Recent form
2-8
LA -7.0 vs CON -13.2 margin
LA brings the hotter last-ten margin into this matchup tonight with balance.
Connecticut Sun at Los Angeles Sparks
CON
CON
9-26
PregameSat, 9:00 PM EDTPrime Video
LA
LA
12-24
Verdict
Pass · no edge tonight.
The model doesn't see daylight against the posted line on this game. We don't surface negative-EV picks; check the drill-down for sub-model context.
Why this matchup
2 signals · model + marketPreview · WNBA
onnecticut Sun visit Los Angeles Sparks Saturday at 8/22 - 9:00 PM EDT.
Vegas opened LA as a 3.5-point favorite with the total at 166.5. LA's moneyline implies a 63% break-even, CON the inverse.
For bettors: the LA side carries the favorite-tax, the dog gets the points and a plus-money payout. The 166.5 total reads near the league average.
ByTheOnemodel/auto-generated · live odds + scouting data/refreshes with the page
Updated 0s ago
Team stats
CON
Away
Stat
LA
Home
43
FG %
46
Season series
CON leads series 2-0
May 30LA81@CON84
LA81@CON84Aug 18LA77@CON85
LA77@CON85Aug 23CON@LAtoday
CON@LAtodayModel & market
Vegas line center
DraftKings via ESPN · 21+
Spread
LA -3.5
Between — and 5
1.0pt· 6.2h
Total
166.5
Standard · +1.5 vs avg
1.0pt· 6.2h
Moneyline
CON+14241%LA-17063%22· 6.2h
Implied probabilities back-computed from American odds — break-even win % a moneyline bet needs to be +EV.
Line movement · 200 snapshots
ESPN-tracked · 21+
Spread
3.5
0.0 since open
Total
166.5
-1.0 since open
Scouting report
CON @ LA
StorylineLA lost 6 in a row.
Rest going in
CONStandard
2 days
last game Aug 20
LAStandard
2 days
last game Aug 20
Model edge vs market
Lean onlySpread
Market
LA -3.5
Model
On the roadmap
Edge
—
Total
Market
166.5
Model
On the roadmap
Edge
—
Moneyline
Market
LA -170
Model
On the roadmap
Edge
—
Model spread derived from 21-day power-rank delta · not a true point-spread model. Total + ML model wires roadmap. Bet responsibly · 21+
Tale of the tape
CONmetricLA
9-26
Record
12-24
#7
Conf rank
#7
-8.0
Pt diff
-5.6
L1
Streak
L6
2-8
Last 10
2-8
62.7
Sched ahead
66.2
Composite signals from ESPN standings + 21-day power rolling. NBA pace / ORtg / DRtg from ESPN core team-stats; NFL yards-per-game from nflverse aggregation. Park factors, weather, KenPom-class metrics still on the roadmap.
Betting line
LA -3.5·O/U 166.5·CON +142/LA -170
Drill down
Sub-model tables · ensemble breakdown · last meeting · book shop · player props
Drill down
Sub-model tables · ensemble breakdown · last meeting · book shop · player props
Scouting report · pre-game
LA vs CON.
LA has dropped 6 straight; CON is 2-8 over its last 10.
81.1%
model · LA win prob
Recent form
- LA2–8-7.0
- CON2–8-13.2
Situational
- LA2d rest
- CON2d rest
- +0.0d differential
Rest is even. LA has 0 straight road games; CON has 1.
Model angle
+20.8ppon LA
LA's edge is mostly model confidence plus line steam. Recent form is the main caution flag.
- ▲Model confidence+1.5pp
- ▲Line steam+0.8pp
- ▼Recent form-0.8pp
Players to watch
- Nneka OgwumikeLA16.0points · ±4.3
Nneka Ogwumike · 16 pts · last-10 15.7 vs season 16.6.
- Rae BurrellLA15.9points · ±5.9
Rae Burrell · 15.9 pts · last-10 17.3 vs season 13.9.
- Dearica HambyLA15.1points · ±4.9
Dearica Hamby · 15.1 pts · last-10 15.4 vs season 14.7.
Head-to-head · 3-2 · last 5
LA is 3-2 in the recent head-to-head sample.
- 2025-07-13CON @ LA88–92
- 2025-07-24LA @ CON101–86
- 2025-08-08CON @ LA91–102
- 2026-05-30LA @ CON81–84
- 2026-08-18LA @ CON77–85
Line move
open -155→-170toward LA
The market has moved 2.2pp toward the home side.
Aggregated from r107 anatomy · r109 CLV history · r112 calibration · r118 line moves · r124 player projections · refreshes every 5 minutes
Model ensemble · how the prediction is built
3 sub-models, blended.
Each sub-model uses a different rating substrate. Bayesian model averaging weights them by rolling Brier score so the ensemble inherits each model's strengths. Disagreement flags games where the sub-models don't see eye-to-eye — lower confidence, wider band.
82.1%
ensemble · LA favored
Elo Static
74.6%
P(LA win)
35%
weight
Elo Recent
75.0%
P(LA win)
32%
weight
Pace Efficiency
76.3%
P(LA win)
33%
weight
Disagreement
0.73 pp
weighted σ across sub-models
Confidence
95% · high
maps from disagreement
Substrate count
3 / 3 active
ones with full inputs tonight
Weights recalibrated nightly on a 90-day rolling window with strict point-in-time correctness — no model gets credit for a game it hasn't seen. Headline % is Platt-scaled per league; sub-model rows show raw BMA inputs.
The receipts
Why we like LA.
LA's edge is mostly model confidence plus line steam. Recent form is the main caution flag.
+20.8
pp edge · LA
+2.08
CLV pp · steam
5.0u · large
on LA
89.2%
±6.8pp band
5u large — +26.2pp edge, quarter Kelly capped.
Edge
+28.8pp
+8.0pp post-cal
Kelly
70.8%
5.0% sized
Decimal
1.59
+26.2pp vs price
Contributor breakdown · sums to 20.8pp · LA over CON
- ▲+1.5ppModel confidence90% conf
LA clears the model's lock threshold.
- ▲+0.8ppLine steam72% conf
The market moved 2.1pp toward LA since open.
- ▼-0.8ppRecent form70% conf
CON's recent form is stronger over the last 5.
- ▼-0.2ppHead to head48% conf
CON has controlled the recent head-to-head sample.
Open price
-155
Close price
-170
Open no-vig
58.3%
Close no-vig
60.4%
Market steamed in our direction
How we read this game
- Which side does The One Analytics' model favor in CON at LA?
- The model favors LA, based on a weighted edge across matchup factors. The pick is logged before the game and graded in public.
- When is the pick logged, and can it change?
- Every model pick is timestamped before the game starts and is never edited after the fact.
Line shopping · 1 book
Where to bet this game.
Same model, different prices. The same moneyline can vary 25¢ across books — taking the worst price wipes out a real edge instantly. Star marks the best-paying book per side.
+20.8pp
best edge · LA · DraftKings
CON
no live price
LA
★ best-170DraftKings
edge +20.8pp · implied 60.4%
| Book | CON | LA | Best edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| DraftKings | +142 | -170★ | +20.8 |
Edges shown are model probability minus no-vig implied probability for that side at that book. Stars mark the highest-paying cell per side. Lines refresh every 60 seconds.
Player projections
LA vs CON.
Per-player stat projections built from a recency-weighted blend of the last ten games, season average, and matchup context. Confidence reflects sample size and stability — the top of each list is who to watch.
130
projections · 100 high confidence
Points
- Nneka OgwumikeLA16.0± 4.3high
- Rae BurrellLA15.9± 5.9high
- Dearica HambyLA15.1± 4.9high
Rebounds
- Nneka OgwumikeLA7.9± 2.0high
- Olivia Nelson-OdodaCON6.6± 4.4high
- Dearica HambyLA6.6± 3.7high
Assists
- Erica WheelerLA5.2± 2.9high
- Leila LacanCON4.7± 2.4high
- Charlisse Leger-WalkerCON3.8± 2.1high
Blocks
- Brittney GrinerCON1.8± 0.9high
- Cameron BrinkLA1.8± 1.1high
- Olivia Nelson-OdodaCON0.9± 1.3high
Steals
- Ariel AtkinsLA1.7± 1.0high
- Dearica HambyLA1.4± 0.8high
- Saniya RiversCON1.3± 1.2high
Projections recompute every 30 minutes · prop lines plug in once sportsbook ingest lands
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