Atlanta Dream at Los Angels Sparks
August 27, 2021 10:30 pm EDT
The Line: Los Angeles Sparks -4 / Total: 157
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The Los Angeles Sparks and Atlanta Dream face off on Thursday night in a WNBA basketball showdown at the Staples Center.
These two teams faced off on Tuesday and it was the Los Angeles Sparks that were able to come away with the 85-80 victory in overtime. Brittney Sykes was the best player for the Los Angeles Sparks finishing with 17 points, five assists, and four rebounds. The Dream were led by Odyssey Sims finishing with 26 points, six assists, and three rebounds.
The Atlanta Dream come into this game with a 6-15 record overall which puts them in 5th place in the Eastern Conference. The Dream are really struggling having lost six games in a row. The Atlanta Dream on the season are averaging 82.5 points per game while their defense is giving up 88.3 points per game. Tiffany Hayes has been the best player for the Dream averaging 17.6 points while shooting 45.1 percent from the field and 44.9 percent from behind the three-point line.
On the other side of this matchup is the Los Angeles Sparks who sit with an 8-13 record overall which puts them in sixth place in the Western Conference. On the season the Los Angeles Sparks are averaging 73.8 points per game while their defense is giving up 79.4 points per game. All season the issue for this team has been with the defense. Erica Wheeler has been the best player for the Sparks that has played most of the season averaging 14 points while shooting 41.8 percent from the field. If the defense was a little better for the Sparks, that would go a long way in Los Angeles coming away with a victory.
I expect both teams are going to try and play more defense in this game and that will lead to this game being low-scoring. Look for a close battle that stays under the total.
