{"id":140735,"date":"2025-08-12T21:58:15","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T21:58:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/140735\/"},"modified":"2025-08-12T21:58:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T21:58:15","slug":"liberty-vs-sparks-odds-predictions-wnba-picks-best-bets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/140735\/","title":{"rendered":"Liberty vs. Sparks odds, predictions: WNBA picks, best bets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\tNew York Post may be compensated and\/or receive an affiliate commission if you click or buy through our links. Featured pricing is subject to change.<\/p>\n<p>The Liberty are in a funk that goes well beyond a <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/betting\/nba-betting-sites\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">championship hangover<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>They are short-handed and lack the defensive intensity to instill any fear in opponents.<\/p>\n<p>After starting the season 9-0, the Liberty are just 11-11 since.<\/p>\n<p>The Liberty just got smoked, 83-71, at home by the Lynx, even though Minnesota was playing without MVP favorite Napheesa Collier.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Liberty now hit the road and visit the Los Angeles Sparks as two-point favorites with a total of 175 points at <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/betting\/fanduel-sign-up-offer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FanDuel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Sparks are fighting for their playoff lives and consequently playing much better lately, having won nine of their past 11 games.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, Cameron Brink recently returned from injury to help stabilize their defensive front line.<\/p>\n<p>This is when the Liberty desperately need Sabrina Ionescu to lead the team.<\/p>\n<p>With former MVP Breanna Stewart still sidelined with injury, Ionescu is their best player and offensive focal point.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"36811090\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/liberty-sparks-prediction.jpg\" alt=\"Los Angeles Sparks player making the &quot;OK&quot; sign.\" class=\"wp-image-36811090\"  \/>Rae Burrell #12 of the Los Angeles Sparks. Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>The sharpshooter has been held below 17 points in three straight games, while shooting a combined 11-of-40 from the field.<\/p>\n<p>The Liberty still managed to win two of those three games, but she knows her role.<\/p>\n<p>Get the lowdown on the Best USA Sports Betting Sites and Apps<\/p>\n<p>The Sparks are the perfect opponent for her to face.<\/p>\n<p>They push tempo, which is why this game has such a high total, and they lack the wing defenders to limit her. She should have open looks all day.<\/p>\n<p>I have a 60-48-1 ATS record in this Post sports section, and my next play is <strong>Ionescu Over 20.5 points (-102, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/betting\/fanduel-sign-up-offer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FanDuel<\/a>)<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Why Trust New York Post Betting<\/p>\n<p>Doug Kezirian is a New York Post contributor who has over two decades of experience in the betting space, including spending 11 years at ESPN as a host, columnist and betting analyst. He\u2019s also the rare personality who has documented success \u2013 14th place in 2023 Circa Million and Las Vegas SuperContest ($37K), two top-10 finishes in 2022 William Hill College Football Challenge ($58K) and also grabbed headlines with a $297K win on the 2021 NFL Draft.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"New York Post may be compensated and\/or receive an affiliate commission if you click or buy through our&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":140736,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[49],"tags":[17530,1488,1520,62,8930,84024,67,132,68,232,22547],"class_list":{"0":"post-140735","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-wnba","8":"tag-betting","9":"tag-los-angeles-sparks","10":"tag-new-york-liberty","11":"tag-sports","12":"tag-sports-betting","13":"tag-sports-picks","14":"tag-united-states","15":"tag-unitedstates","16":"tag-us","17":"tag-wnba","18":"tag-wnba-betting"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115018039547089522","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140735","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=140735"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140735\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/140736"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=140735"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=140735"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=140735"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}