The Los Angeles Sparks are in a bit of a slide, losing three straight games and four of their last five to fall to 5-7 on the season.
Los Angeles has lost to the Minnesota Lynx three times over that stretch, but they did pick up a win against one team – the Dallas Wings.
Well, Los Angeles is in luck, as the team takes on Dallas again on Friday. If the Sparks are going to want to win this game, they're going to need more from the rest of the squad around Nneka Ogwumike, especially if Lexie Brown misses another game due to injury.
Dallas, who sits at 6-6 on the season, is led by the trio of Natasha Howard, Arike Ogunbowale and Satou Sabally.
Here are the odds for Friday's matchup, and my best bet for the game:
Wings vs. Sparks odds, spread and total
Wings vs. Sparks prediction and pick
Dallas has a strange profile this season, ranking fourth in the WNBA in offensive rating despite ranking dead last in the league in 3-point percentage.
The Wings and Sparks are fifth (Dallas) and sixth (Los Angeles) in net rating this season, but Los Angeles hangs its hat on the defensive end (fourth in defensive rating).
The big issues for the Sparks will be the team's offense, as its scored over 80 points just one time in seven games.
The last meeting between these teams ended with a 79-61 win for the Sparks, but I don't see Dallas losing that badly in this game.
The Wings, when Ogunbowale has it going, can be a dangerous offensive squad, so I think they at least keep this close.
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