Chicago Sky vs Los Angeles Sparks Prediction, 5/25/2025 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Chicago Sky vs Los Angeles Sparks

Date: Sunday, May 25, 2025

Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: WNBA League Pass

The Los Angeles Sparks (1-2) play the Chicago Sky (0-2) at Crypto.com Arena on Sunday.

The Chicago Sky faced off with the New York Liberty and took a loss by a score of 99-74 in their last contest. Chicago ended the game with a 36.2% FG percentage (25 of 69) and knocked down 11 of their 27 shots from 3-point land. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Sky buried 13 of their 25 attempts for a rate of 52.0%. In regard to grabbing boards, they collected 36 with 15 of them being of the offensive variety. They also distributed 16 assists for the game while forcing the other team into 19 turnovers and having 9 steals. In relation to defending, Chicago allowed the other team to go 55.2% from the field on 32 out of 58 shooting. New York doled out 3 assists and had 12 steals for the contest. On top of that, New York pulled down 28 rebounds (3 offensive, 25 defensive) and had 9 blocks. New York finished the game shooting 94.1% at the free throw line by knocking down 16 of their 17 attempts. They buried 19 out of their 34 shots from distance.

Rachel Banham is one player who came through in this matchup. She was able to score 15 points on 5 out of 7 shooting. She saw the court for 15 minutes and grabbed 1 rebound. Banham walked away from this one shooting 71.4% from the floor and also earned 1 assist.

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Chicago heads into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 0-2 on the year. They turn the ball over 20.0 times per contest and as a group are committing 20.0 personal fouls per contest. As a team, Chicago is pulling down 39.0 boards per game and has accounted for 33 assists for the year, which ranks 12th in the WNBA in terms of passing the rock. The Sky are connecting on 31.5% on three-point shots (17 of 54) and 51.4% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 66.0 points per game (13th in the league) while going 32.4% from the field. Defensively, the Sky are forcing their opponents into 14.5 turnovers per game while drawing 17.0 fouls. They relinquish 47.3% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 13th in the league in opponents points per game (96.0). The Sky are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 50.4% (29 of 34) and they concede 37.0 rebounds per game as a unit. They are currently ranked 7th in basketball in allowing assists with 44 surrendered so far this season.

In their last game, the Los Angeles Sparks went home defeated by a final of 89-86 against the Phoenix Mercury. The Sparks earned 30 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards totaling 37 for the game. They also coughed up the ball 16 times, while earning 4 steals in this game. The Mercury had 21 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Sparks to the charity stripe for 26 attempts. They were able to bury 20 of them for a percentage of 76.9%. When discussing shots from downtown, Los Angeles converted 10 of 29 attempts (34.5%). When the final whistle blew, the Sparks finished 28 out of 68 from the field which gave them a percentage of 41.2%. The Sparks allowed the Mercury to knock down 28 of their 67 tries from the field which had them shooting 41.8% in this contest. They shot 33.3% from three-point range by shooting 11 of 33 and walked away from this one shooting 22 out of 27 from the free throw line (81.5%). Concerning how they attacked the glass, Los Angeles permitted Phoenix to snag 33 in total (6 on the offensive glass).

Kelsey Plum ended up having an impact for the Sparks for the matchup. She made 7 out of 19 in this contest for a rate of 36.8%, and added 3 rebounds. Plum totaled 25 points in her 40 mins on the hardwood and had 6 assists for the game.

Los Angeles has a win-loss record of 1-2 for the season. The Sparks are committing 18.0 fouls per contest and they connect on 80.3% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 17.3 times per contest (9th in the league) and they are turning it over 12.7 times per game. Los Angeles has 245 points so far this season (81.7 per contest) and they pull down 31.0 boards per contest. As an offense, the Sparks are shooting 42.4% from the field, which is 6th in the league. The Sparks are ranked 8th in the league in points per game surrendered with 81.7. They relinquish 20.7 assists and 33.3 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 10th and 4th in the WNBA. The Los Angeles defense concedes 32.3% on 3-pointers (30 of 93) and their opponents are knocking down 84.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They are forcing their opponents into 13.3 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 42.3% from the floor (8th in the WNBA).

Who will win tonight's WNBA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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