Wintrust Arena will host another WNBA showdown between the Los Angeles Sparks and the Chicago Sky on Friday night. The Los Angeles Sparks are placed at the bottom of the Western Conference table with a shameful 7-26 current record. The Chicago Sky is ranked fourth in the Eastern Conference with 11-22. While the Sparks sure hope to turn things around, Chicago Sky will win in this game as per the latest WNBA betting trends.
The preview information
Date: September 6, Friday | Time: 9:30 p.m. Eastern Time
Location: Wintrust Arena, Chicago
TV: ION
Stream: WNBA League Pass
Los Angeles Sparks vs Chicago Sky Odds, Spread, Moneyline
Moneyline: Los Angeles Sparks (+185) vs Chicago Sky (-225)
Spread: Los Angeles Sparks (+5 – 110) vs Chicago Sky (-5-110)
Total (O/U): Los Angeles Sparks (u163.5) vs Chicago Sky (o163.5)
Los Angeles Sparks
The Los Angeles Sparks were paired with the Indiana Fever last time out and lost the game 93-86. In that game, LA’s Odyssey Sims managed to score a total of 20 points, along with six boards and a pair of helpers. In this season, the Sparks are chalking up an average of 79.00 points in each game, while allowing opponents to get away with 86.42 points. Dearica Hamby is leading the offense for the Sparks with a 17.5 point average.
Top 3 Players
Dearica Hamby: PTS 17.5 REB 9.7 AST 3.5 STL 1.5
Rickea Jackson: PTS 12.4 REB 3.8 AST 1.4 STL 0.6
Odyssey Sims: PTS 14.4 REB 2.4 AST 5.5 STL 1.2
Chicago Sky
The Chicago Sky took on the Las Vegas Aces in the previous matchup and lost the game with a final score of 90-71. Against the Aces, Chicago’s Michaela Onyenewere put up 15 points in total, with a pair of boards and two helpers. This basketball season, Chicago is managing to grab an average of 78.06 points in each game, while allowing their opponents to get away with 82.06 points. Chennedy Carter is leading the offense for Chicago, with a 17.2 point average.
Top 3 Players
Chennedy Carter: PTS 17.2 REB 3.3 AST 2.8 STL 1.1
Marina Mabrey: PTS 14.0 REB 4.5 AST 4.1 STL 1.2
Angel Reese: PTS 13.3 REB 13.2 AST 1.8 STL 1.3
Los Angeles Sparks vs Chicago Sky Injury Report
Los Angeles Sparks
Layshia Clarendon G Is out indefinitely, Personal
Lexie Brown G Is out indefinitely, Illness
Cameron Brink F Is out for season, ACL
Chicago Sky
Elizabeth Williams F Is out for season, Knee
Chennedy Carter G Is upgraded to probable Friday vs LA Sparks, Quarantine
Los Angeles Sparks vs Chicago Sky Betting Trends
Los Angeles Sparks
Los Angeles is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Los Angeles is 1-9 SU in its last 10 games
Los Angeles is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Los Angeles is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Los Angeles’s last 6 games on the road
Chicago Sky
Chicago is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chicago’s last 5 games
Chicago is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Chicago is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chicago’s last 7 games at home
Los Angeles Sparks vs Chicago Sky Summary and Prediction
This is not going to be such a high-scoring game with both teams struggling as of late. Chicago might have a slightly better though, due to their home advantage in this game. The Chicago Sky are predicted to win this game with a final score of 81-75.
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