Los Angeles Sparks vs Washington Mystics Prediction, 8/15/2026 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Los Angeles Sparks vs Washington Mystics

Date: Saturday, August 15, 2026

Location: CareFirst Arena in Washington, DC

TV: WNBA League Pass

The Washington Mystics (19-14) host the Los Angeles Sparks (12-21) at CareFirst Arena on Saturday.

The Los Angeles Sparks faced off with the New York Liberty and took a loss by a score of 85-81 in their last contest. Los Angeles wrapped up the game having earned a 47.1% FG percentage (32 out of 68) and buried 10 out of their 30 three-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Sparks converted 7 of 13 shots for a rate of 53.8%. Regarding grabbing boards, they compiled 36 with 9 of them being offensive. They also recorded 22 dimes in this game in addition to forcing 11 turnovers and having 7 steals. When discussing defense, Los Angeles allowed their opponent to shoot 41.6% from the field on 32 of 77 shooting. New York doled out 14 dimes and had 12 steals for the game. Moreover, New York grabbed 41 rebounds (14 offensive, 27 defensive) and had 1 block. New York went 77.8% from the free throw line by knocking down 14 of their 18 attempts. They knocked down 7 out of their 27 attempts from beyond the arc.

Rae Burrell is a player who was a factor in the matchup. She accumulated 28 points on 10 of 19 shooting. She saw the court for 33 mins played and also collected 3 rebounds. Burrell finished the game at 52.6% from the floor and distributed 3 assists.

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Los Angeles comes into this contest with a mark of 12-21 so far this year. They are averaging 88.9 points per outing (7th in the WNBA) while going 46.6% from the floor. The Sparks are shooting 33.3% on shots from beyond the arc (295 of 886) and 77.9% from the free throw line. As a team, Los Angeles is pulling down 31.2 boards per contest and has 730 assists this year, which is 6th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They cough up possession 14.2 times per game and as a squad they commit 20.0 fouls on a nightly basis. When they are on defense, the Sparks have forced 13.9 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 21.4 personal fouls. They are ranked 12th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 744 conceded for the year. The Sparks are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 47.7% (459 of 705) and they relinquish 35.2 boards per game as a group. They are relinquishing 34.5% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 14th in basketball in PPG allowed (93.4).

In their last game, the Washington Mystics took home the win by a final score of 76-8 when they faced the Las Vegas Aces. The Mystics corralled 28 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards for a total of 35 for the contest. They also coughed up the ball 15 times, while earning 5 steals for the contest. The Aces committed 21 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Mystics to the charity stripe for a total of 16 shots. They were able to make 8 of them for a percentage of 50.0%. In reference to shots from downtown, Washington buried 6 out of their 15 tries (40.0%). Overall, the Mystics finished shooting 31 for 61 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.8%. The Mystics permitted the Aces to knock down 24 out of 59 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 40.7% for the contest. They wrapped up this game 40.0% from downtown by hitting 10 of 25 and walked away from this one shooting 25 out of 27 at the charity stripe (92.6%). When it comes to attacking the glass, Washington allowed Las Vegas to pull down 27 overall (4 on the offensive glass).

Shakira Austin ended up being a factor for the Mystics for this contest. She made 12 of 20 for the matchup for a rate of 60.0%, and added 8 rebounds. Austin scored 29 points in her 30 mins of playing time, but wasn't able to notch an assist.

Washington has a win-loss record of 19-14 this year. The Mystics are responsible for committing 20.1 fouls per game while shooting 72.7% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 19.2 times per contest (13th in the league) and they are turning it over 15.3 times per contest. Washington has accumulated 2,695 points so far this season (81.7 per game) and they average 37.6 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Mystics are connecting on 44.1% from the field, which is 11th in the league. The Mystics on the defensive side of the court are 2nd in the league in points given up per game with 82.7. The Washington defense gives up 32.9% on shots from behind the 3-point line (286 of 868) and their opposition makes 78.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 19.6 dimes and 30.7 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 4th and 2nd in the WNBA. They are forcing 12.3 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.4% from the field (1st in the WNBA).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Washington

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