Los Angeles Sparks vs New York Liberty Final Score & Over/Under Result — Aug 13, 2026

Rae Burrell's 28 points carried Los Angeles on a fourth-quarter surge, but it arrived too late and too concentrated to push the Sparks past New York's defense. The Liberty won 85–81, with a combined 166 points that fell well short of the 186.5 market total. DAGGER's pregame call to go under cashed comfortably, landing 20.5 points below the number even as the line ticked up to 187.5 by tip.

The game's structure told the story. New York and Los Angeles combined for 81 points in the first half—precisely matching the Sparks' final tally—while the second half produced 85 combined points. Q1 and Q2 moved the scoreboard steadily (37 and 44 combined), but Q3 collapsed into a grinding 27-point quarter. Then came the explosion: Q4 generated 58 combined points, with Burrell alone accounting for 40 of those from Los Angeles. Sabrina Ionescu (20 pts, 4 ast) and Jonquel Jones (11 pts, 18 reb) anchored New York's resistance, while Dearica Hamby (16 pts) and Nneka Ogwumike (10 pts, 11 reb) supported Burrell's effort.

Head-to-head history suggested higher totals—prior meetings this season finished 222 and 195—but Los Angeles' sluggish defense (93.7 allowed per game recently) and New York's offensive efficiency (97.8 scored) combined to produce a lower-scoring affair. The under's hit underscored how tempo and shot selection, not just pace, drive totals lower.