Seattle Storm vs Los Angeles Sparks Prediction, 7/16/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Seattle Storm vs Los Angeles Sparks

Date: Tuesday, July 16, 2024

Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: WNBA League Pass

The Los Angeles Sparks (6-17) play the Seattle Storm (16-8) at Crypto.com Arena on Tuesday.

The Seattle Storm played the Atlanta Dream and went home with a win by a final score of 81-70 in their last contest. Seattle finished with a 40.0% field goal percentage (30 out of 75) and made 5 of their 28 three-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Storm buried 16 of their 18 shots for a percentage of 88.9%. Concerning rebounding, they collected a total of 35 with 10 of them being offensive. They also doled out 27 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and getting 13 steals. Regarding defending, Seattle let their opponent shoot 38.4% from the floor on 28 of 73 shooting. Atlanta doled out 13 assists and had 9 steals in this contest. On top of that, Atlanta snagged 39 boards (13 offensive, 26 defensive) and added 5 blocks. Atlanta finished 73.3% from the charity stripe by making 11 of their 15 tries. They also knocked down 3 out of their 17 tries from beyond the perimeter.

Ezi Magbegor is one player who was a contributor for this game. She finished with 18 points on 8 out of 11 shooting. She was on the court for 32 mins played and grabbed 5 boards. Magbegor finished 72.7% from the field and also earned 1 assist.

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Seattle steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss mark of 16-8 so far this season. They turn it over 13.1 times per game and as a team they are committing 17.1 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Seattle is snagging 36.0 boards per game and has 505 assists on the year, which has them ranked 4th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Storm are hitting 29.2% from downtown (143 of 490) and 83.5% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 84.1 pts per game (3rd in the league) while connecting on 43.3% from the floor. When they are on defense, the Storm are forcing 15.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 17.3 fouls. They are conceding 31.0% from 3-point land and they rank 4th in the league in points per game allowed (77.4). The Storm defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 41.6% (364 of 414) and they surrender 35.3 boards per game as a squad. They are 3rd in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 465 relinquished so far this year.

The last time they took the court, the Los Angeles Sparks took home the win by a final score of 87-81 when they faced the Dallas Wings. The Sparks recorded 24 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards totaling 29 for the matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while getting 11 steals for the matchup. The Wings were called for 20 fouls for the contest which took the Sparks to the charity stripe for 14 shots. They were able to convert 11 of those for a rate of 78.6%. When it comes to three-point shots, Los Angeles converted 6 out of their 14 tries (42.9%). When the final whistle blew, the Sparks shot 35 out of 70 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.0%. The Sparks permitted the Wings to convert 31 of 71 attempts from the field which had them at 43.7% for this contest. They finished 31.3% from distance by going 5 of 16 and finished the game at 14 of 18 from the charity stripe (77.8%). In regard to team rebounding, Los Angeles allowed Dallas to get 33 in total (10 on the offensive side).

Dearica Hamby ended up being a factor for the Sparks for the matchup. She knocked down 13 out of 24 in this game giving her a field goal percentage of 54.2%, and accounted for 4 rebounds. Hamby accumulated 27 points in her 36 mins on the court and added 5 dimes in the matchup.

Los Angeles has a win-loss mark of 6-17 this season. Los Angeles has accounted for 1,812 points on the season (78.8 per game) and they grab 32.5 boards per game. The Sparks are responsible for committing 18.9 fouls per game and they shoot 76.2% from the charity stripe. When it comes to executing on offense, the Sparks are hitting on 42.6% from the floor, which ranks 10th in the league. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 20.2 times per contest (6th in basketball) and they cough up possession 14.7 times per contest. The Sparks on defense are ranked 9th in the WNBA in points per game surrendered with 85.2. They are forcing 12.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 45.9% from the field (11th in the WNBA). The Los Angeles defense surrenders 37.2% on 3-point shots (193 of 519) and opponents are knocking down 79.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 21.4 assists and 33.9 boards on a nightly basis, which is 10th and 3rd in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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