled 6 assists for the matchup.

Seattle has a mark of 0-4 on the campaign. Seattle has totaled 318 pts on the season (79.5 per game) and they snag 34.5 rebounds per game. The Storm commit 19.8 fouls per game while shooting 77.8% from the free throw line. As an offense, the Storm are hitting on 39.6% from the floor, which is ranked 11th in basketball. Their rate of earning assists is at 15.0 times per game (12th in the WNBA) and they cough up possession 12.3 times per game. The Storm are ranked 12th in basketball in points given up per game with 94.5. They give up 22.0 assists and 37.0 boards on a nightly basis, which is 11th and 8th in the WNBA. The Seattle defense allows 42.2% on three-point shots (35 of 83) and opponents are knocking down 88.8% of their free throw shots. They are able to force 11.8 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 50.0% from the field (12th in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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