Los Angeles Sparks vs Seattle Storm Prediction, 6/11/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Los Angeles Sparks vs Seattle Storm

Date: Tuesday, June 11, 2024

Location: Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, WA

TV: WNBA League Pass

The Los Angeles Sparks (4-7) are headed to Climate Pledge Arena on Tuesday where they'll take on the Seattle Storm (7-4).

The Los Angeles Sparks played the New York Liberty and ended up losing by a score of 87-79 in their last game. Los Angeles ended the contest with a 43.1% field goal percentage (31 out of 72) and made 5 out of their 22 three-point shots. When they shot from the free throw line, the Sparks knocked down 12 of 18 shots for a percentage of 66.7%. In the matter of pulling down boards, they earned 25 with 4 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 17 assists for this game in addition to forcing the other team into 17 turnovers and getting 10 steals. Concerning defending, Los Angeles let their opponent shoot 45.7% from the field on 32 of 70 shooting. New York recorded 10 assists and had 5 steals for the game. Additionally, New York grabbed 42 rebounds (10 offensive, 32 defensive) and earned 6 rejections. New York finished the contest at 72.7% from the charity stripe by knocking down 8 of their 11 shots. They also buried 15 of 34 attempts from long range.

Dearica Hamby is someone who was a major factor in the matchup. She finished with 18 points on 6 of 10 shooting. She was on the hardwood for 36 mins played and collected 10 rebounds. Hamby walked away from this one shooting 60.0% from the floor and earned 5 dimes.

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Los Angeles heads into this contest with a win-loss record of 4-7 on the year. They are averaging 77.9 points per outing (10th in the WNBA) while going 42.2% from the field. The Sparks are shooting 32.7% on shots from distance (82 of 251) and 75.2% from the charity stripe. As a team, Los Angeles is snagging 34.5 boards per game and has 211 assists so far this year, which has them ranked 6th in the WNBA in terms of passing the ball. They are giving up possession 16.2 times per game and as a unit are committing 19.4 fouls on a nightly basis. When they are on the defensive end, the Sparks are forcing their opponents into 12.3 turnovers per game while drawing 18.5 fouls. They relinquish 35.8% from beyond the arc and they are 8th in the WNBA in opponents points per game (83.0). The Sparks are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 43.2% (135 of 204) and they relinquish 33.0 boards per contest as a basketball team. They are ranked 8th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 228 relinquished this year.

When they last played, the Seattle Storm took home the win by a final score of 83-74 when they played the Chicago Sky. The Storm were able to corral 30 defensive boards and 16 offensive rebounds totaling 46 in the matchup. They turned the ball over 13 times, while getting 5 steals in the game. The Sky were called for 12 fouls for the matchup which got the Storm to the free throw line for 12 tries. They were able to knock down 10 of the free throws for a percentage of 83.3%. Regarding 3-point shots, Seattle knocked down 7 out of their 26 attempts (26.9%). When all was said and done, the Storm ended up going 33 out of 79 from the floor which had them at 41.8%. The Storm allowed the Sky to bury 27 of their 66 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 40.9% in this matchup. They wrapped up this game 25.0% from three-point range by hitting 5 out of 20 and ended up shooting 15 out of 22 from the charity stripe (68.2%). In regard to how they rebounded, Seattle allowed Chicago to collect 26 in all (6 on the offensive side).

Jewell Loyd was important for the Storm in the game. She converted 9 out of 27 for this game giving her a rate of 33.3%, and tallied 7 rebounds. Loyd tallied 25 points in her 37 mins on the hardwood and had 3 dimes in the game.

Seattle has a win-loss record of 7-4 so far this year. In terms of offensive execution, the Storm are shooting 42.1% from the floor, which ranks 6th in the WNBA. Seattle has accumulated 898 points for the campaign (81.6 per contest) and they collect 38.1 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 18.5 times per contest (11th in basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 14.8 times per contest. The Storm commit 18.5 personal fouls per contest and they go 81.0% from the free throw line. The Storm on defense are ranked 4th in the league in points per game surrendered with 77.5. They have given up 19.1 assists and 35.5 boards per game, which has them ranked 3rd and 6th in the league. The Seattle defense gives up 32.4% on 3-pointers (82 of 253) and their opponents are making 82.2% of their free throw attempts. They are forcing 16.1 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 40.2% from the field (2nd in the WNBA).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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