Los Angeles Sparks vs Washington Mystics Prediction, 8/6/2023 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Los Angeles Sparks vs Washington Mystics

Date: Sunday, August 6, 2023

Location: Entertainment & Sports Arena in Washington, D.C.

TV: Youtube TV

Entertainment & Sports Arena is the venue where and the Washington Mystics (12-13) will play the Los Angeles Sparks (9-17) on Sunday.

The Los Angeles Sparks stepped onto the hardwood against the New York Liberty and went home with a loss by a final score of 76-69 in their last contest. Los Angeles ended the contest with a 34.3% field goal percentage (24 of 70) and converted 6 out of their 20 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the charity stripe, the Sparks buried 15 of 16 shots for a percentage of 93.8%. When it comes to getting rebounds, they collected 35 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 18 assists in this matchup while forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and earning 7 steals. With respect to the defense, Los Angeles allowed the other team to go 42.4% from the field on 28 of 66 shooting. New York distributed 13 assists and had 6 steals for the contest. In addition, New York collected 40 rebounds (13 offensive, 27 defensive) and added 6 blocked shots. New York finished shooting 80.0% from the charity stripe by making 12 of their 15 tries. They also converted 8 out of their 33 shots from distance.

Nneka Ogwumike is one player who came through for this game. She ended up finishing with 20 points on 8 of 16 shooting. She played for 33 mins and also grabbed 8 boards. Ogwumike finished the game at 50.0% from the floor and recorded 1 assist.

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Los Angeles comes into this contest with a mark of 9-17 for the campaign. The Sparks are connecting on 31.2% on 3-point shots (161 of 516) and 81.0% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 78.2 pts per game (11th in basketball) while shooting 42.1% from the floor. They lose possession by turning the ball over 12.7 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 17.0 fouls per contest. As a team, Los Angeles is collecting 31.7 rebounds per game and has accounted for 488 dimes for the season, which is 8th in the league in terms of passing the ball. Defensively, the Sparks have forced 14.2 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.8 fouls. They are giving up 32.3% on shots from distance and they are 4th in the league in PPG from their opponents (81.7). The Sparks are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 46.1% (370 of 464) and they relinquish 36.0 boards per contest as a team. They are 9th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 517 surrendered for the year.

When they last played, the Washington Mystics went home defeated by a final of 80-73 when they played the Atlanta Dream. The Mystics were able to pull down 22 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards for a total of 33 in the matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while recording 13 steals in the game. The Dream committed 19 personal fouls in the game which got the Mystics to the free throw line for a total of 25 attempts. They were able to bury 21 of the free throws for a rate of 84.0%. In reference to shots from beyond the arc, Washington made 6 out of 21 attempts (28.6%). At the conclusion of this game, the Mystics walked away from this one shooting 23 out of 72 from the field which gave them a percentage of 31.9%. The Mystics permitted the Dream to make 27 of their 58 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 46.6% for the game. They went 43.5% from three-point range by connecting on 10 of 23 and finished the game at 16 out of 19 at the charity stripe (84.2%). When discussing how they rebounded, Washington permitted Atlanta to get 33 overall (2 on the offensive side).

Brittney Sykes ended up having an impact for the Mystics in the matchup. She made 8 out of 19 for this game for a field goal percentage of 42.1%, and had 2 rebounds. Sykes earned 25 points in her 35 mins of playing time and had 1 assist in this game.

Washington has a win-loss mark of 12-13 on the campaign. The Mystics commit 19.0 fouls per game and they go 83.0% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 18.4 times per contest (10th in basketball) and they turn it over 12.5 times per contest. Washington has earned 2,019 points on the campaign (80.8 per game) and they grab 32.6 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Mystics are shooting 42.6% from the field, which has them ranked 10th in basketball. The Mystics are ranked 3rd in the WNBA in points allowed per contest with 80.3. The Washington defense surrenders 33.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter (186 of 553) and opponents are connecting on 77.3% of their foul shots. They allow 19.9 assists and 36.2 rebounds per game, which ranks them 6th and 11th in the league. They are forcing their opponents into 15.2 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 43.4% from the floor (6th in basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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