Los Angeles Sparks - Dallas Wings predictions and free betting tips [08/06/2024]

Los Angeles Sparks and Dallas Wings will play tomorrow morning as part of the regular WNBA season.

Los Angeles Sparks

The Los Angeles Sparks, with a record of 2-7, occupy the last place in the Western Conference and are on a three-game losing streak, striving to improve their performance, especially in home games where they have 1 win and 4 losses. The team is only scoring an average of 75.6 points with a 40.8% shooting accuracy and allowing 83.2 points per game. Dearica Hamby is the team's top player, averaging 20.4 points and 3.4 assists per game. In their last game, the Sparks lost to the Minnesota Lynx, scoring just 62 points to 86. The Sparks rank 11th in scoring and 9th in defense in the league, which indicates serious problems in both their offense and defense.

The Los Angeles Sparks are facing challenges this season, particularly in offense, where they are one of the lowest-scoring teams in the league with 75.6 points per game. The problems in executing attacks are evident, especially in recent games where the team failed to surpass 70 points in two consecutive matches. Despite having talented players like Dearica Hamby, who averages 20 points per game, the team struggles to establish stable interactions on the court. The absence of the leader in attack, Chiney Ogwumike, who moved to Phoenix this offseason and continues to score 20+ points per game, also significantly affects their performance.

Dallas Wings

The Dallas Wings are looking to break a three-game losing streak and are one spot above the Sparks with a record of 3-5. The team averages 82.4 points per game with a 44% shooting accuracy while allowing 84.5 points. Arike Ogunbowale plays a leading role on the team, averaging 27.1 points and 5.1 assists, and Natasha Howard adds 15 points and 13 rebounds, despite her absence in recent games. Dallas is weak in long-distance shots, showing only 30.8% accuracy, but they compensate for this with active rebounding, ranking second in the league in offensive rebounds.

The team's poor three-point shooting (30.8%) this season needs improvement, but the last game showed exceptionally low figures (17%), which is uncharacteristic for the Wings.

Head-to-Head

In the last game against the Los Angeles Sparks, the Wings secured a victory with a narrow one-point margin—84:83, despite a poor performance from Ogunbowale, who showed 0 out of 8 from three-point range. The Wings have now won two consecutive head-to-head matchups after three losses in 2023.

Prediction for the Los Angeles Sparks vs Dallas Wings Match

Based on the current state of both teams, the Dallas Wings look more favorable in the upcoming encounter against the Los Angeles Sparks. The Wings demonstrate higher scoring efficiency and better rebounding, which should help them prevail over the Sparks, who have significant problems in both offense and defense. Considering the recent victory by the Wings, it is expected that Dallas will win with a spread of -3.5 points.