The Los Angeles Sparks will meet the New York Liberty at Crypto.com Arena this Thursday night for some WNBA action. The Sparks are at the bottom of the Western Conference with a sad 6-24. On the other hand, Liberty strongly dominates the Eastern Conference with 26-5. The Liberty are expected to win this game as per the best WNBA betting odds.
Los Angeles Sparks vs New York Liberty Preview Information
Date: August 28, Thursday | Time: 10:00 p.m. Eastern Time
Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California.
TV: NBA TV
Stream: NBA League Pass
Moneyline: Los Angeles Sparks (+600) vs New York Liberty (-900)
Spread: Los Angeles Sparks (+12.5 – 110) vs New York Liberty (-12.5 -110)
Total (O/U): Los Angeles Sparks (o163.5) vs New York Liberty (u163.5)
Los Angeles Sparks
The Los Angeles Sparks took on the Dallas Wings in the last game and lost miserably 40-18. In that game, LA had three players who scored 21 points each. The Sparks are scoring an average of 78.83 points in each game, while allowing the opponents to get away with 86.37 points per matchup. Dearica Hamby is the top scorer for the Los Angeles Sparks, with a 17.8 point average this season, and 9.9 helpers per contest.
Top 3 Players:
Dearica Hamby: PTS 17.8 REB 9.9 AST 3.4 STL 1.5
Rickea Jackson: PTS 12.4 REB 3.8 AST 1.3 STL 0.6
Azura Stevens: PTS 11.4 REB 6.5 AST 2.4 STL 1.1
New York Liberty
The New York Liberty were paired with the Phoenix Mercury in their previous matchup and won the game with a final score of 84-70. Against Phoenix, New York’s Breanna Stewart scored a total of 21 points, along with six helpers. In this season, the Liberty are putting up an average of 85.61 points in each game, while allowing opponents to chalk up 76.35 points per contest. Stewart is the lead scorer for the team with a 19.7 point average this season.
Top 3 Players:
Breanna Stewart: PTS 19.7 REB 8.9 AST 3.9 STL 1.9
Sabrina Ionescu: PTS 19.4 REB 4.4 AST 5.9 STL 1.1
Jonquel Jones: PTS 14.9 REB 9.3 AST 3.4 STL 0.8
Los Angeles Sparks vs New York Liberty Injury Report
Los Angeles Sparks
Layshia Clarendon G Is out indefinitely, Personal
Lexie Brown G Is out indefinitely, Illness
Aari McDonald G Is out indefinitely, Foot
Cameron Brink F Is out for season, ACL
New York Liberty
No injuries
Los Angeles Sparks vs New York Liberty Betting Trends
Los Angeles Sparks
Los Angeles is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
Los Angeles is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Los Angeles is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Los Angeles’s last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of Los Angeles’s last 23 games at home
New York Liberty
New York is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games
New York is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New York’s last 5 games
New York is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
New York is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Los Angeles Sparks vs New York Liberty Summary and Prediction
This is definitely an unfair pairing with the Sparks being one of the worst teams in the league, playing against a very aggressive New York. The New York Liberty are going to take an easy win in this game with a predicted score of 88-77.
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