Indiana Fever vs Los Angeles Sparks Prediction, 5/24/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Indiana Fever vs Los Angeles Sparks

Date: Friday, May 24, 2024

Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: ION

The Indiana Fever (0-5) are headed to Crypto.com Arena on Friday where they'll take on the Los Angeles Sparks (1-2).

The Indiana Fever faced the Seattle Storm and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 85-83 in their last contest. Indiana ended the contest having earned a 43.1% field goal percentage (31 of 72) and buried 6 out of their 22 shots from beyond the arc. At the charity stripe, the Fever converted 15 of 18 tries for a rate of 83.3%. With respect to getting rebounds, they collected a total of 40 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 18 assists for this contest in addition to forcing 8 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In relation to the defense, Indiana allowed their opponent to shoot 41.5% from the field on 34 of 82 shooting. Seattle earned 17 assists and had 6 steals for the contest. On top of that, Seattle totaled 41 boards (17 offensive, 24 defensive) and added 9 rejections. Seattle finished 84.6% when shooting free throws by knocking down 11 of their 13 attempts. They also made 6 out of their 20 attempts from beyond the arc.

Caitlin Clark is a player who came through in this matchup. She scored 21 points on 6 out of 16 shooting. She was on the hardwood for 33 minutes and also snagged 7 boards. Clark ended up going 37.5% from the field and also dished out 7 dimes.

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Indiana heads into this contest with a mark of 0-5 for the campaign. The Fever are hitting 31.8% on three-point shots (34 of 107) and 82.1% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 76.8 pts per contest (11th in basketball) while hitting 43.2% from the field. They lose possession via turnover 16.2 times per contest and as a unit they commit 19.6 fouls per game. As a team, Indiana is pulling in 32.8 rebounds per game and has totaled 89 dimes this season, which has them ranked 1st in basketball in terms of passing the rock. On the defensive end, the Fever are forcing their opponents into 12.2 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.4 personal fouls. The Fever defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 44.8% (61 of 82) and they surrender 35.2 rebounds per game as a group. They are 11th in the WNBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 98 conceded this year. They give up 35.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 12th in the league in PPG allowed (91.6).

In their last game, the Los Angeles Sparks got the victory with a final of 70-68 when they played the Washington Mystics. The Sparks corralled 28 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards for a total of 33 in this game. They also coughed it up 24 times, while earning 8 steals for the contest. The Mystics earned 16 personal fouls in the game which took the Sparks to the charity stripe for a total of 15 shots. They were able to knock down 10 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 66.7%. When discussing 3-point shots, Los Angeles made 8 of their 21 tries (38.1%). Overall, the Sparks ended up shooting 26 out of 55 from the floor which gave them a rate of 47.3%. The Sparks permitted the Mystics to convert 27 of 64 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.2% in the matchup. They finished 32.0% from distance by shooting 8 of 25 and ended up shooting 6 out of 11 from the free throw line (54.5%). Regarding rebounding, Los Angeles allowed Washington to snag 28 in all (8 on the offensive glass).

Lexie Brown pitched in for the Sparks in this matchup. She converted 6 out of 14 in the game for a field goal rate of 42.9%, and totaled 2 rebounds. Brown racked up 20 points in her 40 minutes on the court and tallied 6 assists for this contest.

Los Angeles has a win-loss record of 1-2 so far this year. On the offensive side of the court, the Sparks are shooting 45.6% from the field, which is 2nd in the league. Los Angeles has earned 233 pts for the campaign (77.7 per game) and they pull in 33.0 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 20.3 times per contest (6th in the league) and they turn the ball over 17.3 times per game. The Sparks are committing 18.0 fouls per game while shooting 61.5% from the free throw line. The Sparks on defense are ranked 8th in the league in PPG allowed with 83.0. They are forcing 14.3 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.1% from the floor (10th in the WNBA). The Los Angeles defense allows 39.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter (29 of 73) and opponents are converting on 78.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 21.3 assists and 32.0 total boards per game, which is ranked 12th and 2nd in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Indiana

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