Connecticut Sun vs Los Angeles Sparks Prediction, 9/8/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Connecticut Sun vs Los Angeles Sparks

Date: Sunday, September 8, 2024

Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: WNBA League Pass

The Connecticut Sun (24-9) are headed to Crypto.com Arena on Sunday where they'll take on the Los Angeles Sparks (7-26).

The Connecticut Sun took the court against the Seattle Storm and took a loss by a score of 71-64 in their last game. Connecticut finished the contest with a 41.4% field goal percentage (24 of 58) and buried 5 of their 15 3-pointers. At the free throw line, the Sun converted 11 of 17 tries for a percentage of 64.7%. With respect to hauling in boards, they compiled 30 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 18 assists in the matchup in addition to creating 13 turnovers and having 7 steals. With respect to defending, Connecticut allowed their opponent to shoot 46.8% from the field on 29 out of 62 shooting. Seattle recorded 22 assists and had 8 steals in the game. Furthermore, Seattle grabbed 31 rebounds (3 offensive, 28 defensive) and added 8 rejections. Seattle walked away from this one shooting 66.7% from the free throw line by knocking down 10 of their 15 attempts. They buried 3 out of their 17 shots from three-point range.

DeWanna Bonner is a player who was a major contributor in this game. She walked away with 26 points on 9 out of 19 shooting. She was on the hardwood for 33 minutes and totaled 7 boards. Bonner finished the game at 47.4% from the field and also earned 1 assist.

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Connecticut steps onto the court with a win-loss mark of 24-9 for the year. The Sun are hitting 32.6% on shots from distance (191 of 585) and 75.2% from the free throw line. They have an average of 80.3 points per outing (8th in the league) on 43.9% from the floor. They are turning it over 12.1 times per game and as a group are committing 16.5 personal fouls per contest. As a team, Connecticut is grabbing 33.3 rebounds per game and is sitting with 646 dimes for the season, which is 10th in the league in terms of passing the ball. On the defensive end, the Sun are able to force 15.5 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.6 fouls. The Sun are allowing a field goal percentage of 43.6% (900 of 2,065) and they surrender 32.1 boards per contest as a unit. They are ranked 2nd in the WNBA in allowing assists with 632 relinquished on the season. They relinquish 31.0% on 3-pointers and they are 1st in the league in points per game allowed (74.4).

The last time they took the court, the Los Angeles Sparks took a loss by a final score of 93-86 when they faced the Indiana Fever. The Sparks pulled down 22 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 28 for the matchup. They turned it over 12 times, while earning 9 steals in this game. The Fever had 15 fouls in this game which got the Sparks to the charity stripe for a total of 17 attempts. They were able to make 14 of the free throws for a clip of 82.4%. When talking about shots from beyond the arc, Los Angeles made 10 of their 27 attempts (37.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Sparks ended up going 31 out of 77 from the field which had them at 40.3%. The Sparks allowed the Fever to convert 33 of their 67 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 49.3% in this contest. They finished 31.8% from 3-point land by connecting on 7 of 22 and finished the game at 20 of 24 at the charity stripe (83.3%). In regard to how they attacked the glass, Los Angeles permitted Indiana to collect 40 overall (8 on the offensive side).

Odyssey Sims ended up being a factor for the Sparks for this game. She made 7 out of 13 in the game giving her a field goal percentage of 53.8%, and had 2 rebounds. Sims totaled 20 points in her 31 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 6 assists for the matchup.

Los Angeles has a win-loss mark of 7-26 this year. The Sparks are committing 18.3 fouls per game and they go 76.0% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 19.9 times per contest (8th in the league) and they turn it over 14.7 times per contest. Los Angeles has accounted for 2,607 points this year (79.0 per game) and they collect 32.3 boards per contest. When it comes to offense, the Sparks are connecting on 42.5% from the field, which has them ranked 10th in the league. The Sparks defensively are ranked 10th in the league in PPG allowed with 86.4. They are forcing their opponents into 12.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 46.5% from the floor (11th in the WNBA). The Los Angeles defense allows 37.0% on 3-point attempts (269 of 727) and opponents are converting on 77.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 21.5 dimes and 34.8 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks 10th and 6th in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Connecticut

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