Sparks Hosts the Red Hot Dream in WNBA Action

Sparks and Dream Have Top Two Defenses in WNBA

The Atlanta Dream and the Los Angeles Sparks will meet on Tuesday when they battle at STAPLES Center. This is a matchup of the No. 2 team in the WNBA vs. the No. 3 team.

The game will showcase two of the best defenses in the league. It will also have two of the best players in Candace Parker and Tiffany Hayes.

The second-place Dream (15-9) will be looking to stay ahead of the third-place Sparks. The Sparks (14-10) will be looking to make it two straight since losing to Indiana, the league's worst team.

Atlanta has won seven straight and is 8-2 in its past 10 games. Los Angeles is only 4-6.

The Sparks and Dream have played once this season. On June 12, Parker scored 19 and Nneka Ogwumike posted a double-double (18 points, 11 rebounds) in a 72-64 Los Angeles win.

Oddsmakers have the Sparks as 4-point favorites. The total is at 156.

Sparks Looking to Get Back on Track With Winning Streak

The Sparks were a 93-76 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Sky. They covered the -3.5-point spread as favorites. The total score (169) made winners of OVER bettors.

Ogwumike did not dress in Los Angeles' win over Chicago. It was the second straight game she has missed. Defensive specialist Alana Beard also did not play because of groin injury. It's uncertain if either will be able to play Wednesday.

Odyssey Sims hobbled off the court in the waning moments and her status is in limbo as well.

The Sparks sit second in the league in defense, allowing 77.4 points per game. The Sparks average 79.8, eighth best in the WNBA.

Dream Look to Keep Solid Season Going

The Dream continued their improbable season on Sunday with an impressive 87-74 road win over Western Conference leader Seattle. They covered the +2.5-point spread as underdogs. The total score of 161 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.

Elizabeth Williams scored a season-high 17 points to lead the Dream. All-Star Hayes and Angel McCoughtry added 16 points.

The turning point in the Dream's season might have come during the road trip that ended with the loss to the Sparks. The loss dropped Atlanta to 5-4. Since then Atlanta has gone 10-5 and is in the thick of playing for a first-round bye in the playoffs.

The Dream are third in the WNBA in defense at 78.9 points per game. The Dream average only 79.2 points per game, ninth best in the league.

Hayes led Atlanta to a 3-0 record last week. She ranked second in the conference in scoring at 18.0 points per game to go with 4.7 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game.

Recent Form

Name	Record	ATS	Offense	Defense	Diff	ATS Home	ATS Away	OU Record	OU Home	OU Away
Atlanta	15-9	14-9-1	79.21	78.88	0.33	8-4	6-5-1	10-14	2-10	8-4
Los Angeles	15-10	12-11-2	79.80	77.40	2.4	6-6-1	6-5-1	11-14	3-10	8-4

Power Stats

Assists Turnovers
Name	Assists	Turnovers	Ratio
ATL	17.62	13.21	1.33
LOS	19.04	11.48	1.66

Rebounding
Name	Offense	Defense	Total
ATL	9.96	26.71	36.67
LOS	6.76	23.96	30.72

ShootingPercentage
Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
ATL	41.05	41.76	-0.71
LOS	46.48	44.78	1.7

Head To Head Summary

Team	record	ATS	O/U	AVG	AVG ½	FG%	REB	3PT	steals
Atlanta	5-5	6-2-2	3-7	76.60	35.70	40.26	37.30	39/143	7.80
Los Angeles	5-5	2-6-2	3-7	76.20	37.00	44.62	32.00	42/134	7.80

Head To Head Detail

Date	Away	away score	Home	home score	line	ATS	Total	O/U	FG% Edge	Reb Edge	3PT Edge	Away Half Score	Home Half Score	Away FG%	Home FG%	Away Rebounds	Home Rebounds	Away Three Pointers	Home Three Pointers	Away Steals	Home Steals
Jun 12, 2018	ATL	64	LOS	72	-8	Push	151.5	U	LOS	ATL	LOS	32	43	38.5	44.6	34	31	2/12	7/15	7	5
Sep 1, 2017	ATL	56	LOS	81	-12.5	LOS	158.5	U	LOS	LOS	LOS	29	43	28.8	51.7	28	36	3/14	4/11	4	10
Jun 30, 2017	LOS	85	ATL	76	7.5	LOS	158	O	LOS	LOS	LOS	44	36	51.7	47	33	29	8/17	3/10	9	8
May 27, 2017	LOS	73	ATL	75	6.5	ATL	164	U	ATL	LOS	LOS	32	29	41.7	44.4	32	31	4/12	2/12	3	11
Sep 8, 2016	ATL	86	LOS	81	-9	ATL	162.5	O	LOS	ATL	Push	41	36	43.3	45.1	40	32	6/14	6/19	7	8
Jul 17, 2016	LOS	74	ATL	91	9	ATL	159.5	O	ATL	ATL	Push	40	43	37.5	43.5	34	42	4/14	4/12	6	6
Jun 30, 2016	ATL	75	LOS	84	-12	ATL	162	U	LOS	ATL	Push	37	35	38	50.8	38	28	3/10	3/10	7	7
Sep 9, 2015	LOS	60	ATL	90	-4	ATL	157.5	U	ATL	ATL	ATL	25	44	37.3	40	28	54	3/15	7/22	10	12
Jul 16, 2015	ATL	76	LOS	72	-2	ATL	153	U	LOS	ATL	ATL	35	35	39.1	43.5	31	25	3/14	0/8	7	8
Aug 8, 2014	ATL	77	LOS	80	-3	Push	158.5	U	LOS	ATL	ATL	31	37	39.2	43.8	46	41	6/23	3/13	9	12

WNBA Betting Odds and  Trends

Atlanta Dream
Atlanta is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Atlanta is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games
Atlanta is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Atlanta is 6-17 SU in its last 23 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Atlanta's last 7 games on the road
Atlanta is 12-3-2 ATS in its last 17 games when playing Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Atlanta's last 10 games when playing Los Angeles
Atlanta is 8-2-2 ATS in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles
Atlanta is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Atlanta's last 9 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles

Los Angeles Sparks
Los Angeles is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Los Angeles's last 5 games
Los Angeles is 15-7-1 ATS in its last 23 games at home
Los Angeles is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Los Angeles is 18-6 SU in its last 24 games at home
Los Angeles is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 17 of Los Angeles's last 21 games at home
Los Angeles is 2-9-2 ATS in its last 13 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Los Angeles's last 10 games when playing Atlanta
Los Angeles is 1-4-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Atlanta
Los Angeles is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Los Angeles's last 9 games when playing at home against Atlanta

Team Last 5 Games

Atlanta Dream

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	Total	ATS Result	field goal percentage	free throw percentage	three pointers	Location
Jul 22, 2018	SEA	87-74	W	2.5	163	W/U	49.30	65.22	2	H
Jul 19, 2018	NY	82-68	W	-7	164.5	W/U	31.82	68.00	9	H
Jul 17, 2018	CON	86-83	W	6.5	170.5	W/U	46.15	84.00	5	A
Jul 15, 2018	WAS	80-77	W	2.5	167	W/U	35.62	85.71	4	H
Jul 13, 2018	IND	98-74	W	-10	157	W/O	56.92	70.83	7	H

Los Angeles Sparks

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	Total	ATS Result	field goal percentage	free throw percentage	three pointers	Location
Jul 22, 2018	CHI	93-76	W	-3.5	166	W/O	52.05	88.89	9	A
Jul 20, 2018	IND	76-78	L	-13	153.5	L/O	45.71	72.73	4	H
Jul 15, 2018	LAV	99-78	W	-5	161	W/O	48.68	100.00	10	A
Jul 12, 2018	DAL	77-92	L	-6.5	163	L/O	43.55	79.17	4	H
Jul 10, 2018	SEA	77-75	W	3.5	161	W/U	40.00	91.67	6	A

Next up:
Atlanta home to Washington Tuesday, July 31
Los Angeles home to Minnesota Thursday, August 2

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