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Los Angeles Sparks vs Dallas Wings: A matchup between the bottom two teams in the West
The Dallas Wings are hosting the Los Angeles Sparks on Sunday at College Park Center.
The Sparks have the longest active losing streak in the league
The Los Angeles Sparks are at the bottom of the Western Conference with a 6-23 record, including 2-13 on the road. They have lost the last six games and are coming off an 80-74 loss to the Washington Mystics. The Sparks are at the bottom of the league, scoring 77.9 points per game and shooting 65.8 field goal attempts per game. Dearicka Hamby is the best player on the team, averaging 17.7 points and 8.4 rebounds per game.
The Wings have lost the last three games
The Dallas Wings are fifth in the Western Conference with a 6-22 record, including 4-8 at home. They have lost 8 of the last 10 games and are currently on a three-game losing streak coming off a 79-71 loss to the New York Liberty. Dallas is seventh in the league averaging 81.6 points per game and is ranked fifth shooting 44.2% from the field. Arike Ogunbowale is the best player on the team averaging 21.9 points per game.
Betting Trends
The Sparks are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games on the road, 1-4-1 ATS in their last 6 games played on Sunday and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games against teams with a losing record. Los Angeles has played under the total point line in 4 of their last 5 games on the road, 9 of their last 11 games following a ATS loss, 4 of their last 5 games played on Sunday, 4 of their last 5 games against teams from the Western Conference and 5 of their last 7 games following a loss. The Wings are 0-6 ATS in their last 6 games against teams from the Western Conference, 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games playing after a two-day rest, 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games played on Sunday, 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games following a ATS win, 1-8 ATS in their last 9 games against teams with a losing record, 2-9 ATS in their last 11 home games and 4-18 ATS in their last 22 games overall. Dallas has played over the total point line in 20 of their last 27 games against teams from the Western Conference, 20 of their last 26 home games and 9 of their last 12 games against teams with a losing record.
Prediction and Conclusion
Both teams are stuck in the bottom two spots in the West with six wins each. The Sparks are particularly bad recently, losing the last six games, and are hoping to get their only third win on the road when they visit the Wings. Dallas is returning home after a couple of games on the East Coast, and they are also looking to end their poor run. The Sparks won the last two games against the Wings, so we go with them to cover the +6.5-point spread.
