Atlanta Dream vs Los Angeles Sparks Prediction, 5/15/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Atlanta Dream vs Los Angeles Sparks

Date: Wednesday, May 15, 2024

Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: WNBA League Pass

Crypto.com Arena is the venue where and the Los Angeles Sparks (17-23 last year) will play the Atlanta Dream (19-21 last season) on Wednesday.

The Atlanta Dream faced off with the Dallas Wings and went home with a loss by a final score of 101-74 in their last contest. Atlanta finished with a 41.2% FG percentage (28 of 68) and made 7 out of their 20 three-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Dream converted 11 of 18 attempts for a rate of 61.1%. With respect to pulling down boards, they earned 28 with 5 of them being offensive. They also dished out 14 dimes for this game as well as forcing the opposition into 13 turnovers and having 5 steals. Regarding defending, Atlanta allowed the other team to go 52.6% from the field on 41 of 78 shooting. Dallas dished out 12 dimes and had 9 steals for this game. Additionally, Dallas collected 41 rebounds (12 offensive, 29 defensive) and had 7 blocks. Dallas ended up going 85.7% at the free throw line by making 12 of their 14 shots. They made 7 of 21 shots from downtown.

Rhyne Howard is someone who was a factor in this contest. She ended up finishing with 21 points on 9 of 22 shooting. She was on the hardwood for 37 minutes and also pulled down 3 rebounds. Howard finished 40.9% from the field and also earned 2 assists.

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Atlanta comes into this one after finishing with a mark of 19-21 last season. The Dream shot 33.6% on shots from distance (257 of 766) and 78.8% from the free throw line. They had an average of 82.5 points per outing (5th in the WNBA) while shooting 42.8% from the field. They lost possession by turning the ball over 13.6 times per contest and as a squad committed 19.3 fouls per game. As a team, Atlanta snagged 36.1 boards per contest and earned 744 dimes over the course of last season, which ranked 10th in the WNBA in terms of passing. When they were on defense, the Dream forced their opponents into 13.0 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 19.8 personal fouls. The Dream defensively gave up an opponent shooting percentage of 43.0% (1,189 of 2,766) and they relinquished 35.6 rebounds per contest as a unit. They were ranked 1st in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 756 surrendered last season. They gave up 33.3% on shots from downtown and they were 7th in the WNBA in opponents PPG (84.0).

The last time they took the court, the Los Angeles Sparks walked away with a victory by a final of 91-89 against the Seattle Storm. The Sparks corralled 24 defensive boards and 14 offensive boards totaling 38 for the contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while getting 16 steals for this game. The Storm had 19 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Sparks to the charity stripe for a total of 24 attempts. They were able to make 18 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 75.0%. When talking about 3-point shots, Los Angeles made 5 of 18 tries (27.8%). When this game wrapped up, the Sparks finished the game shooting 34 for 77 from the field which had them sitting at 44.2%. The Sparks permitted the Storm to make 32 of their 65 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 49.2% for this game. They went 54.5% from downtown by connecting on 12 out of 22 and walked away from this one shooting 13 out of 15 at the free throw line (86.7%). In the matter of rebounds, Los Angeles permitted Seattle to snag 33 in total (5 on the offensive side).

Nneka Ogwumike ended up having an impact for the Sparks for this game. She made 9 of 15 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 60.0%, and tallied 6 rebounds. Ogwumike had 22 points in her 24 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist in the matchup.

Los Angeles had a win-loss record of 17-23 last season. The Sparks were responsible for committing 16.9 fouls per contest and they hit 81.9% from the charity stripe. They earned an assist 19.0 times per contest (9th in the league) and they lost possession by turning the ball over 12.5 times per contest. Los Angeles earned 3,156 points throughout last year (78.9 per game) and they grabbed 31.5 boards per game. As an offensive team, the Sparks hit 42.5% from the field, which ranked 11th in the WNBA. The Sparks on the defensive side of the court were 3rd in the WNBA in points allowed per game with 80.5. They forced their opponents into 14.8 turnovers per game and allowed teams to shoot 45.7% from the field (12th in basketball). The Los Angeles defense gave up 32.6% on shots from distance (295 of 906) and their opponents made 78.7% of their free throw attempts. They relinquished 20.0 dimes and 35.0 rebounds on a nightly basis, ranking them 7th and 8th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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