Seattle at Los Angeles

Los Angeles has been playing better under interim coach Fred Williams winning three in a row and four of its last five, including 78-75 over Phoenix on Monday after defeating New York the day before. Nneka Ogwumike led five double-scorers with 23 points against the Mercury as the Sparks covered the spread for the fifth straight game. Los Angeles is 9-1 ATS against Seattle, including 6-0 ATS the past six meetings and the Sparks won the last meeting outright 85-77 on June 25. The teams have gone OVER both times they have met in 2022 and they have combined to score 92 points in the first half in each game. The Storm is 6-20 ATS its past 26 games versus Western Conference teams and 2-11 ATS overall following a win. Also, Seattle has covered just three of its past 12 road games and it is 8-3 OVER playing with one day of rest. This is the third road game in five days for the Storm. Two plays on this game: Take the Sparks on the moneyline, and play the first half OVER.