Sky vs. Sparks: Betting Trends, Odds, Records Against the Spread, Predictions - July 17

The Los Angeles Sparks (10-13) will attempt to end a five-game road losing streak when taking on the Chicago Sky (8-16) on Friday, July 17, 2026 at Wintrust Arena, airing at 7:30 p.m. ET on ION.

In Chicago's last game, it defeated Seattle 95-90. The Sky were led by Azura Stevens, who finished with 20 points, eight rebounds and four assists, and Sydney Taylor, with 17 points.

In its most recent game, Los Angeles fell on the road to Minnesota, 96-87. Its top performers were Rae Burrell (24 PTS, 57.1 FG%, 2-5 from 3PT) and Nneka Ogwumike (23 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST, 62.5 FG%, 2-4 from 3PT).

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Sky vs. Sparks Betting Lines

Grab a peek below at the latest betting lines for the Sky-Sparks game.

• Favorite: Sky (-1.5)
• Total: 182.5
• Sky Moneyline: -128
• Sparks Moneyline: +104

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Sky Betting Insights

• Based on this contest's moneyline, the Sky have an implied win probability of 56.1%.
• Chicago has been a moneyline favorite eight times this season. They've finished 5-3 in those games.
• The Sky are 12-12-0 ATS this season.
• Chicago's games this season have gone over this contest's total of 182.5 points 11 times.
• The average total in Sky outings this year is 170.9, 11.6 fewer points than this game's over/under.

Sparks Betting Insights

• The oddsmakers' moneyline implies a 49.0% chance of a victory for the Sparks.
• Los Angeles has entered the game as the underdog 15 times this season and won five, or 33.3%, of those games.
• The Sparks have compiled a 9-14-0 ATS record so far this season.
• Los Angeles' games this season have had a combined scoring total higher than 182.5 points in 14 of 23 outings.
• The average total for Sparks games this season is 176.6 points, 5.9 fewer points than this game's over/under.

Key Stats for Sky vs. Sparks

• The 86.8 points per game Chicago scores are 6.9 fewer points than Los Angeles allows (93.7).
• When the Sky score more than 93.7 points, they are 4-4.
• In the 2026 campaign, Chicago scores 7.7 more points per home game than on the road (90.9 at home, 83.2 on the road), and is also allowing 2.4 more points per home game compared to road games (91 at home, 88.6 on the road).
• Los Angeles' 89.1 points per game are just 0.6 fewer points than the 89.7 Chicago allows.
• When they score more than 89.7 points, the Sparks are 8-4.
• Los Angeles puts up 88.2 points per game at home, 1.9 fewer points than away (90.1). Defensively, it concedes 92.1 per game, 3.4 fewer points than away (95.5).

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