Los Angeles Sparks vs New York Liberty Prediction 8/1/23 WNBA Picks
Los Angeles Sparks vs New York Liberty
2023-08-01 22:00:00 EDT
The Line: New York Liberty -9 / Los Angeles Sparks +9
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The New York Liberty and Los Angeles Sparks meet Tuesday in WNBA action at the crypto.com Arena. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
New York Liberty Betting Preview
The New York Liberty are 19-6 on the year and currently own the second seed. The Liberty are 9-2 SU on the road. The New York Liberty are averaging 88.6 points on 45.4 percent shooting and allowing 82.5 points on 42.6 percent shooting. Breanna Stewart is averaging 23.2 points and 3.6 assists, while Sabrina Ionescu is averaging 16.6 points and 6.3 rebounds. Jonquel Jones is the third double-digit scorer, and Betnijah Laney is dishing 2.2 assists. The New York Liberty are shooting 38 percent from beyond the arc and 83.3 percent from the free throw line. The New York Liberty are allowing 35.4 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 37.9 rebounds per game.
Los Angeles Sparks Betting Preview
The Los Angeles Sparks need a win after losing 9 of their last 11 games. The Sparks are a game behind the Sky for the last playoff spot. The Los Angeles Sparks are averaging 78.5 points on 42.4 percent shooting and allowing 81.9 points on 46.3 percent shooting. Nneka Ogwumike is averaging 19.9 points and 2.7 assists, while Jordin Canada is averaging 13.6 points and 3.2 rebounds. Lexie Brown is the third double-digit scorer and Dearica Hamby is dishing 1.8 assists. The Los Angeles Sparks are shooting 31.3 percent from beyond the arc and 80.5 percent from the free throw line. The Los Angeles Sparks are allowing 32.7 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 31.6 rebounds per game.
Trends
The Liberty are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 road games and 2-8 ATS in their last 10 games overall. The Sparks are 0-7 ATS in their last 7 Tuesday games and 2-8-1 ATS in their last 11 games overall. The over is 6-2 in Liberty last 8 overall. The under is 4-1 in Sparks last 5 overall. The Liberty are 3-7 ATS in the last 10 meetings in Los Angeles and 1-4 ATS in the last 5 meetings.
Randy’s Pick
You’re never sure which Los Angeles Sparks side is going to show up, as they’ve been competitive at times, and then they get smoked in other efforts. More times than not, the Sparks are getting waxed defensively and aren’t covering numbers despite being big underdogs nightly. That’s why I have to lean toward the Liberty in another comfortable victory, similar to what happened on Sunday. Give me the Liberty and the chalk.