Los Angeles Sparks vs Dallas Wings Prediction, 9/17/2026 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Los Angeles Sparks vs Dallas Wings

Date: Thursday, September 17, 2026

Location: College Park Center in Arlington, TX

TV: USA Net

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (+7.5)

The Los Angeles Sparks (15-25) are headed to College Park Center on Thursday where they'll meet the Dallas Wings (24-16). Dallas opens this matchup as 7.5 point favorites. The total opens at 176.5.

The Los Angeles Sparks played the Seattle Storm and went home with a win by a final score of 90-74 in their last game. Los Angeles walked away from the game having earned a 43.8% field goal percentage (32 out of 73) and made 12 out of their 31 shots from 3-point land. At the charity stripe, the Sparks buried 14 of 15 shots for a rate of 93.3%. When talking about rebounding, they collected 40 with 5 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 23 assists for the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and earning 12 steals. With respect to defense, Los Angeles allowed the other team to shoot 34.1% from the field on 28 out of 82 shooting. Seattle distributed 14 assists and had 11 steals in the matchup. On top of that, Seattle had 43 boards (14 offensive, 29 defensive) and had 4 rejections. Seattle went 77.8% when shooting free throws by making 14 of their 18 shots. They also buried 4 of their 22 attempts from 3-point range.

Nneka Ogwumike is one player who was a major contributor for the matchup. She notched 23 points on 9 out of 17 shooting. She played for 29 mins played and also totaled 12 boards. Ogwumike shot 52.9% from the floor and also dished out 3 assists.

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Los Angeles heads into this contest with a record of 15-25 so far this year. They cough up possession 14.5 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 19.7 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Los Angeles is snagging 31.2 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 876 assists so far this year, which is 1st in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Sparks are hitting 33.3% on three-point shots (347 of 1,042) and 78.0% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 87.4 points per outing (7th in basketball) while connecting on 46.4% from the field. When they are on the defensive end, the Sparks are forcing their opponents into 14.0 turnovers per game while drawing 20.9 fouls. They are conceding 33.8% on shots from beyond the arc and they are ranked 14th in the league in PPG allowed (91.8). The Sparks defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 47.3% (561 of 836) and they surrender 35.7 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are 14th in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 895 surrendered on the year.

For their last game, the Dallas Wings walked away with a victory by a final of 97-71 against the Connecticut Sun. The Wings earned 35 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 41 in the matchup. They also turned it over 10 times, while recording 5 steals in the matchup. The Sun earned 23 personal fouls for this contest which took the Wings to the charity stripe for a total of 30 shots. They were able to knock down 23 of them for a rate of 76.7%. When discussing shots from distance, Dallas converted 8 out of their 16 tries (50.0%). When all was said and done, the Wings shot 33 for 63 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 52.4%. The Wings allowed the Sun to convert 24 out of their 73 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 32.9% for the game. They finished 25.9% from 3-point land by connecting on 7 of 27 and finished the contest at 16 out of 22 from the free throw line (72.7%). With respect to rebounds, Dallas allowed Connecticut to pull down 29 in total (12 on the offensive side).

Arike Ogunbowale pitched in for the Wings in this contest. She buried 6 of 12 in the matchup for a rate of 50.0%, and totaled 4 rebounds. Ogunbowale had 18 points in her 23 mins on the hardwood and accumulated 3 assists in the matchup.

Dallas has a mark of 24-16 so far this year. The Wings are committing 18.4 personal fouls per game while shooting 79.1% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 21.8 times per game (3rd in the league) and they are giving up possession 11.0 times per game. Dallas has accounted for 3,560 pts so far this season (89.0 per contest) and they average 34.3 boards per contest. As an offense, the Wings are shooting 46.7% from the floor, which has them ranked 4th in the WNBA. The Wings on the defensive end are ranked 4th in the league in points given up per game with 85.4. The Dallas defense allows 33.6% on shots from distance (327 of 974) and opponents are converting on 80.5% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 19.7 assists and 33.6 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 4th and 7th in the league. They are able to force 12.1 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 45.0% from the field (7th in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles (+7.5)

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