WNBA Los Angeles Sparks vs Seattle Storm Preview and Prediction

Date/Time: 07-10-2017 15:00 EDT

Spread: Seattle Storm -3

Total: +159

In this high caliber all-Western showdown, the best and third-best teams of the conference face off, when last season’s finalists and struggling Los Angeles Sparks, who have won only once in their last six games, are visiting the best team of the league, the Seattle Storm, who have lost only once in their last eight games.

Sparks are 12-8 (10-10 ATS) so far in the league and are sitting in the 3^rd place of the Western Conference. They are 1-5 in their last 6 games and in their latest matchup they got defeated by the Mystics at home, 74-83 score. Storm are 15-5 (11-8-1 ATS) so far in the league and are sitting on top of the Western Conference and of the whole WNBA. They are 7-1 in their last 8 games and in their latest matchup they were victorious against the Mystics at home, 97-91.

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Los Angeles are led in scoring by Nneka Ogwumike with 16.5 ppg. She also leads the team in rebounding with 7.6 per game, while Candace Parker follows with 16.2 ppg, 6.6 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game. Chelsea Gray adds 15.1 ppg and a team-best 5.3 assists per game. Seattle are led in scoring by Breanna Stewart with 22.4 ppg. She also leads the team in rebounding with 7.8 per game, while Jewell Loyd follows with 16.1 ppg, 4.6 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game. Natasha Howard adds 13.2 ppg and 6.8 rebounds per game.

This will be the third meeting between those two squads so far this season, with Storm having won both previous matchups. Storm have a 9-3 home record so far this season, while Sparks are 4-5 on the road. Seattle are better offensively, scoring a league-best 87.5 ppg to Los Angeles’ 78.7, while Los Angeles are better defensively, allowing a league-best 76.8 ppg to Seattle’s 80. Seattle a better accuracy both from the field, shooting with 47.2% to Los Angeles’46.6% and from behind the arc, shooting with 35.9% to Los Angeles’ 34.9%. They also dish more dimes (21.2 to 18.4) and grab more boards per game (35 to 29.9), while Los Angeles are only better in turnovers committed (13 to 13.4). Seattle are the absolute favorite and expect them to win easily by more than 3 points at home today.

Los Angeles Sparks vs Seattle Storm Prediction: Seattle Storm -3 (-108)