Tulsa Shock vs Los Angeles Sparks
Game Date: Friday, August 26, 2011 | Game Time: 10:35 PM | Home Line: -12.5 | Total: 148.5
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The Tulsa Shock travel to Los Angeles to play the Sparks at 10:35 PM on Friday, August 26, 2011. Los Angeles is the favorite in this matchup, laying -12.5 points here at home. The Total has been posted at Over/Under 148.5.
Before getting to specific team details, let’s have a look at the recent games in this series to see if we can identify any WNBA sports betting trends to assist in making the right pick in this game.
Recent Results in the Shock/Sparks SeriesDate AwayTeam Score HomeTeam Score HomeLine Total
August 21, 2011 Los Angeles 73 Tulsa 67 7.5 150.5
August 9, 2011 Tulsa 66 Los Angeles 71 -10.5 151.0
July 15, 2011 Los Angeles 79 Tulsa 74 8.0 152.5
August 14, 2010 Los Angeles 92 Tulsa 87 -4.5 153.5
August 6, 2010 Tulsa 70 Los Angeles 77 -14.5 159.5
July 20, 2010 Tulsa 83 Los Angeles 86 -6.0 163.0
July 13, 2010 Los Angeles 87 Tulsa 71
June 8, 2009 Los Angeles 52 Tulsa 81 4.5 145.5
June 6, 2009 Tulsa 58 Los Angeles 78 -5.0 147.5
July 22, 2008 Los Angeles 84 Tulsa 81
When looking at the last 32 games in this series, we can see the home team has won 21 games compared to 11 wins for the road team. Average points scored per game for the home team in the Tulsa/Los Angeles series is 77.2 ppg while the vistor has put up 73.7 ppg, creating an average margin of victory of 3.5 favoring the home team.
As stated, the exact advantage spanning the last 32 games represents a median average advantage for the home team in this series of 3.5 ppg. That represents a value number of -9 when meassured against the offered line of -12.5, suggesting a wager on Tulsa makes the most sense – at least, when looking at betting against the number according to the historical series trends.
The average Total points scored spanning the last 32 games between the Shock and the Sparks is 150.9 per game. That creates a face value cushion of 2.4 against the line, suggesting a bet of Over 148.5 may be in order. At least it appears as such on first impression when compared to the series history.
Now let’s take a look at the series history in this exact situation, with Tulsa as the road team and with Los Angeles as the home team.
Recent Results when Tulsa visits Los AngelesDate AwayTeam Score HomeTeam Score HomeLine Total
August 9, 2011 Tulsa 66 Los Angeles 71 -10.5 151.0
August 6, 2010 Tulsa 70 Los Angeles 77 -14.5 159.5
July 20, 2010 Tulsa 83 Los Angeles 86 -6.0 163.0
June 6, 2009 Tulsa 58 Los Angeles 78 -5.0 147.5
June 11, 2008 Tulsa 73 Los Angeles 80
June 18, 2007 Tulsa 79 Los Angeles 73
June 7, 2006 Tulsa 78 Los Angeles 86
When looking at the last 14 games in this series while Los Angeles has been the home team, we can see the Sparks have won 11 games compared to 3 wins for the Shock. Average points scored per game by Los Angeles in this situation is is 77.9 ppg while Tulsa has put up 71.7 ppg, creating an average margin of victory of 6.2 favoring the Shock.
As stated, the exact advantage spanning the last games represents a median average advantage for the home team in this series of 6.2 ppg. That represents a value number of -6.3 when meassured against the offered line of -12.5, suggesting a wager on the Shock makes the most sense. At least, that’s the way it looks when you ponder a bet against the line, looking at this wager in the vacuum of this series situation.
The average Total points scored spanning the last 14 games between the Shock and the Sparks is 149.6 per game. That creates a face value cushion of 1.1 against the line, suggesting a bet of Over 148.5 may be in order. At least it appears as such on first impression when compared to the series history.
Can the Tulsa Shock Cover the Spread?
This season the Tulsa Shock have played 26 games, averaging 67.3 points per game, while allowing 81.9 points per game. This has led to a season record of 1-25. Let’s have a closer look at recent Tulsa Shock results.
Recent Tulsa Shock ResultsDate AwayTeam Score HomeTeam Score HomeLine Total
August 25, 2011 Tulsa 57 Seattle 74 -14.5 140.0
August 23, 2011 Minnesota 78 Tulsa 72 13.0 151.5
August 21, 2011 Los Angeles 73 Tulsa 67 7.5 150.5
August 14, 2011 Tulsa 54 Minnesota 82 -17.0 153.5
August 11, 2011 Tulsa 63 Seattle 77 -13.5 142.0
August 9, 2011 Tulsa 66 Los Angeles 71 -10.5 151.0
August 6, 2011 Tulsa 64 San Antonio 72 -13.5 150.5
This season the Tulsa Shock have played 13 games on the road, averaging 64.0 points per game, while allowing 81.6 points per game. This has led to a season record of 0-13. Let’s have a closer look at recent Tulsa Shock results on the road.
Recent Tulsa Shock Road ResultsDate AwayTeam Score HomeTeam Score HomeLine Total
August 25, 2011 Tulsa 57 Seattle 74 -14.5 140.0
August 14, 2011 Tulsa 54 Minnesota 82 -17.0 153.5
August 11, 2011 Tulsa 63 Seattle 77 -13.5 142.0
August 9, 2011 Tulsa 66 Los Angeles 71 -10.5 151.0
August 6, 2011 Tulsa 64 San Antonio 72 -13.5 150.5
Can the Los Angeles Sparks Cover the Spread?
This season the Los Angeles Sparks have played 25 games, averaging 78.3 points per game, while allowing 81.6 points per game. This has led to a season record of 12-25. Let’s have a closer look at recent Los Angeles Sparks results.
Recent Los Angeles Sparks ResultsDate AwayTeam Score HomeTeam Score HomeLine Total
August 23, 2011 Los Angeles 86 Washington 82 3.0 149.0
August 21, 2011 Los Angeles 73 Tulsa 67 7.5 150.5
August 20, 2011 Los Angeles 68 Minnesota 87 -7.5 158.5
August 18, 2011 Indiana 70 Los Angeles 75 -2.0 152.0
August 12, 2011 Phoenix 90 Los Angeles 93 5.0 183.0
August 9, 2011 Tulsa 66 Los Angeles 71 -10.5 151.0
August 7, 2011 Minnesota 84 Los Angeles 78 7.5 157.5
August 3, 2011 Connecticut 79 Los Angeles 70 2.5 158.5
July 31, 2011 Los Angeles 63 Indiana 98 -9.0 151.0
July 30, 2011 Los Angeles 88 Chicago 84 -7.0 149.5
This season the Los Angeles Sparks have played 11 games here at home, averaging 81.0 points per game, while allowing 77.8 points per game. This has led to a season record of 7-4. Let’s have a closer look at recent Los Angeles Sparks results when playing at home.
Recent Los Angeles Sparks Home ResultsDate AwayTeam Score HomeTeam Score HomeLine Total
August 18, 2011 Indiana 70 Los Angeles 75 -2.0 152.0
August 12, 2011 Phoenix 90 Los Angeles 93 5.0 183.0
August 9, 2011 Tulsa 66 Los Angeles 71 -10.5 151.0
August 7, 2011 Minnesota 84 Los Angeles 78 7.5 157.5
August 3, 2011 Connecticut 79 Los Angeles 70 2.5 158.5
July 18, 2011 San Antonio 79 Los Angeles 69 -2.0 158.0
July 17, 2011 Washington 89 Los Angeles 85 -9.0 151.5
June 21, 2011 New York 91 Los Angeles 96 -7.5 153.0
June 19, 2011 Seattle 50 Los Angeles 74 2.0 150.0
June 10, 2011 Phoenix 84 Los Angeles 98 -3.5 174.5


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