Toronto Tempo vs Los Angeles Sparks Prediction, 5/15/2026 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Toronto Tempo vs Los Angeles Sparks

Date: Friday, May 15, 2026

Location: crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: ION

Odds/Point Spread: Toronto (+6.5)

The Los Angeles Sparks (0-2) play the Toronto Tempo (1-1) at crypto.com Arena on Friday. The line on this game has Los Angeles as 6.5 point favorites. The O/U opens at 172.5.

The Toronto Tempo played the Seattle Storm and notched a win by a score of 86-73 in their last game. Toronto finished the contest with a 43.5% field goal percentage (30 out of 69) and converted 11 of 29 shots from distance. At the charity stripe, the Tempo converted 15 of 18 attempts for a percentage of 83.3%. When discussing pulling down rebounds, they collected 33 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 21 dimes in the game as well as forcing the other team into 19 turnovers and earning 11 steals. When discussing defending, Toronto allowed 46.6% from the field on 27 out of 58 shooting. Seattle totaled 3 assists and had 6 steals for the matchup. Moreover, Seattle had 28 rebounds (3 offensive, 25 defensive) and had 5 rejections. Seattle finished the contest at 70.6% from the charity stripe by burying 12 of 17 tries. They made 7 out of their 20 attempts from long range.

Marina Mabrey is one player who was a contributor for the contest. She walked away with 26 points on 9 of 20 shooting. She was on the court for 29 mins and grabbed 4 rebounds. Mabrey went 45.0% from the floor and also earned 3 assists.

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Toronto steps onto the court with a win-loss mark of 1-1 on the season. They are turning it over 14.0 times per game and as a squad they are committing 21.5 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Toronto is pulling in 35.0 rebounds per game and has 31 assists so far this year, which is 14th in the league in terms of passing. The Tempo are hitting 29.6% on 3-point shots (16 of 54) and 77.4% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 75.5 pts per contest (14th in basketball) while going 35.6% from the field. Defensively, the Tempo are forcing their opponents into 18.5 turnovers per game and they draw 24.5 fouls. The Tempo defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 42.6% (52 of 122) and they concede 36.0 boards per game as a unit. They currently rank 3rd in the league in giving up assists with 32 relinquished so far this year. They give up 27.3% from beyond the arc while they are 1st in the league in points per game allowed (70.5).

When they last stepped on the court, the Los Angeles Sparks took a defeat with a final score of 87-78 when they played the Indiana Fever. The Sparks snagged 20 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive rebounds for a total of 24 for the game. They gave up possession of the ball 19 times, while recording 12 steals for this contest. The Fever had 24 fouls in this contest which took the Sparks to the charity stripe for a total of 25 attempts. They were able to knock down 20 of the free throw tries for a clip of 80.0%. In the matter of 3-pointers, Los Angeles made 2 out of 15 attempts (13.3%). When the game finished, the Sparks shot 28 for 57 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 49.1%. The Sparks permitted the Fever to convert 31 of their 63 attempts from the floor which had them at 49.2% for the matchup. They shot 30.0% from 3-point land by going 9 of 30 and finished the contest at 16 of 19 at the free throw line (84.2%). Regarding how they cleaned up the glass, Los Angeles allowed Indiana to pull down 33 overall (8 on the offensive side).

Kelsey Plum ended up having an impact for the Sparks for the game. She converted 9 of 16 for the game for a field goal rate of 56.3%, and accumulated 1 rebound. Plum totaled 25 points in her 37 minutes on the court and had 4 dimes in this game.

Los Angeles has a win-loss mark of 0-2 on the year. The Sparks are committing 20.5 personal fouls per game and they go 75.6% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 12.0 times per game (15th in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 19.0 times per game. Los Angeles has accounted for 156 points this season (78.0 per game) and they collect 28.0 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Sparks are hitting on 42.2% from the field, which is ranked 9th in basketball. The Sparks on defense are ranked 13th in the league in points given up per game with 96.0. They surrender 25.5 assists and 32.0 boards per game, which ranks them 15th and 3rd in the WNBA. The Los Angeles defense surrenders 32.0% on shots from beyond the arc (16 of 50) and opponents are connecting on 77.8% of their free throw attempts. They are able to force 15.0 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 56.1% from the field (15th in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Toronto (+6.5)

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