Looking at the Connecticut Sun hosting the Los Angeles Sparks-- oh dear, it's like seeing a Bugatti going up against a grocery cart, wheelying down a downhill slope. Shall we break it down?
Rickea Jackson's recent performance of scoring 13.7 points on average along with Dearica Hamby's notable last season hybrid performance of scoring 18.3 points and a solid grab of 10.1 rebounds per game are just commendable for the Sparks, I must admit, but I'm afraid it's just not enough. You see, my friends, the Sparks, as a whole, are fumbling with a rather unfortunate regular season record of 6-21. Ouch! To further salt the wound, their recent results have been a series of belly flops, including a 16-point trampling by the Las Vegas Aces. If their last spirited win against the Dallas Wings was any sort of morale booster, it's long been flushed down the tubes.
Flip the coin, and we're greeted with Alyssa Thomas from the Sun’s roster who has been working wonders recently, distributing an average of 10.0 assists and collecting 8.0 rebounds per game - I'd call that wonderfully overachieving, wouldn't you? Not to be out performed, is DeWanna Bonner's exceptional performance of notching up 19 points recently and Brionna Jones' consistent performance. With a regular season record of 19-7, the Sun is riding the tides pretty high and not without reason. They do have a recent hiccup - took quite a wallop from the Atlanta Dream by 12 points, but trust me when I say that they will more than make up for it.
Reflecting upon prior matchups, it's quite evident that the Sun enjoys playing against the Sparks, the stats don't lie. Three victories out of four in their last encounters, with the Sparks coming up with excuses, er, I mean, failing to perform. And did you know that the Sun is number 2 in their conference standings while the Sparks are wallowing at number 12? Well, now you do.
Hey, laundry isn't fun, but someone's got to do it. And today, it seems like the Sparks have to, whether they favor bleaching or not. If I were a betting man, with all these factors in consideration, I would say that the Sun is ready to send the Sparks up in smoke.
Albert’s Prediction: Connecticut Sun by 16.