Los Angeles Sparks vs Seattle Storm Prediction, 8/1/2025 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Los Angeles Sparks vs Seattle Storm

Date: Friday, August 1, 2025

Location: Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, WA

TV: Youtube TV

Climate Pledge Arena is the venue where and the Seattle Storm (16-11) will play the Los Angeles Sparks (11-15) on Friday.

The Los Angeles Sparks stepped onto the hardwood against the Las Vegas Aces and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 89-74 in their last contest. Los Angeles wrapped up the contest having earned a 37.7% field goal percentage (26 out of 69) and buried 4 out of their 24 shots from distance. At the charity stripe, the Sparks made 18 of 19 shots for a rate of 94.7%. In relation to rebounding, they earned 34 with 8 of them being offensive. They also distributed 16 dimes for the game in addition to forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In the matter of defense, Los Angeles let their opponent shoot 46.2% from the field on 36 of 78 shooting. Las Vegas recorded 12 dimes and had 13 steals in this matchup. Additionally, Las Vegas collected 36 rebounds (12 offensive, 24 defensive) and earned 6 blocks. Las Vegas walked away from this one shooting 100.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 8 of 8 tries. They converted 9 of 32 attempts from downtown.

Kelsey Plum is a player who came through for the matchup. She finished with 22 points on 6 of 16 shooting. She was on the hardwood for 37 mins played and also pulled down 5 rebounds. Plum finished the game shooting 37.5% from the floor and dished out 8 assists.

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Los Angeles comes into this game with a win-loss mark of 11-15 for the season. They turn it over 14.9 times per contest and as a unit they commit 18.4 fouls per contest. As a unit, Los Angeles is snagging 33.1 boards per game and has earned 530 assists on the year, which is 8th in the league in terms of passing. The Sparks are hitting 35.0% on shots beyond the perimeter (225 of 643) and 75.0% from the charity stripe. They average 84.6 points per outing (4th in the league) while shooting 45.5% from the field. When they are on defense, the Sparks have forced 13.0 turnovers per game and they draw 19.4 fouls. They are relinquishing 33.9% on 3-point attempts while they are 11th in the league in opponents PPG (87.3). The Sparks defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 45.2% (337 of 504) and they surrender 33.0 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They currently rank 10th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 552 surrendered for the campaign.

For their last game, the Seattle Storm took home the win by a final score of 101-85 against the Connecticut Sun. The Storm snagged 34 defensive rebounds and 3 offensive boards for a total of 37 for the contest. They also turned it over 15 times, while earning 7 steals in this game. The Sun committed 15 fouls in this game which got the Storm to the charity stripe for 10 attempts. They were able to make 8 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 80.0%. Concerning shots from downtown, Seattle converted 9 of 20 attempts (45.0%). When the final whistle was blown, the Storm finished the game shooting 42 for 69 from the field which gave them a percentage of 60.9%. The Storm allowed the Sun to convert 27 of their 67 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.3% for this game. They went 47.1% from downtown by shooting 8 out of 17 and finished the contest at 23 out of 26 from the free throw line (88.5%). With respect to team rebounding, Seattle permitted Connecticut to grab 26 in total (3 on the offensive glass).

Nneka Ogwumike was important for the Storm in the matchup. She knocked down 11 of 13 for the game for a field goal percentage of 84.6%, and accumulated 3 rebounds. Ogwumike recorded 26 points in her 19 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 3 assists for the game.

Seattle has a record of 16-11 on the season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Storm are shooting 44.6% from the floor, which ranks them 5th in basketball. Seattle has 2,178 pts for the campaign (80.7 per game) and they collect 31.6 boards per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 21.1 times per contest (3rd in the league) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 12.0 times per game. The Storm are responsible for committing 17.4 fouls per game and they go 77.9% from the free throw line. The Storm on the defensive side of the court are 2nd in basketball in PPG given up with 77.6. They are forcing 14.9 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 42.9% from the floor (6th in the league). The Seattle defense allows 32.6% on shots from behind the 3-point line (190 of 583) and their opponents are knocking down 79.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 18.8 assists and 35.8 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 4th and 11th in basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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