Los Angeles Sparks vs Connecticut Sun Final — August 18, 2026
Last 10 games
Rest & travelrest and travel
Rest & travelAbout these numbers
Margin of each of the last 10 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.
Distance is straight-line from each team's home arena; time-zone change is at game time. Rest counts days since each team's previous game.
The pre-game matchup
The Sparks visited the Sun on Tuesday, August 18 at 7:00 PM ET.
The Sparks closed as 2.5-point road favorites, with the Sun getting the points at home. The spread opened at Sparks -1.5. The total closed 169.5, unchanged from the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Sparks -140, Sun +115) prices the Sparks at 56% and the Sun at 44%.
Written from the numbers available before kickoff.
Result
Final score and result vs the closing line
Los Angeles Sparks 77, Connecticut Sun 85
Connecticut Sun won by 8.
- Against the closing spread (Connecticut Sun +2.5): Connecticut Sun covered.
- Combined score 162 vs the closing total of 169.5: Under.
- Connecticut Sun closed at +115 on the moneyline (a 44% no-vig market-implied chance).
Chance Quality Result
Based on the quality of shots each team created, Los Angeles Sparks won 59% of G&W replays (Connecticut Sun 41%). The chances each team created were close to even.
The Chance Quality Result describes the chances each team created. It is not the official result and never changes it or any record.
Market
Closing line and line movement
Sparks -1.5 (-110)
Sparks -2.5 (-109)
Sun +100 48%
Sun +115 44%
Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at kickoff. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.
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G&W Line
G&W’s own number for this game, next to the market. Analytics
Matchup
Head-to-head
The teams have met 8 times since 2024: the Sparks won 3 and the Sun 5.
| Date | Score | Line | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 2026 | Sparks 81, Sun 84 Sun won | ||
| Aug 7, 2025 | Sun 91, Sparks 102 Sparks won | ||
| Jul 24, 2025 | Sparks 101, Sun 86 Sparks won | ||
| Jul 13, 2025 | Sun 88, Sparks 92 Sparks won | ||
| Sep 10, 2024 | Sun 86, Sparks 66 Sun won |
Meetings since 2024, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.
Teams
Los Angeles Sparks
- Los Angeles Sparks team stats
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Connecticut Sun
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