Jessica Shepard’s triple-double (13, 11, 12) lead the Wings past the Sparks, 97–77
Jessica Shepard set the pace with triple-double (13, 11, 12) in a 20-point Wings win.
Game story
Jessica Shepard led the Wings with 13 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists on 6-of-11 shooting, 1-of-2 at the line in 28 minutes as the Dallas Wings beat the Los Angeles Sparks 97–77 on Thursday, September 17.
Los Angeles Sparks vs. Dallas Wings | FULL GAME HIGHLIGHTS | September 17, 2026
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Who stood out
Jessica Shepard: 13 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists on 6-of-11 shooting, 1-of-2 at the line in 28 minutes, a +18 in her minutes. By the observed shot locations, 5-of-6 at the rim, 0-of-3 in the paint outside the restricted area and 1-of-2 from midrange. She entered averaging 4.9 assists this season; this finish was 7.1 above that mark. She had averaged 3.6 over her previous 10, putting this game 8.4 above that recent pace.
Jessica Shepard: Sep 17 against her baselines
This game · her last 10 before it · her regular season entering it
Baselines are her regular-season games before this one (PropSports game log). Playoff games are never mixed into them.
PropSports box score (game 401857192) and PropSports game log values as of Sep 17, 2026 payload bf835563e8a0f9aa
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| Sep 17 · 1 game | Last 10 · 10 G | Season · 39 G | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 13 | 13 | 14.2 |
| Rebounds | 11 | 8.2 | 10.9 |
| Assists | 12 | 3.6 | 4.9 |
| Minutes | 28 | 27.1 | 31.5 |
How it happened
The third quarter was the swing — the Wings won it 25–14 — and they led 44–44 at halftime. The game had 12 lead changes; the Wings’ largest lead was 25.
The Wings’ bench outscored the Sparks’, 35–26. For the Sparks, Nneka Ogwumike scored 18 (8-of-12) and Dearica Hamby 14 (5-of-9).
The Wings made 38-75 from the field (51%) and 10-30 from three; the Sparks 29-78 (37%). Turnovers ran 20–14, and points off turnovers 22–7. Rebounds went 46–27, points in the paint 48–38.
Where the game separated
The 5 team stats with the widest gaps
Selected by the size of each difference relative to a typical game-to-game gap for that stat. Descriptive, not a causal breakdown of the margin.
PropSports box score and linescore (game 401857192) values as of Sep 17, 2026 payload fd5f5832a1c85220
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| Wings | Sparks | |
|---|---|---|
| Rebounds | 46 | 27 |
| Points off turnovers | 22 | 7 |
| Field goal % | 51% | 37% |
| Assists | 31 | 22 |
| Turnovers | 20 | 14 |
What it means
A reason to be cautious about carrying this game forward: the Sparks allow 91.3 a game, so part of the scoring is the opponent. One game is still one game.
After the result the Wings were 25-16 and the Sparks 15-26 (team schedules through September 17). The Wings’ 97 was 8 above the 89 a game they averaged entering it.
One piece of context: the Sparks allow 91.3 points a game this season (standings as of Sep 29), the second-most of 15 teams.
Next up: GS at DAL on Sep 30, where the market consensus has the Valkyries favored over the Wings by 4.5 with a total of 155.5 (PropBetEdge capture, Sep 29, 11 books) — and the Valkyries allow 75.1 a game, 15th-most of 15. Player props enter the board inside 36 hours of tip.
Betting relevance
On the spread: DraftKings’ line, had the Wings favored by 8.5; the 20-point margin put the Wings on the right side of the spread.
The 174 combined points went under the 177.5 total.
Jessica Shepard (12 assists against 4.9 entering the game and 3.6 over her previous 10) is the line the next prop market has to price.
Markets touched: Spread · Total · Moneyline
Market evidence
Market reference: DraftKings (a single sportsbook). PropBetEdge also holds a pre-tip capture from Sep 17.
Unknowns
How the market prices both teams on the next slate beyond the stored captures.
Evidence & methodology4 cited records · how this story was built
Records cited
- PropSports box score + play-by-play + shot locations · source ↗
- PropSports team schedules (records after the game, scoring entering it) · source ↗
- PropSports standings (standings as of Sep 29) · source ↗
- DraftKings line
How this story was built
Photo: Lorie Shaull · CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)Pictured: Jessica Shepard.
Generated by PropBetEdge’s deterministic newsroom (wnba-articles/1.7.0 · Full story, wnba-depth/1.1.0) and checked by the publication gate before release; betting relevance: actionable.
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