Los Angeles Sparks vs Connecticut Sun Prediction, 6/18/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Los Angeles Sparks vs Connecticut Sun

Date: Tuesday, June 18, 2024

Location: Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT

TV: NBATV

The Los Angeles Sparks (4-10) go to Mohegan Sun Arena on Tuesday where they'll take on the Connecticut Sun (12-1).

The Los Angeles Sparks faced the Atlanta Dream and took a loss by a final of 87-74 in their last game. Los Angeles wrapped up the contest with a 35.3% FG percentage (24 out of 68) and buried 8 of their 25 3-point attempts. When they shot from the free throw line, the Sparks converted 18 of 18 tries for a rate of 100.0%. In relation to pulling down boards, they earned 33 with 8 of them being offensive. They also doled out 18 assists for the contest in addition to forcing 10 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In regard to the defense, Los Angeles let their opponent shoot 44.1% from the field on 30 of 68 shooting. Atlanta doled out 10 dimes and had 8 steals for this contest. Moreover, Atlanta collected 38 rebounds (10 offensive, 28 defensive) and had 1 block. Atlanta went 80.8% at the free throw line by knocking down 21 of their 26 tries. They also converted 6 of 15 attempts from three-point range.

Cameron Brink is someone who was a major factor for the game. She notched 16 points on 6 out of 13 shooting. She was on the hardwood for 24 minutes played and also collected 7 rebounds. Brink shot 46.2% from the floor and also distributed 2 dimes.

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Los Angeles comes into this contest with a mark of 4-10 on the year. They are turning it over 15.9 times per contest and as a unit they commit 19.0 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Los Angeles is pulling down 34.3 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 271 dimes on the season, which is 6th in the WNBA in terms of passing the ball. The Sparks are hitting 32.0% on shots from distance (101 of 316) and 77.6% from the free throw line. They average 77.6 pts per contest (10th in basketball) while hitting 41.6% from the field. Defensively, the Sparks are forcing 12.2 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.7 personal fouls. The Sparks defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 43.9% (171 of 262) and they surrender 33.9 rebounds per contest as a squad. They rank 10th in basketball in giving up assists with 293 surrendered for the year. They are conceding 35.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 8th in basketball in points per game allowed (84.0).

For their last game, the Connecticut Sun walked away with a victory by a final of 85-67 against the Dallas Wings. The Sun recorded 31 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 38 for the matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 7 times, while getting 7 steals for the matchup. The Wings were called for 17 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Sun to the charity stripe for a total of 22 tries. They were able to bury 19 of those for a rate of 86.4%. In relation to shots from 3-point land, Connecticut made 6 of 18 attempts (33.3%). When the final whistle blew, the Sun went 30 for 67 from the field which had them at 44.8%. The Sun permitted the Wings to convert 23 out of their 61 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 37.7% in the matchup. They shot 6.3% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 1 out of 16 and finished the game at 20 of 24 at the free throw line (83.3%). When discussing rebounding, Connecticut permitted Dallas to snag 29 in total (7 offensive).

Rachel Banham ended up being important for the Sun in this game. She buried 5 of 8 for this contest giving her a field goal percentage of 62.5%, and had 3 rebounds. Banham totaled 16 points in her 17 minutes of playing time and added 2 assists for the matchup.

Connecticut has a mark of 12-1 this year. The Sun are committing 16.8 personal fouls per game and they shoot 77.0% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 19.6 times per game (6th in the league) and they are giving up possession 12.0 times per contest. Connecticut has scored 1,054 pts this season (81.1 per contest) and they grab 34.2 boards per game. As an offensive team, the Sun are connecting on 44.0% from the floor, which ranks 3rd in the league. The Sun on the defensive side of the court are 1st in the WNBA in points allowed per game with 70.8. They allow 18.4 assists and 30.8 boards on a nightly basis, ranking them 2nd and 1st in the league. The Connecticut defense allows 28.6% on three-point shots (76 of 266) and their opponents are knocking down 78.3% of their free throw shots. They are forcing 15.5 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.1% from the field (5th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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