Sparks vs Dream Picks and Prediction – 8/26/2023

The Los Angeles Sparks look for their sixth straight victory on Friday when visiting the Atlanta Dream. Los Angeles improved to 14-18 following its 91-62 victory over the Phoenix Mercury on Wednesday. Azura Stevens was the leading scorer for Los Angeles with 20 points. Los Angeles has won five straight and is eighth in the playoff standings, 1 ½ games ahead of ninth place Chicago. The top eight qualify for the postseason. Keep up with the WNBA, with our WNBA picks.

Nneka Ogwumike is leading Los Angeles in scoring and rebounding with averages of 19.3 points and 8.9 rebounds per game, while Jordin Canada is the second leading scorer and the leader in assists with averages of 13.7 points and 6.0. Los Angeles has four players averaging double figures in scoring and as a team the Sparks are scoring an average of 79.0 points per game.

The Atlanta Dream looks to bounce back from a loss with a victory at home on Friday when hosting Los Angeles. The Dream are 16-17 following their 112-100 loss to the Las Vegas Aces on Tuesday. Atlanta has lost four of the last five. The Dream have dropped to fifth in the WNBA playoff standings but just 1 ½ games ahead of the eighth and final spot and 3 ½ games in front of ninth place.

Rhyne Howard is leading Atlanta in scoring with an average of 17.8 points per game, while Cheyenne Parker is the leading rebounder with an average 6.7 rebounds per game and Danielle Robinson is the leader in assists with an average of 3.2 assists per game. Atlanta has three players averaging double figures in scoring and as a team is scoring an average of 82.7 points per game.