Chicago at Los Angeles

Both of these teams have playoff aspirations. The Chicago Sky was not supposed to be in this position, and the LA Sparks were expected to be cruising into the playoffs, but have disappointed. The Sparks have played much better as they have won five in a row, but they also have won three of them by four points or less. They have really struggled against the teams they should be winning big against, as suggested by the 7.5 line here, but have only gone 11-24 ATS against teams with a losing record. The Sky has followed a straight-up loss with a 5-2 ATS mark in their last seven and has had very good success against the West, where they are 4-1 ATS in their last five. I like the points here and will back Chicago in this one.