Connecticut Sun vs Los Angeles Sparks Final — August 22, 2026
Last 10 games
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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 Sun visited the Sparks on Saturday, August 22 at 9:00 PM ET.
The Sparks closed as 5.5-point favorites at home against the Sun. The spread opened at Sparks -3.5. The total closed at 170.5, up from 168.5 at the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Sun +170, Sparks -205) prices the Sun at 36% and the Sparks at 64%.
Written from the numbers available before kickoff.
Result
Final score and result vs the closing line
Connecticut Sun 68, Los Angeles Sparks 77
Los Angeles Sparks won by 9.
- Against the closing spread (Los Angeles Sparks -5.5): Los Angeles Sparks covered.
- Combined score 145 vs the closing total of 170.5: Under.
- Los Angeles Sparks closed at -205 on the moneyline (a 64% no-vig market-implied chance).
Chance Quality Result
Based on the quality of shots each team created, Connecticut Sun won 80% of G&W replays (Los Angeles Sparks 20%). The result went the other way from the chances each team created.
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
Sun +3.5 (-107)
Sun +5.5 (-115)
Sparks -175 61%
Sparks -205 64%
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 9 times since 2024: the Sun won 6 and the Sparks 3.
| Date | Score | Line | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 2026 | Sparks 77, Sun 85 Sun won | ||
| 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 |
Meetings since 2024, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.
Teams
Connecticut Sun
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Los Angeles Sparks
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