On Tuesday, the Los Angeles Sparks are on the road at the Connecticut Sun. This seems to be a mismatch, as the team are heading in opposite directions. The Los Angeles Sparks have the worst record in all of the WNBA. The SParks are 6-21 and have dropped four straight games. In their last 10 games, the Sparks are 2-8.
The Connecticut Sun come into the game with a 19-7 record on the season. Only the New York Liberty have a better record coming into the game. The Sun though are coming off a loss in their last game.
The Connecticut Sun are big favorites in this game. The Sun are -12.5 over the Sparks. The total is 153.5.
Sparks Looking to Eliminate Losing Streak
The Los Angeles Sparks just cannot find the right “spark” for the fourth straight season. The Sparks went 15-7 in 2020, but since then have gone 48-87, and continue to look to miss the postseason. Los Angeles has four straight losses, and have allowed 87 or more in each of those four games.
The offense cannot keep up with that poor defense. Los Angeles is scoring just 78.5 per game. The Sparks top scorer this season has been Dearica Hamby. The top scorer is scoring 18.3 points per game, and making nearly 51% of her shots. Aari McDonald seems to be running the offense, with 9.3 points and 4 assists per game. She is questionable for this game.
Next for Los Angeles is a road game at the Mystics on Thursday, and a trip to Dallas on Saturday. The next home game for the Sparks is September 1st against the Atlanta Dream.
Sun Seeking Big Bounce Back
The Connecticut Sun come into the game with a 10-3 record at home. The Sun though have dropped three out of their last five games. One of those losses was at home to the Liberty. In each of the three losses, they scored 82 points or less. In each of their last two wins, they have scored 96 points or more.
DeWanna Bonner is the top scorer for Connecticut. She is scoring 16.9 points per game. Alyssa Thomas runs the show offensively. She is averaging 11.5 points per game, and 7.8 assists. Brionna Jones is next on the team with 13.2 points per game, while playing just over 26 minutes per game.
The Sun will host the Sky on Thursday, and then play three straight games on the road. The Sun are at the Liberty, Fever and Mystics.
Sun Melt Sparks
The Connecticut Sun are going to win this game, and win it easily. Los Angeles just does not seem super competitive right now. The Sparks are 2-11 on the road. This is a long road game. The Sparks are not even scoring 79 points per game, and will go against the best defense in the league. The Sun win this game and win it easily. Take Connecticut -12.5 over Los Angeles. We will take the Sun winning 88-70 over the Sparks on Tuesday!
