Washington is in the middle of a stretch that would tax most rosters, playing again tonight after closing out Phoenix less than 24 hours ago, the tail end of a run that has the Mystics winning three straight. The pace hasn't dropped with the workload. Washington has topped 90 points in three of its last five, all while working through a turnaround most teams would use to rest starters. Los Angeles is the softer half of this matchup regardless of who's tired. The Sparks have lost eight of their last ten, and the problem isn't scoring, it's stopping anyone else from scoring: a defense that gave up 124 to Atlanta last week and has allowed at least 77 points in seven of its last eight games. Los Angeles gets three full days of rest into tonight, which normally favors a defense, but a group that's been this porous with the rest advantage already hasn't shown it can flip that switch against a team still scoring in bunches on none. Two offenses trending toward buckets, one of them running on fumes and still hitting 90, is the kind of combination this total was built to catch. Take the OVER tonight.
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Who was the public on? 67% of the public bets were on Washington Mystics on the -5 ATS. 88% of the public money was on Washington Mystics to win on the moneyline. And, 76% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Washington would win by a score of 83.1 to 79.9 with Washington winning on the moneyline, Los Angeles winning on the spread and the game going UNDER the total.
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Washington at Los Angeles
10:00 PM Eastern
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Who was the public on? 57% of the public bets were on Washington Mystics on the -7 ATS. And, 53% of the bets were on the game to go UNDER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Washington would win by a score of 87.9 to 82.6 with Washington winning on the moneyline, Los Angeles winning on the spread and the game going UNDER the total.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 58% of the public bets were on Washington Mystics on the -2.5 ATS. And, 57% of the bets were on the game to go UNDER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Washington would win by a score of 84.3 to 83.2 with Los Angeles winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Los Angeles at Washington
7:30 PM Eastern
Los Angeles is 2-0 on this road trip, off wins at Phoenix (97-88) and defending champion Las Vegas (101-95) as underdogs of +2.5 and +9.5. Kelsey Plum had 38 points against Las Vegas, with Los Angeles third in the WNBA in points scored (91.5 ppg), second in field goal shooting (50.3%), and No. 1 from 3-point land (37.1%). Washington has lost two of three and is in a difficult spot, coming home from a long four-game road trip, with the last two in Seattle on Sunday and Wednesday. The offense is 12th in points scored, ninth from the charity stripe (75.7%), and last from long range (25.5%). Washington has lost nine of its last 12 at home, including 0-4 when they were favored (-4.5, -2.5, -7.5, and -6). Play Los Angeles on the moneyline.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 63% of the public bets were on Los Angeles Sparks on the -8 ATS. And, 56% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Los Angeles would win by a score of 85.8 to 80.2 with Los Angeles winning on the moneyline, Washington winning on the spread and the game going UNDER the total.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 55% of the public bets were on Los Angeles Sparks on the -3 ATS. And, 52% of the bets were on the game to go UNDER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Los Angeles would win by a score of 84.4 to 82.2 with Los Angeles winning on the moneyline, Washington winning on the spread and the game going UNDER the total.
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Los Angeles at Washington
3:00 PM Eastern
Los Angeles has won and covered both meetings this season and the Sparks have won seven of 10 overall, including a thrilling 97-96 victory over Dallas on Friday night. Kelsey Plum led five double-figure scorers with 28 points and Dearica Hamby added 20 points for the Sparks, who have covered six of seven against the Eastern Conference and eight of 12 overall. Los Angeles is on a 13-2 OVER run overall and it has gone OVER six of seven road games. The Sparks have gone OVER five straight following an ATS loss and they are 6-1 OVER playing with one day of rest. Washington has sailed OVER three in a row. The Mystics have lost six of nine and they are 2-8 ATS their past 10 against teams with losing records. The Mystics are 1-5 ATS their past six following an ATS win. Take the Sparks and the OVER.
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