WNBA betting interest will be piqued on Thursday when the Storm of Seattle hit the hard court against the Sparks of Los Angeles.

The Sparks bring a 12-5 record (7-10 ATS) to the battle against the 6-10 Storm, who are 8-8 ATS. OVER/UNDER bettors have seen Los Angeles go 6-11 so far and the Storm go 5-11.



View Seattle vs Los Angeles Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Sportsbooks had the Sparks installed as 12.5-point favorites in this particular matchup. The over-under number was listed by most sportsbooks at 148.5.

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How They Match Up:
When it comes to rebounds, the visiting Storm rank No. 12 in the league with 29.5 per game. That compares with Los Angeles’s No. 8 ranking in that category. The story is different when it comes to three-point shooting where Los Angeles is the WNBA’s No. 8-ranked team at 3.9 per game, while the Storm rate No. 6 with 5.1 per contest.

Defensively, the Storm feature the league's No. 4-rated defense on the road, allowing 74.8 points per game. Los Angeles, meanwhile, comes in at No. 2 in the league in scoring at home.



The Sparks were a 65-64 Sportsbook in their most recent outing on the road against the Storm. They failed to cover the 7.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score (129) made Sportsbooks of UNDER bettors. Los Angeles earned a 65-64 victory over Seattle on Saturday, getting 24 points from Nneka Ogwumike at KeyArena.


Seattle Storm Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 7-3
Before playing Phoenix are 6-4
After playing Los Angeles are 5-5
After a loss are 5-5

Los Angeles Sparks Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 8-2
Before playing Tulsa are 5-5
After playing Seattle are 7-3
After a win are 7-3

A few Storm at Sparks trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Seattle's last 8 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Seattle's last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Seattle's last 16 games when playing Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games on the road
Los Angeles is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Seattle
Los Angeles is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Seattle
Los Angeles is 20-2 SU in its last 22 games at home
Los Angeles is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games


Next up:
Seattle home to Phoenix, Thursday, August 1
Los Angeles at Tulsa, Friday, August 2