Los Angeles at Chicago

Chicago is on a roll having started the season 5-1 thanks to a high-powered offense that is averaging 81.8 points per game. Over the last five games, they've boosted that to 83.4 per game. Los Angeles' offense isn't far behind at 80.2 points per game. The problem for them is defense as the Sparks have given up 84.7 per game on the road this season. The first half of Sparks games have averaged 75 points per game while Chicago's first-halves have averaged over 80 per game. Dating back to last season, Chicago is 21-10 OVER in the first-half when they play up-tempo teams like Los Angeles (teams averaging 62+ shots per game). And when facing a team that averages 73+ points per game, they are 12-4 to the first-half OVER during that time. Chicago is 29-13 OVER in the first-half in all of their games over the past two seasons. Take the first-half OVER in this one.