Wings at Sparks 7/18/19 - WNBA Picks & Predictions

On Thursday, the Dallas Wings will play the back-half of a back-to-back on the road when they visit the Los Angeles Sparks after visiting the Phoenix Mercury on Wednesday. The Wings lost on Sunday to the Chicago Sky 89-79. Arike Ogunbowale led Dallas with 20 points in the loss. The Wings have lost four of the last five.

Los Angeles defeated the Atlanta Dream in overtime 76-71 on Sunday. The Sparks were led by Riquna Williams with 23 points, while Nneka Ogwumike scored 17 points and pulled down 15 rebounds. The WNBA announced on Tuesday that Williams was handed a 10-game suspension for domestic violation after allegedly striking her ex-girlfriend and threatening another person last December. Arike Ogunbowale is the leading scorer for Dallas with an average of 15.1 points per game. Glory Johnson is the leading rebounder with an average of 6.5 per game, while the leader in assists is rookie Brooke McCarty-Williams with an average of 2.6 per game. Kayla Thornton is the only other player for Dallas averaging double figures in scoring at 11.2 points per game.

Maria Vadeeva leads the Sparks in scoring with an average of 24.0 points per game, but is with the Russian National team. Chelsea Gray is the third leading scorer and leader in assists with averages of 13.2 points and 5.6 assists per game. Nneka Ogwumike is the leader in rebounds with an average 9.5 per game and the second leading scorer with an average of 15.5 points per game.