WNBA Indiana Fever vs Los Angeles Sparks Preview and Prediction

Date/Time: 07-20-2017 22:30 EDT

Spread: Los Angeles Sparks -17

Total: +156

The defending champions and third in the West and the whole league Los Angeles Sparks, who want to continue on the winning ways, are hosting the team with the worse record currently in the league, the Indiana Fever, who are still looking for their third victory in the season that will end their current losing streak.

Fever are 2-21 (8-15 ATS) so far in the league and currently have the worse record both in the East and in the whole WNBA. They are 1-11 in their last 12 games and in their latest matchup they got defeated by the Lynx on the road, 65-89. Sparks are 14-9 (12-11 ATS) so far in the league and are tied with the Wings in the 3^rd place of the Western Conference. They are 2-1 in their last 3 games and in their latest matchup they were victorious against the Aces on the road, 99-78.

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Indiana are led in scoring by Candice Dupree with 13.4 ppg. She also adds 6.4 rebounds per game, while Kelsey Mitchell follows with 13.1 ppg. Cappie Pondexter adds 11.3 ppg. Los Angeles are led in scoring by Candace Parker with 17.6 ppg. She also adds 7 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game, while Nneka Ogwumike follows with 16.1 ppg, adding a team-best 7.4 rebounds per game. Chelsea Gray adds 14.8 ppg and a team-best 5.2 assists per game.  

This will be the third meeting between those two squads so far this season with Los Angeles having won both previous matchups and the only home game by 19 points. Sparks have an 8-4 home record so far, while the Fever are 1-10 on the road. Sparks are better both offensively, scoring 79.4 ppg to Fever’s league-low of 75.2 and they also have the second-best defense in the league, allowing 77.4 ppg to Fever’s second-worse of 85.3. They also have better percentages both in field goals, shooting with 46.3% to Fever’s 40.9% and in 3-pointers, shooting with 35.4% to Fever’s 31.6%. Fever grab more boards per game (32.1 to 30.1), while Sparks dish more assists (18.6 to 15.2) and both teams are almost equal in turnovers committed (12.8 to 13). Los Angeles have won twice against Indiana by large margins and expect them to do so again tonight and win by more than 17 points for an easy win.  

Indiana Fever vs Los Angeles Sparks Prediction: Los Angeles Sparks -17 (-107)