The Los Angeles Sparks are on the road at the New York Liberty on Thursday. The Los Angeles Sparks come into the game with a 4-11 record on the season. The Sparks are 5th in the Western Conference standings. Los Angeles is coming into the game on a four game losing streak. The Sparks are coming off a loss on Tuesday at Connecticut.
For the New York Liberty, they are 12-3 on the season. The Liberty are in second place in the Eastern Conference. The Liberty are also coming off a loss. New York lost on the road at Phoenix on Tuesday. The Liberty are 8-2 over their last 10 games.
The New York Liberty are -14.5 over the Los Angeles Sparks in this game. The total is set at 164.
Tough news for Los Angeles
The Sparks got terrible news in their latest loss. Their top rookie, Cameron Brink will miss the rest of the season with a torn ACL. Brink played in all 15 games, and played 22 minutes. She scored 7.5 points and ripped down 5.3 rebounds per game. The former Stanford star will look to get back for the 2024-2025 season.
The top scorer for Los Angeles has been Dearica Hamby. She is scoring 18.3 points per game, and also ripping down more than 10 rebounds per game. The Sparks are one of the worst offensive teams in all of the WNBA. They are scoring 77.1 points per game. Los Angeles is 9th, making 42% of their shots.
Next for the Sparks is another game in New York on Saturday. After that, they will head back west and play at Phoenix on Friday the 28th of June. The first game of July is the 2nd against the Mystics.
Liberty Seeking Bounce Back
Despite the loss in their last game, all five Liberty starters scored double digits in the game. Brianna Stewart was the top scorer with 28 points on 10 of 15 shooting. Stewart leads the team with 19.2 points per game. Sabrina Ionescu is second on the squad, scoring just shy of 18 points per game.
The Liberty are second in the league, with nearly 87 points per game. The Liberty are also second in shooting percentage, making more than 45% of their shots. The Liberty also rank second in three point percentage, at 34.5%.
New York will host the Sparks again on Saturday, before playing on the road at the Dream on Sunday. Their final game in June is the 30th of June at home against the Dream.
Sparks Compete on the Road
The New York Liberty will win this game, but they are not going to cover the spread. The Sparks are going to be able to compete in this game, and keep it within 15 points. When we bet on this game, we are going to take the road underdog to cover. Take the Los Angeles Sparks +14.5 over the New York Liberty. Enjoy the game and best of luck with all your WNBA betting for this and all the games!
