Los Angeles Sparks vs New York Liberty Prediction, 8/13/2026 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Los Angeles Sparks vs New York Liberty

Date: Thursday, August 13, 2026

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: Prime Video

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (+8.5)

The Los Angeles Sparks (12-20) are headed to Barclays Center on Thursday where they'll take on the New York Liberty (20-14). New York opens this game as 8.5 point favorites. The total has been set at 186.5.

The Los Angeles Sparks played the Phoenix Mercury and took a loss by a final of 94-87 in their last game. Los Angeles walked away from the game having earned a 43.2% FG percentage (32 of 74) and buried 7 out of their 32 3-pointers. From the free throw line, the Sparks buried 16 of 22 tries for a rate of 72.7%. In the matter of grabbing boards, they earned a total of 28 with 11 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 18 assists for this contest as well as forcing 13 turnovers and earning 6 steals. When it comes to defending, Los Angeles allowed the other team to shoot 51.7% from the field on 31 out of 60 shooting. Phoenix totaled 11 assists and had 7 steals for the contest. Moreover, Phoenix grabbed 36 boards (11 offensive, 25 defensive) and got 2 rejections. Phoenix finished the contest at 76.7% from the charity stripe by burying 23 of their 30 shots. They knocked down 9 of 25 attempts from downtown.

Rae Burrell is a player who played a role for this contest. She ended up walking away with 19 points on 6 of 21 shooting. She was on the hardwood for 35 mins played and also grabbed 3 rebounds. Burrell went 28.6% from the floor and totaled 6 dimes.

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Los Angeles comes into this contest with a win-loss record of 12-20 this year. The Sparks are shooting 33.3% on shots from beyond the arc (285 of 856) and 78.4% from the free throw line. They are averaging 89.1 points per game (6th in the league) while hitting 46.5% from the field. They turn it over 14.3 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 20.0 fouls per game. As a unit, Los Angeles is pulling in 31.1 boards per game and has 708 dimes on the season, which ranks 6th in the WNBA in terms of passing the ball. When they are on defense, the Sparks are forcing their opponents into 14.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 21.5 fouls. They are currently ranked 11th in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 722 surrendered so far this season. The Sparks are allowing a field goal percentage of 48.0% (448 of 687) and they surrender 35.1 rebounds per game as a team. They are conceding 34.8% on three-point shots while they are 14th in the league in PPG allowed (93.6).

When they last played, the New York Liberty took a defeat with a final score of 106-92 when they faced the Indiana Fever. The Liberty were able to corral 26 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive boards for a total of 39 for the matchup. They also coughed it up 13 times, while recording 7 steals for the matchup. The Fever committed 17 personal fouls for this game which got the Liberty to the free throw line for 13 tries. They were able to make 11 of them for a percentage of 84.6%. In regard to three-point attempts, New York buried 11 of their 36 tries (30.6%). When the final whistle blew, the Liberty shot 35 for 76 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.1%. The Liberty allowed the Fever to convert 37 of 69 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 53.6% for the game. They finished the game shooting 64.0% from three-point range via 16 out of 25 and walked away from this one shooting 16 of 19 from the free throw line (84.2%). In relation to rebounding, New York allowed Indiana to collect 27 in all (4 on the offensive side).

Sabrina Ionescu was important for the Liberty in this contest. She converted 7 of 11 for the game for a field goal rate of 63.6%, and had 4 rebounds. Ionescu totaled 19 points in her 28 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 5 dimes for this contest.

New York has a record of 20-14 on the season. As an offensive unit, the Liberty are connecting on 46.5% from the floor, which ranks them 5th in the WNBA. New York has scored 3,086 pts so far this year (90.8 per game) and they grab 35.1 rebounds per contest. They are getting an assist 21.0 times per contest (6th in the WNBA) and they turn it over 13.8 times per contest. The Liberty commit 18.5 personal fouls per game and they shoot 85.3% from the free throw line. The Liberty on defense are ranked 9th in the league in points per game surrendered with 87.6. They are forcing their opponents into 11.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 45.4% from the field (7th in the WNBA). The New York defense allows 35.8% on shots from distance (316 of 883) and their opponents are making 75.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 21.6 dimes and 30.8 boards on a nightly basis, which is 11th and 2nd in basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New York (-8.5)

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