Los Angeles Sparks vs Indiana Fever Prediction, 9/4/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Los Angeles Sparks vs Indiana Fever

Date: Wednesday, September 4, 2024

Location: Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

TV: CBS Sports

Gainbridge Fieldhouse is the venue where and the Indiana Fever (17-16) will play the Los Angeles Sparks (7-25) on Wednesday.

The Los Angeles Sparks played the Atlanta Dream and went home with a loss by a final score of 80-62 in their last game. Los Angeles wrapped up the game having earned a 37.1% FG percentage (23 of 62) and made 3 out of their 21 shots from distance. From the charity stripe, the Sparks knocked down 13 of their 18 attempts for a percentage of 72.2%. In reference to getting rebounds, they compiled 31 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 14 assists for the game as well as forcing 9 turnovers and having 5 steals. In reference to defense, Los Angeles let their opponent shoot 45.7% from the floor on 32 out of 70 shooting. Atlanta distributed 13 assists and had 4 steals for this contest. In addition, Atlanta snagged 42 rebounds (13 offensive, 29 defensive) and added 3 blocked shots. Atlanta finished the game at 69.2% at the free throw line by making 9 of their 13 shots. They converted 7 of their 17 attempts from downtown.

Li Yueru is one player who was a contributor in this contest. She ended up finishing with 14 points on 4 out of 7 shooting. She saw the court for 23 mins played and grabbed 3 rebounds. Yueru finished the game shooting 57.1% from the field but had no dimes when the game ended.

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Los Angeles comes into this contest with a win-loss mark of 7-25 on the campaign. They are averaging 78.8 points per game (10th in the WNBA) while connecting on 42.5% from the field. The Sparks are hitting 32.0% on shots from distance (232 of 725) and 75.8% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Los Angeles is pulling down 32.5 rebounds per game and has accounted for 640 dimes for the year, which is 9th in the WNBA in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 14.8 times per contest and as a group are committing 18.3 fouls per contest. Defensively, the Sparks are able to force 12.5 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.6 fouls. They rank 9th in the WNBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 691 surrendered on the year. The Sparks defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 46.4% (401 of 595) and they surrender 34.6 boards per game as a basketball team. They are relinquishing 37.2% on shots from downtown and they are 10th in the league in points per game from their opponents (86.2).

When they last played, the Indiana Fever got the victory with a final of 100-93 when they played the Dallas Wings. The Fever earned 29 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 38 for the matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 20 times, while earning 7 steals for the contest. The Wings committed 18 fouls for this game which took the Fever to the free throw line for 17 attempts. They were able to bury 15 of the free throws for a percentage of 88.2%. In reference to three-point shots, Indiana made 11 of 22 attempts (50.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Fever ended up shooting 37 for 70 from the floor which had them shooting 52.9%. The Fever permitted the Wings to make 29 out of their 74 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 39.2% in this matchup. They wrapped up this game 41.9% from distance by connecting on 13 of 31 and ended up going 22 out of 27 at the free throw line (81.5%). In relation to how they attacked the glass, Indiana allowed Dallas to get 34 in total (8 on the offensive glass).

Kelsey Mitchell ended up having an impact for the Fever for this game. She buried 12 of 22 for this contest for a field goal rate of 54.5%, and added 6 rebounds. Mitchell scored 36 points in her 37 mins of playing time and earned 3 assists for this game.

Indiana has a win-loss mark of 17-16 for the campaign. Indiana has earned 2,764 points on the season (83.8 per contest) and they grab 35.2 boards per game. The Fever commit 18.3 fouls per game while shooting 77.7% from the charity stripe. As an offense, the Fever are shooting 45.2% from the field, which ranks them 2nd in the WNBA. They are getting an assist 20.5 times per contest (4th in basketball) and they cough up possession 14.1 times per contest. The Fever on the defensive end are ranked 11th in the WNBA in points allowed per contest with 86.5. The Indiana defense surrenders 35.7% on 3-point attempts (295 of 826) and their opposition makes 80.1% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 21.3 dimes and 33.7 rebounds per contest, which ranks 9th and 4th in the league. They are forcing 11.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 44.0% from the floor (9th in basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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