Seattle Storm vs Los Angeles Sparks Prediction, 9/11/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Seattle Storm vs Los Angeles Sparks

Date: Wednesday, September 11, 2024

Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: WNBA League Pass

The Seattle Storm (21-14) are headed to Crypto.com Arena on Wednesday where they'll meet the Los Angeles Sparks (7-28).

The Seattle Storm faced off with the Phoenix Mercury and took home the win by a score of 90-66 in their last contest. Seattle ended the game with a 42.9% FG percentage (36 of 84) and made 12 of their 32 three-point shots. At the free throw line, the Storm buried 6 of their 7 tries for a percentage of 85.7%. With respect to grabbing boards, they earned 46 with 15 of them being of the offensive variety. They also dished out 26 assists in this game as well as forcing the opposition into 13 turnovers and having 8 steals. In relation to the defense, Seattle allowed the other team to go 36.4% from the field on 24 out of 66 shooting. Phoenix doled out 7 assists and had 4 steals in the matchup. Furthermore, Phoenix snagged 34 boards (7 offensive, 27 defensive) and earned 4 blocks. Phoenix went 88.9% from the free throw line by burying 8 of their 9 attempts. They made 10 of their 29 attempts from long range.

Jewell Loyd is one player who came through for the game. She ended up scoring 20 points on 7 of 14 shooting. She was on the hardwood for 22 minutes and also grabbed 4 rebounds. Loyd ended up going 50.0% from the floor and also dished out 1 assist.

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Seattle comes into this contest with a mark of 21-14 so far this season. The Storm are shooting 28.8% from downtown (211 of 733) and 83.3% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 83.0 points per game (5th in the league) while going 43.1% from the field. They turn it over 12.5 times per game and as a unit they commit 16.6 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Seattle is collecting 35.0 rebounds per contest and has totaled 714 dimes on the campaign, which ranks 6th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. When they are on the defensive end, the Storm are forcing 15.2 turnovers per game while drawing 16.9 fouls. They give up 33.3% on 3-pointers and they are 4th in the WNBA in PPG from their opponents (78.4). The Storm defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 42.3% (532 of 593) and they surrender 36.0 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They rank 4th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 684 surrendered on the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Los Angeles Sparks walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 79-67 when they faced the Connecticut Sun. The Sparks were able to collect 24 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive rebounds totaling 28 in the matchup. They turned the ball over 19 times, while earning 5 steals in this contest. The Sun were called for 16 personal fouls for this game which got the Sparks to the free throw line for a total of 20 tries. They were able to bury 16 of those for a percentage of 80.0%. In reference to shots from downtown, Los Angeles buried 7 of their 14 attempts (50.0%). When this game wrapped up, the Sparks ended up going 22 for 54 from the floor which gave them a rate of 40.7%. The Sparks allowed the Sun to make 32 of their 69 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 46.4% for the game. They shot 33.3% from distance by shooting 6 of 18 and ended up going 9 of 16 at the charity stripe (56.3%). When talking about how they rebounded, Los Angeles allowed Connecticut to collect 33 in total (8 offensive).

Rickea Jackson ended up being a factor for the Sparks for the contest. She converted 9 out of 18 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 4 rebounds. Jackson totaled 23 points in her 40 minutes on the hardwood and earned 1 assist for the matchup.

Los Angeles has a win-loss record of 7-28 for the season. Los Angeles has 2,752 pts on the year (78.6 per contest) and they grab 32.0 rebounds per game. The Sparks are committing 18.4 fouls per contest and they connect on 76.1% from the free throw line. On the offensive side of the court, the Sparks are connecting on 42.5% from the floor, which has them ranked 11th in the league. Their rate of earning assists is at 19.9 times per game (8th in the WNBA) and they are turning it over 14.8 times per contest. The Sparks on the defensive side of the court are 10th in the league in points per game surrendered with 86.4. They concede 21.6 dimes and 34.7 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 10th and 6th in the league. The Los Angeles defense gives up 37.1% on 3-point attempts (282 of 761) and their opposition makes 77.7% of their free throw attempts. They are able to force 12.7 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 46.6% from the floor (11th in basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Seattle

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