Chicago Sky vs Las Vegas Aces Prediction, 8/11/2022 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Chicago Sky vs Las Vegas Aces

Date: Thursday, August 11, 2022

Location: Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas, NV

TV: NBATV

The Las Vegas Aces (24-10) play the Chicago Sky (25-9) at Michelob ULTRA Arena on Thursday.

The Chicago Sky faced off with the Chicago Sky and went home with a loss by a final score of 111-100 in their last game. Chicago walked away from the game with a 55.7% field goal percentage (39 out of 70) and made 7 out of their 23 three-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Sky buried 15 of 21 attempts for a rate of 71.4%. When talking about grabbing rebounds, they earned 30 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 30 dimes for the game in addition to forcing 8 turnovers and having 5 steals. In regard to defense, Chicago let their opponent shoot 58.7% from the field on 44 out of 75 shooting. Chicago recorded 7 dimes and had 7 steals in the matchup. Moreover, Chicago pulled down 28 rebounds (7 offensive, 21 defensive) and earned 2 rejections. Chicago finished 100.0% at the free throw line by burying 12 of 12 shots. They also knocked down 11 of 24 attempts from three-point range.

Courtney Vandersloot is one player who was a major factor for the game. She was able to score 20 points on 7 of 13 shooting. She played for 30 minutes played and collected 2 rebounds. Vandersloot finished the game shooting 53.8% from the floor and also earned 5 assists.

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Chicago enters this contest with a record of 25-9 for the season. The Sky are shooting 34.8% from downtown (246 of 706) and 82.2% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 86.6 points per contest (2nd in the league) while going 48.3% from the field. They turn it over 13.7 times per game and as a group they are committing 16.2 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Chicago is grabbing 35.1 rebounds per contest and has 825 assists this year, which has them ranked 1st in basketball in terms of passing the rock. On the defensive end, the Sky are able to force 13.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 16.6 fouls. They relinquish 33.9% from beyond the arc and they rank 5th in basketball in PPG allowed (81.4). The Sky defense is allowing a FG percentage of 43.7% (445 of 565) and they concede 33.3 boards per game as a squad. They are 11th in the league in giving up assists with 717 relinquished for the year.

The last time they took the court, the Las Vegas Aces went home victorious with a score of 97-90 against the Las Vegas Aces. The Aces were able to pull down 26 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards for a total of 32 in this game. They coughed it up 10 times, while earning 4 steals in this contest. The Aces earned 15 fouls for this game which took the Aces to the charity stripe for a total of 19 shots. They were able to convert 19 of them for a percentage of 100.0%. When it comes to shots from 3-point land, Las Vegas knocked down 14 of their 27 attempts (51.9%). When all was said and done, the Aces shot 32 for 67 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.8%. The Aces allowed the Aces to knock down 33 of 66 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 50.0% for the game. They finished shooting 47.4% from 3-point land by shooting 9 of 19 and finished the contest at 15 out of 18 from the charity stripe (83.3%). When discussing how they rebounded, Las Vegas permitted Las Vegas to get 29 in all (5 offensive).

A'ja Wilson pitched in for the Aces in the game. She knocked down 13 of 24 for this contest giving her a field goal percentage of 54.2%, and had 6 rebounds. Wilson earned 29 points in her 34 minutes of playing time and accumulated 1 assist in this game.

Las Vegas has a record of 24-10 for the year. The Aces have committed 15.9 fouls per game and they connect on 82.1% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 20.7 times per contest (5th in the league) and they are turning it over 11.2 times per game. Las Vegas has accounted for 3,058 points this season (89.9 per contest) and they collect 35.6 rebounds per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Aces are hitting on 45.7% from the field, which is ranked 3rd in basketball. The Aces defensively are ranked 9th in the league in points allowed per game with 83.8. They are forcing 12.4 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 43.6% from the field (6th in the league). The Las Vegas defense allows 35.6% on shots from distance (308 of 864) and their opposition makes 79.5% of their free throw shots. They concede 20.9 assists and 36.1 total rebounds per game, which is 9th and 10th in basketball.

Who will win tonight's WNBA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Chicago

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