Atlanta Dream at Los Angeles Sparks 7/21/22 WNBA Picks and Prediction
The Atlanta Dream and Los Angeles Sparks meet Thursday in WNBA action at the crypto.com Arena. The Atlanta Dream look for a win after splitting their last 8 games. The Los Angeles Sparks look for a win after splitting their last 8 games.
The Atlanta Dream are averaging 77.5 points on 41.9 percent shooting and allowing 80.2 points on 41.8 percent shooting. Rhyne Howard is averaging 14.7 points and 4.4 rebounds, while Tiffany Hayes is averaging 14.5 points and 2.3 assists. Cheyenne Parker is the third double-digit scorer and AD Durr is dishing 1.8 assists. The Atlanta Dream are shooting 34.5 percent from beyond the arc and 77.3 percent from the free throw line. The Atlanta Dream are allowing 33.8 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 35.6 rebounds per game.
The Los Angeles Sparks are averaging 80.8 points on 45.2 percent shooting and allowing 86 points on 45.9 percent shooting. Nneka Ogwumike is averaging 18.3 points and 1.9 assists, while Liz Cambage is averaging 13.3 points and 6.5 rebounds. Katie Lou Samuelson is the third double-digit scorer and Brittney Sykes is dishing 3.9 assists. The Los Angeles Sparks are shooting 34.4 percent from beyond the arc and 77.2 percent from the free throw line. The Los Angeles Sparks are allowing 37.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 31.7 rebounds per game.
The Dream are 13-3 ATS in their last 16 vs. Western Conference and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 Thursday games. The Sparks are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games playing on 1 days rest and 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games overall. The over is 6-2 in Dream last 8 road games. The under is 64-31 in Sparks last 95 home games. The Dream are 14-3 ATS in the last 17 meetings in Los Angeles and 21-7 ATS in the last 28 meetings.
The Los Angeles Sparks are probably the better, more talented team, so I understand why they're favored here. However, the Atlanta Dream are as healthy as they've been all season, and they're coming off 2 impressive wins over the Mercury and Aces. I'm not sure how you can see the Dream play their last 2 games and turn them down here in the underdog role. Not to mention, the Sparks have failed to cover each of their last 4 games. Give me the points.
AUTHOR: Randy Chambers
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