New York Liberty vs Los Angeles Sparks Prediction, 8/28/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: New York Liberty vs Los Angeles Sparks

Date: Wednesday, August 28, 2024

Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: NBATV

The Los Angeles Sparks (6-24) play the New York Liberty (26-5) at Crypto.com Arena on Wednesday.

The New York Liberty faced the Phoenix Mercury and earned the victory with a final of 84-70 in their last game. New York finished the game with a 41.4% field goal percentage (29 of 70) and knocked down 12 of their 29 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the charity stripe, the Liberty buried 14 of their 16 tries for a rate of 87.5%. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 32 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 21 assists in this matchup while forcing 20 turnovers and getting 12 steals. In regard to defense, New York allowed their opponent to shoot 46.3% from the field on 31 out of 67 shooting. Phoenix distributed 7 dimes and had 7 steals in this game. Furthermore, Phoenix grabbed 31 rebounds (7 offensive, 24 defensive) and earned 4 rejections. Phoenix finished the game shooting 75.0% at the free throw line by making 3 of 4 tries. They also knocked down 5 of 22 attempts from beyond the arc.

Breanna Stewart is one player who played a role for the matchup. She left the arena with 21 points on 8 out of 17 shooting. She played for 34 mins played and also grabbed 6 boards. Stewart finished 47.1% from the field and distributed 6 assists.

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New York steps onto the court with a win-loss record of 26-5 so far this year. The Liberty are shooting 34.1% on shots beyond the perimeter (314 of 920) and 82.4% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 85.5 points per contest (2nd in the league) while going 44.7% from the field. They turn the ball over 12.5 times per game and as a squad they are committing 15.1 fouls per contest. As a team, New York is collecting 36.5 rebounds per game and has accumulated 702 dimes for the year, which ranks 1st in the WNBA in terms of passing the rock. On the defensive end, the Liberty are able to force 12.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.8 personal fouls. They relinquish 31.9% on 3-point attempts while they are 2nd in the WNBA in opponents points per game (75.6). The Liberty defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 41.9% (396 of 522) and they relinquish 33.5 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They are ranked 5th in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 595 surrendered so far this year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Los Angeles Sparks took a defeat with a final score of 113-110 when they played the Dallas Wings. The Sparks were able to pull down 18 defensive boards and 3 offensive boards totaling 21 for the matchup. They also coughed it up 13 times, while earning 5 steals in the matchup. The Wings had 19 fouls for the contest which got the Sparks to the charity stripe for 26 tries. They were able to convert 20 of those for a clip of 76.9%. When talking about 3-pointers, Los Angeles made 12 out of 24 attempts (50.0%). When the game finished, the Sparks went 39 for 65 from the floor which gave them a rate of 60.0%. The Sparks permitted the Wings to make 40 of their 76 tries from the floor which had them at 52.6% in this contest. They finished shooting 36.4% from three-point range by shooting 8 of 22 and finished the game at 25 of 29 at the free throw line (86.2%). When discussing how they attacked the glass, Los Angeles allowed Dallas to grab 34 overall (13 on the offensive side).

Odyssey Sims ended up having an impact for the Sparks in this matchup. She made 8 out of 11 in this game for a field goal rate of 72.7%, and had 3 rebounds. Sims had 26 points in her 31 mins on the court and accumulated 10 assists in the game.

Los Angeles has a win-loss record of 6-24 on the campaign. Los Angeles has totaled 2,365 points on the season (78.8 per contest) and they pull in 32.7 boards per game. The Sparks are committing 18.5 personal fouls per game and they hit 76.1% from the charity stripe. On the offensive side of the court, the Sparks are hitting on 42.4% from the floor, which ranks 10th in basketball. They are assisting teammates 20.1 times per game (7th in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 15.2 times per contest. The Sparks are ranked 10th in the league in points given up per game with 86.4. They relinquish 21.5 dimes and 34.4 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 11th and 5th in the WNBA. The Los Angeles defense gives up 37.1% on 3-point attempts (245 of 660) and their opponents are converting on 78.0% of their free throw shots. They are able to force 12.4 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 46.3% from the field (11th in the WNBA).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York

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