Seattle Storm vs Los Angeles Sparks Prediction, 8/31/2023 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Seattle Storm vs Los Angeles Sparks

Date: Thursday, August 31, 2023

Location: crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: WNBA League Pass

The Los Angeles Sparks (15-20) host the Seattle Storm (10-25) at crypto.com Arena on Thursday.

The Seattle Storm faced the Chicago Sky and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 90-85 in their last game. Seattle walked away from the game with a 43.1% FG percentage (31 out of 72) and knocked down 8 of their 26 3-point shots. When they shot from the free throw line, the Storm buried 15 of 17 tries for a percentage of 88.2%. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they earned 44 with 9 of them being offensive. They also recorded 17 assists in this game as well as forcing 10 turnovers and getting 9 steals. When discussing defense, Seattle allowed their opponent to shoot 42.5% from the floor on 31 out of 73 shooting. Chicago distributed 6 dimes and had 10 steals in the matchup. On top of that, Chicago collected 33 rebounds (6 offensive, 27 defensive) and added 4 blocked shots. Chicago went 78.3% when shooting free throws by converting 18 of 23 tries. They buried 10 of their 22 tries from beyond the arc.

Jewell Loyd is a player who was a contributor for the contest. She scored 19 points on 5 out of 18 shooting. She was on the court for 34 mins played and totaled 6 rebounds. Loyd ended up shooting 27.8% from the floor and distributed 6 assists.

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Seattle heads into this game with a record of 10-25 on the season. They are averaging 78.7 pts per contest (11th in the league) while shooting 40.9% from the floor. The Storm are hitting 34.7% on shots from 3-point land (297 of 855) and 77.3% from the free throw line. As a team, Seattle is pulling in 35.0 rebounds per game and has earned 613 assists this season, which is 12th in basketball in terms of passing. They turn it over 14.1 times per game and as a team they are committing 17.9 fouls on a nightly basis. Defensively, the Storm are able to force 13.0 turnovers per game and they draw 17.5 personal fouls. They are giving up 35.9% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 9th in the WNBA in PPG allowed (83.9). The Storm defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 44.7% (456 of 613) and they surrender 36.1 boards per contest as a group. They currently rank 10th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 717 conceded on the campaign.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Los Angeles Sparks went home defeated by a final of 76-75 when they faced the Chicago Sky. The Sparks were able to snag 27 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive rebounds for a total of 41 for the game. They turned it over 9 times, while earning 10 steals for the game. The Sky were called for 15 fouls in the game which took the Sparks to the charity stripe for 12 shots. They were able to bury 10 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 83.3%. In the matter of shots from distance, Los Angeles converted 7 out of their 23 attempts (30.4%). When this game wrapped up, the Sparks ended up going 29 out of 79 from the field which had them at 36.7%. The Sparks permitted the Sky to convert 30 out of 65 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 46.2% for this game. They finished 40.9% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 9 of 22 and finished the contest at 7 of 13 from the charity stripe (53.8%). In the matter of rebounds, Los Angeles allowed Chicago to get 39 overall (8 on the offensive glass).

Nneka Ogwumike was important for the Sparks for the contest. She converted 9 out of 20 for this contest for a rate of 45.0%, and added 11 rebounds. Ogwumike earned 18 points in her 36 minutes on the hardwood and had 2 assists for the matchup.

Los Angeles has a win-loss mark of 15-20 for the season. The Sparks are committing 17.1 fouls per game and they hit 81.5% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 19.1 times per game (7th in the league) and they turn it over 12.6 times per game. Los Angeles has totaled 2,767 pts so far this year (79.1 per game) and they average 31.8 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Sparks are hitting on 42.7% from the floor, which ranks them 10th in basketball. The Sparks are ranked 2nd in the WNBA in points per game surrendered with 80.3. The Los Angeles defense surrenders 31.7% on shots from 3-point land (247 of 780) and their opposition knocks down 77.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrender 19.7 assists and 35.1 boards on a nightly basis, which is 7th and 9th in the league. They are forcing their opponents into 14.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 45.6% from the field (12th in basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Seattle

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