New York Liberty at Los Angeles Sparks 7/3/22 WNBA Picks and Prediction
The New York Liberty and Los Angeles Sparks meet Sunday in WNBA action at the crypto.com Arena. The New York Liberty look for a win after splitting their last 6 games. The Los Angeles Sparks look for a win after splitting their last 6 games.
The New York Liberty are averaging 77.5 points on 42.6 percent shooting and allowing 81.2 points on 40.9 percent shooting. Sabrina Ionescu is averaging 16.6 points and 6.2 assists, while Natasha Howard is averaging 15.1 points and 6.8 rebounds. Betnijah Laney is the third double-digit scorer and Marine Johannes is grabbing 2 rebounds. The New York Liberty are shooting 33.1 percent from beyond the arc and 79.1 percent from the free throw line. The New York Liberty are allowing 35.2 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 34.5 rebounds per game.
The Los Angeles Sparks are averaging 82.1 points on 45.6 percent shooting and allowing 86.1 points on 44.9 percent shooting. Nneka Ogwumike is averaging 18.4 points and 1.9 assists, while Liz Cambage is averaging 13.1 points and 6.7 rebounds. Katie Lou Samuelson is the third double-digit scorer and Brittney Sykes is dishing 3.9 assists. The Los Angeles Sparks are shooting 32.9 percent from beyond the arc and 76.9 percent from the free throw line. The Los Angeles Sparks are allowing 37.2 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32.3 rebounds per game.
The Liberty are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 road games and 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games overall. The Sparks are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 vs. Eastern Conference and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The over is 5-2 in Liberty last 7 Sunday games. The under is 61-28 in Sparks last 89 home games. The Liberty are 16-6 ATS in the last 22 meetings in Los Angeles.
You can make a strong case for the New York Liberty and the free points here as they're plying decent ball as of late and their defense travels. However, this is a big game in terms of the standings and a potential playoff spot, and you usually lean toward the home team in these spots. The Los Angeles Sparks are also the more talented team from top to bottom, and they have the offensive horses needed to give the Liberty issues. I'll lay the reasonable chalk with the Sparks.
AUTHOR: Randy Chambers
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