Los Angeles Sparks vs Dallas Wings Prediction, 7/13/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Los Angeles Sparks vs Dallas Wings

Date: Saturday, July 13, 2024

Location: College Park Center in Arlington, TX

TV: CBS

The Los Angeles Sparks (5-17) are headed to College Park Center on Saturday where they'll take on the Dallas Wings (5-18).

The Los Angeles Sparks faced off with the Minnesota Lynx and earned the victory with a final of 23-5 in their last game. Los Angeles finished the game with a 6474.8% FG percentage (36 of 1) and knocked down 19 of 1 3-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Sparks knocked down 32 of their 65 shots for a percentage of 49.2%. When talking about grabbing boards, they collected a total of 11 with 20 of them being offensive. They also dished out 4 assists in the game as well as forcing 56 turnovers and earning 25 steals. With respect to defense, Los Angeles allowed the other team to shoot 9611.5% from the field on 47 out of 0 shooting. Minnesota recorded 3 dimes and had 200 steals for this contest. Furthermore, Minnesota totaled 22 boards (3 offensive, 19 defensive) and added 23 rejections. Minnesota finished the game shooting 1176.5% when shooting free throws by converting 200 of 17 shots. They knocked down 10 of 1 tries from 3-point range.

Dearica Hamby is a player who played a role in this contest. She notched 18 points on 7 out of 9 shooting. She saw the court for 37 minutes played and totaled 8 boards. Hamby ended up going 77.8% from the floor and totaled 2 dimes.

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Los Angeles steps onto the court with a mark of 5-17 this season. The Sparks are shooting 32.5% from downtown (164 of 505) and 76.1% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 78.4 points per contest (11th in the WNBA) while going 42.3% from the field. They are turning it over 14.9 times per contest and as a group they are committing 19.0 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Los Angeles is snagging 32.7 rebounds per game and has accounted for 441 assists for the year, which ranks 7th in the WNBA in terms of passing. On the defensive end, the Sparks are forcing 12.2 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 19.2 fouls. The Sparks defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 46.0% (269 of 423) and they concede 33.9 boards per contest as a group. They are currently ranked 10th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 475 conceded on the season. They give up 37.4% on shots from downtown while they are 10th in the league in opponents points per game (85.4).

In their last game, the Dallas Wings walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 100-84 when they played the Phoenix Mercury. The Wings collected 19 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 26 for this game. They gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while getting 5 steals for the game. The Mercury had 19 personal fouls for this contest which got the Wings to the free throw line for a total of 18 tries. They were able to convert 13 of the free throw tries for a clip of 72.2%. In regard to three-point attempts, Dallas made 7 out of their 19 tries (36.8%). At the conclusion of this game, the Wings shot 32 out of 64 from the floor which gave them a rate of 50.0%. The Wings allowed the Mercury to bury 36 of 61 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 59.0% for this contest. They shot 42.9% from beyond the arc by going 9 of 21 and ended up going 19 out of 22 from the free throw line (86.4%). In reference to how they rebounded, Dallas permitted Phoenix to get 22 in total (4 on the offensive glass).

Natasha Howard ended up being a factor for the Wings for the game. She buried 7 out of 10 in this game for a field goal percentage of 70.0%, and accumulated 5 rebounds. Howard tallied 19 points in her 32 mins on the hardwood and had 2 dimes in this matchup.

Dallas has a win-loss mark of 5-18 this season. The Wings are responsible for committing 18.0 fouls per game and they go 78.8% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 19.7 times per contest (9th in basketball) and they turn the ball over 15.6 times per contest. Dallas has earned 1,866 points this year (81.1 per game) and they pull down 34.8 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Wings are shooting 44.2% from the field, which ranks them 5th in basketball. The Wings on the defensive end are ranked 12th in the league in points allowed per contest with 89.7. The Dallas defense surrenders 35.3% on 3-pointers (177 of 502) and opponents are making 81.4% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 22.7 assists and 32.5 boards on a nightly basis, ranking them 12th and 2nd in the league. They are able to force 13.0 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 46.7% from the field (12th in the WNBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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