Sparks vs. Mystics Predictions, Odds & WNBA Best Bets Today: Aug. 17

Our Sparks vs. Mystics predictions for today believe Los Angeles will continue to score against Washington.

Shane Jackson

Last Updated: August 17, 2025 12:39 PM EDT • 4 minute read

Pictured Los Angeles Sparks guard Kelsey Plum celebrates as we look at our Sparks vs. Mystics predictions. Photo by Kevin Ng / Imagn.

The Los Angeles Sparks (16-17) can get to .500 and climb up the WNBA championship odds playoff picture with a win over the Washington Mystics (15-18) at 3 p.m. ET on Sunday at CareFirst Arena (ESPN3).

Los Angeles remains a half-game back of the Seattle Storm for the No. 8 spot, but has been playing its best basketball of late.

That’s why we believe in the Sparks - particularly on the offensive end - as 6-point road favorites for our Sparks vs. Mystics predictions.

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✅ Moneyline pick: Sparks (-265 via FanDuel) ⭐⭐
✅ Against the spread pick: Sparks -6 (-110 via FanDuel) ⭐⭐
✅ Over/Under pick: Over 168.5 (-110 via DraftKings) ⭐⭐⭐

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✅ Moneyline pick: Sparks will win (-265 via FanDuel)

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Los Angeles is 10-3 over its last 13 games, a stretch that includes consecutive victories over Washington in late July. The Sparks secured a 99-80 win over the Mystics on July 22 and followed that up with a 93-86 victory in a rematch two days later.

The Mystics should continue to struggle to slow down the Sparks on Sunday.

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⚡️ Sparks team total Over 87.5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐

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The Sparks’ team total isn’t available at all of our best sports betting sites as of writing, but it’s a four-star play at anything below 90. This has been one of the more effective ways to make money in the WNBA lately.

In the past 13 games, Los Angeles has scored 90-plus points 11 different times. The Sparks have done so in all 10 of their victories during that stretch. They are averaging a league-best 93.6 points per contest since July 13.

Washington, meanwhile, is 2-5 over its last seven games. The Mystics traded away Brittney Sykes in an attempt to miss the playoffs and secure a higher draft pick.

Not only is it a game where the Sparks must win, but I expect them to lean on their high-octane offense in the process. They are inching their way closer to a postseason berth with the way they are playing right now.

👀 Sparks vs. Mystics player prop

⬆️ Rickea Jackson Over 4.5 rebounds ⭐⭐⭐⭐

📊 Best odds: +125 via DraftKings ($10 to win $12.50)

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Second-year forward Rickea Jackson has played a key role in the Sparks’ recent run, particularly as a scorer. But I have come to appreciate her underrated rebounding impact as well.

Jackson has cleared this rebound line in five of her seven games this month, averaging 4.9 boards per contest. I’ll certainly take this plus-money price.

📈 Sparks vs. Mystics betting insights

Here are some betting insights from our best sports betting sites in the hours before tipoff:

The spread has largely remained the same since opening at -3.5 in the Sparks' favor
The total has nudged up a little from 169.5 to 171.5
The Sparks began as the -190 moneyline favorite, but they've since fallen to around -150

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Shane Jackson

Shane Jackson has been writing for Sportsbook Review since 2022, though his passion for sports, writing, and betting runs much longer than that. He graduated from the University of Kansas with a journalism degree in 2017 and has been covering sports ever since, working for MLB.com, Manhattan Mercury, Lawrence Journal-World, WynnBET, Bet Chicago Sports, BetNOLA, and BetMGM. Jackson cares about creating quality sports betting content above all else. He uses a mixture of models, information, film, analysis, and a top-down approach to locate every best bet shared for SBR. He never gives out a pick that he wouldn’t be willing to spend his own money on. Jackson is focused on finding +EV bets on a daily basis for a variety of sports such as NCAAF, NCAAB, NFL, NBA, WNBA, and MLB. He usually bets on props but is willing to wager on a spread or total when there is an edge. Don’t ask him how many bets he has placed on a typical college football Saturday. Jackson doesn’t care if you follow him on social media, but his Twitter account has info on how you can follow his bets through multiple third-party platforms. He just wants you to read all the great work from the SBR team.