Los Angeles Sparks vs Chicago Sky Prediction, 9/6/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Los Angeles Sparks vs Chicago Sky

Date: Friday, September 6, 2024

Location: Wintrust Arena in Chicago, IL

TV: ION

The Los Angeles Sparks (7-26) head to Wintrust Arena on Friday where they'll meet the Chicago Sky (11-22).

The Los Angeles Sparks stepped onto the hardwood against the Indiana Fever and went home with a loss by a final score of 93-86 in their last game. Los Angeles finished the contest having earned a 40.3% field goal percentage (31 out of 77) and buried 10 of their 27 shots from downtown. From the free throw line, the Sparks buried 14 of 17 shots for a rate of 82.4%. Concerning grabbing boards, they compiled 28 with 6 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 17 assists for this contest as well as forcing the opposition into 18 turnovers and getting 9 steals. When discussing defense, Los Angeles allowed the other team to shoot 49.3% from the floor on 33 out of 67 shooting. Indiana earned 8 assists and had 5 steals in the game. In addition, Indiana pulled down 40 rebounds (8 offensive, 32 defensive) and earned 4 blocks. Indiana finished 83.3% at the charity stripe by burying 20 of 24 tries. They converted 7 out of their 22 attempts from 3-point land.

Odyssey Sims is someone who was a major contributor in the matchup. She ended up scoring 20 points on 7 of 13 shooting. She saw the court for 31 mins and also collected 2 rebounds. Sims finished the game shooting 53.8% from the field and also recorded 6 dimes.

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Los Angeles heads into this game with a record of 7-26 on the season. The Sparks are shooting 32.2% on shots from distance (242 of 752) and 76.0% from the charity stripe. They average 79.0 points per contest (10th in the league) on 42.5% from the field. They cough up possession 14.7 times per contest and as a group are committing 18.3 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Los Angeles is collecting 32.3 boards per game and has racked up 657 assists on the campaign, which has them ranked 9th in the league in terms of passing the ball. On the defensive end, the Sparks are able to force 12.7 turnovers per game and they draw 18.5 personal fouls. They are giving up 37.0% on 3-point shots and they rank 10th in basketball in opponents points per game (86.4). The Sparks defense is allowing a FG percentage of 46.5% (419 of 610) and they relinquish 34.8 boards per contest as a squad. They rank 9th in the WNBA in giving up assists with 709 surrendered for the year.

In their last game, the Chicago Sky went home defeated by a final of 90-71 when they played the Las Vegas Aces. The Sky earned 23 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 29 for the matchup. They also turned the ball over 17 times, while recording 8 steals in this game. The Aces committed 15 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Sky to the charity stripe for a total of 19 tries. They were able to convert 14 of those for a rate of 73.7%. When discussing shots from downtown, Chicago knocked down 7 out of their 18 tries (38.9%). When the game finished, the Sky walked away from this one shooting 25 for 60 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.7%. The Sky permitted the Aces to convert 32 out of their 61 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 52.5% in this matchup. They finished 33.3% from beyond the arc via 8 out of 24 and ended up shooting 18 of 21 from the charity stripe (85.7%). When it comes to how they cleaned up the glass, Chicago permitted Las Vegas to pull down 31 overall (5 on the offensive glass).

Michaela Onyenwere pitched in for the Sky for the game. She made 6 of 10 for the game giving her a field goal percentage of 60.0%, and had 2 rebounds. Onyenwere earned 15 points in her 31 minutes on the court and earned 2 assists in the game.

Chicago has a mark of 11-22 on the season. The Sky commit 19.2 fouls per game and they hit 74.0% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 19.0 times per contest (11th in basketball) and they turn it over 13.2 times per contest. Chicago has earned 2,576 points on the campaign (78.1 per contest) and they grab 37.4 rebounds per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the Sky are connecting on 42.3% from the field, which ranks 11th in the league. The Sky on the defensive side of the court are 6th in the WNBA in points given up per game with 82.1. The Chicago defense concedes 32.6% on 3-pointers (238 of 730) and their opponents are converting on 77.8% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 21.2 assists and 33.7 boards per contest, which ranks them 8th and 5th in basketball. They are forcing their opponents into 13.0 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 44.0% from the floor (9th in the league).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Chicago

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