Washington at Los Angeles

Washington's status in the East immediately soared when they acquired Elena Delle Donne from Chicago in an off-season trade. Donne is a versatile star in this league and presents matchup problems for any team, as she can play and score inside or out. She dropped 24 points in a season-opening win for the Mystics. LA is the reigning WNBA Champion, so everyone is going to be gunning for them this season. That typically means that defense is going to be intense. LA may be without Candace Parker, as well as Carson and Lavender tonight, so the Sparks offense is going to have fewer options, and the defense is going to have to have its thumb on this game. Washington has been 6-0 to the UNDER in the last three years after scoring 85+ points in a home win in their previous contest. The UNDER gets the nod in this one.