Los Angeles Sparks vs Chicago Sky Prediction, 5/30/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Los Angeles Sparks vs Chicago Sky

Date: Thursday, May 30, 2024

Location: Wintrust Arena in Chicago, IL

TV: WNBA League Pass

The Los Angeles Sparks (2-4) travel to Wintrust Arena on Thursday where they'll meet the Chicago Sky (2-3).

The Los Angeles Sparks took the court against the Indiana Fever and took home the win by a score of 88-82 in their last contest. Los Angeles ended with a 47.2% FG percentage (25 of 53) and converted 14 of their 23 shots from downtown. At the charity stripe, the Sparks converted 24 of 33 tries for a percentage of 72.7%. In regard to hauling in boards, they collected a total of 30 with 4 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 17 assists in this contest while forcing 14 turnovers and having 9 steals. With respect to defense, Los Angeles allowed the other team to go 38.2% from the floor on 26 of 68 shooting. Indiana earned 9 dimes and had 12 steals for the game. In addition, Indiana grabbed 28 rebounds (9 offensive, 19 defensive) and got 6 blocked shots. Indiana ended up shooting 80.0% from the charity stripe by converting 20 of their 25 attempts. They made 10 of their 30 attempts from beyond the arc.

Kia Nurse is someone who was a major factor for this game. She ended up with 22 points on 6 of 12 shooting. She played for 28 minutes and also snagged 2 boards. Nurse finished 50.0% from the floor and distributed 1 assist.

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Los Angeles comes into this matchup with a record of 2-4 on the season. The Sparks are hitting 37.3% on shots from 3-point land (50 of 134) and 71.7% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 79.5 points per game (10th in basketball) while shooting 44.1% from the floor. They turn it over 16.2 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 18.5 fouls per contest. As a team, Los Angeles is grabbing 33.5 rebounds per game and has accumulated 117 assists so far this year, which has them ranked 7th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. Defensively, the Sparks are forcing 12.2 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.3 fouls. They are 9th in the WNBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 125 surrendered for the campaign. The Sparks defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 42.9% (73 of 110) and they concede 33.3 rebounds per game as a group. They are surrendering 34.3% on shots from downtown while they are 6th in basketball in points per game allowed (82.2).

The last time they took the court, the Chicago Sky took a loss by a final score of 77-68 when they played the Seattle Storm. The Sky recorded 27 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 37 in this game. They also turned the ball over 21 times, while earning 11 steals for this game. The Storm committed 15 fouls in this matchup which took the Sky to the free throw line for 13 attempts. They were able to knock down 10 of those for a clip of 76.9%. Concerning shots from 3-point land, Chicago buried 4 of 12 attempts (33.3%). When the final whistle blew, the Sky went 27 for 66 from the field which gave them a rate of 40.9%. The Sky allowed the Storm to knock down 28 of 64 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 43.8% in this matchup. They finished 33.3% from 3-point land by connecting on 5 out of 15 and finished the game at 16 of 18 from the free throw line (88.9%). In regard to attacking the glass, Chicago allowed Seattle to collect 32 in total (6 on the offensive side).

Dana Evans ended up having an impact for the Sky for this game. She buried 5 of 9 for the contest giving her a field goal percentage of 55.6%, and had 1 rebound. Evans totaled 13 points in her 29 mins on the court and had 4 assists for this game.

Chicago has a record of 2-3 for the year. Chicago has earned 402 pts this season (80.4 per contest) and they grab 35.0 rebounds per contest. The Sky commit 20.6 fouls per game and they connect on 70.6% from the charity stripe. As an offense, the Sky are shooting 42.1% from the field, which ranks them 10th in the WNBA. They are assisting teammates 19.6 times per contest (7th in the league) and they are turning it over 14.0 times per contest. The Sky on the defensive side of the court are 5th in basketball in points given up per game with 81.0. The Chicago defense gives up 35.6% on 3-point attempts (31 of 87) and opponents are making 82.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 17.8 dimes and 37.4 boards per game, which is 1st and 12th in basketball. They are able to force 17.8 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.3% from the floor (9th in the WNBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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