Matt Fargo

TITLE: **9** WNBA SUPREME ANNIHILATOR *100% RUN* Los Angeles Sparks -6

REASON FOR PICK: **9** WNBA SUPREME ANNIHILATOR *100% RUN* My initial reaction was to go against the Sparks tonight following their big win over league leading Indiana but I am going the opposite of that. Los Angeles is peaking at the right time and it happens to be coinciding with the return of Lisa Leslie as she played in her third straight game last night following 11 straight missed games because of an injury. The win last night moved Los Angeles to 5-2 at home and those seven games are the fewest of any team in the league so the schedule has had a lot to do with the way Los Angeles has started out. It is in fifth place in the Western Conference so this is where the run needs to go. Seven of the next 10 games are at home and nothing short of winning all of them will likely do. New York is struggling right now as it has dropped six of its last seven games and it is likely out of the playoffs as it trails fourth place Atlanta by three and a half games. The hiring of a new coach has done nothing for the Liberty and they will face the second toughest defense in the league tonight as the Sparks are allowing 72.6 ppg on the season. That is a key average as New York is 1-9 on the season in its 10 games when scoring 73 or fewer points and this includes a 2-8 ATS mark. There is a very favorable situation favoring the Sparks as well. Play on home favorites that are playing with no rest and with a winning percentage between .400 and .499 after 15 or more games. This situation is 24-4 ATS (85.7 percent) since 1997 with the average point differential being +11.3 ppg. Also, Los Angeles is 11-3 ATS in its last 14 home games against teams that are averaging 73 or more ppg 15 or more games. 9* Los Angeles Sparks