Atlanta Dream vs Los Angeles Sparks Prediction, 8/24/2026 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Atlanta Dream vs Los Angeles Sparks

Date: Monday, August 24, 2026

Location: crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Peacock

Odds/Point Spread: Atlanta (-8.5)

crypto.com Arena is the venue where and the Los Angeles Sparks (13-24) will play the Atlanta Dream (24-13) on Monday. Atlanta opens this contest as 8.5 point favorites. The over/under opens at 182.5.

The Atlanta Dream faced off with the Phoenix Mercury and notched a win by a score of 99-89 in their last game. Atlanta walked away from the contest having earned a 48.7% FG percentage (37 of 76) and buried 11 of their 38 shots from beyond the perimeter. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Dream made 14 of 16 shots for a rate of 87.5%. With respect to hauling in rebounds, they compiled 34 with 8 of them being offensive. They also dished out 35 assists for this contest as well as forcing 20 turnovers and getting 11 steals. When talking about defending, Atlanta let their opponent shoot 46.8% from the floor on 29 out of 62 shooting. Phoenix totaled 6 dimes and had 6 steals in this game. Additionally, Phoenix pulled down 24 boards (6 offensive, 18 defensive) and had 2 blocks. Phoenix ended up going 80.0% from the charity stripe by burying 20 of their 25 tries. They also converted 11 of 23 shots from three-point range.

Angel Reese is someone who played a role for the matchup. She finished with 31 points on 14 out of 21 shooting. She played 35 minutes and grabbed 14 boards. Reese finished 66.7% from the floor and also totaled 2 dimes.

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Atlanta enters this game with a record of 24-13 on the season. The Dream are hitting 32.5% on 3-point shots (323 of 995) and 78.7% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 91.4 points per game (3rd in the league) while shooting 44.1% from the floor. They are losing possession via turnover 12.8 times per game and as a group they commit 20.1 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Atlanta is grabbing 35.2 boards per game and has 785 assists on the season, which has them ranked 7th in the league in terms of passing the ball. On defense, the Dream are forcing their opponents into 15.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 21.6 fouls. The Dream defensively are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 47.6% (583 of 800) and they concede 30.5 boards per game as a unit. They are currently ranked 4th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 716 conceded for the year. They are conceding 36.8% on shots from beyond the arc and they are ranked 4th in basketball in opponents points per game (85.8).

When they last stepped on the court, the Los Angeles Sparks got the win with a final of 77-68 against the Connecticut Sun. The Sparks were able to collect 36 defensive boards and 4 offensive rebounds totaling 40 in this contest. They also coughed up the ball 24 times, while recording 4 steals in this matchup. The Sun committed 23 fouls for the game which took the Sparks to the charity stripe for 19 tries. They were able to knock down 15 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 78.9%. Concerning three-point attempts, Los Angeles converted 8 of their 18 attempts (44.4%). When the final whistle blew, the Sparks finished shooting 27 for 53 from the field which gave them a rate of 50.9%. The Sparks allowed the Sun to bury 26 out of their 74 tries from the floor which had them at 35.1% for this game. They finished 16.7% from three-point range by shooting 4 out of 24 and ended up shooting 12 of 18 at the free throw line (66.7%). When discussing attacking the glass, Los Angeles allowed Connecticut to snag 30 in all (8 on the offensive glass).

Rae Burrell ended up having an impact for the Sparks in this game. She knocked down 8 out of 13 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 61.5%, and had 2 rebounds. Burrell earned 20 points in her 30 minutes of playing time and earned 2 dimes in this contest.

Los Angeles has a mark of 13-24 for the year. On the offensive side of the court, the Sparks are connecting on 46.5% from the floor, which ranks them 5th in the league. Los Angeles has scored 3,245 points for the campaign (87.7 per game) and they grab 31.1 rebounds per game. They are getting an assist 21.8 times per game (3rd in basketball) and they cough up possession 14.7 times per game. The Sparks are committing 19.9 personal fouls per contest and they hit 77.9% from the free throw line. The Sparks on defense are ranked 14th in the WNBA in points per game surrendered with 92.9. They have given up 22.7 dimes and 35.2 boards on a nightly basis, which is 14th and 13th in the league. The Los Angeles defense gives up 34.5% from downtown (343 of 995) and their opponents are connecting on 78.8% of their free throw attempts. They have forced 13.9 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 47.9% from the field (15th in the WNBA).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles (+8.5)

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