Connecticut Sun vs Las Vegas Aces Prediction, 9/13/2022 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Connecticut Sun vs Las Vegas Aces

Date: Tuesday, September 13, 2022

Location: Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas, NV

TV: ESPN

Odds/Point Spread: Connecticut (+5)

The Connecticut Sun go to Michelob ULTRA Arena on Tuesday where they'll meet the Las Vegas Aces in Game 2 of the WNBA Finals. Las Vegas opens this matchup as 5 point favorites. The O/U has been set at 165.

The Sun ended up losing by a score of 67-64 in Game 1. Connecticut ended the game with a 37.8% field goal percentage (28 out of 74) and knocked down 5 of their 16 3-pointers. From the charity stripe, the Sun knocked down 3 of 5 attempts for a rate of 60.0%. In relation to rebounding, they compiled 38 with 13 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 18 assists in the game while forcing 10 turnovers and earning 8 steals. When discussing defense, Connecticut allowed the other team to shoot 39.7% from the floor on 23 out of 58 shooting. Las Vegas recorded 8 assists and had 3 steals in this game. Additionally, Las Vegas snagged 33 rebounds (6 offensive, 27 defensive) and got 4 blocked shots. Las Vegas walked away from this one shooting 84.2% at the charity stripe by making 16 of 19 shots. They also knocked down 5 of their 24 tries from beyond the perimeter.

Alyssa Thomas is one player who was a factor in this contest. She totaled 19 points on 9 of 16 shooting. She was on the court for 36 mins played and snagged 11 rebounds. Thomas ended up going 56.3% from the floor and dished out 5 assists.

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Connecticut steps onto the court with a record of 25-11 this year. They have an average of 85.8 points per outing (3rd in the league) on 46.2% from the field. The Sun are hitting 35.4% from downtown (230 of 649) and 78.9% from the free throw line. As a team, Connecticut is snagging 37.1 boards per contest and has accumulated 759 dimes for the year, which is 3rd in basketball in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 14.4 times per contest and as a team they commit 17.1 fouls per contest. When they are on defense, the Sun are able to force 15.5 turnovers per game while drawing 18.9 personal fouls. They are 3rd in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 696 surrendered for the season. The Sun defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 43.9% (557 of 680) and they relinquish 29.0 boards per contest as a squad. They give up 32.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 2nd in basketball in opponents PPG (77.8).

In Game 1 the Aces pulled down 27 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 33 for this contest. They also turned the ball over 10 times, while getting 3 steals for the contest. The Sun were called for 14 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Aces to the charity stripe for a total of 19 shots. They were able to bury 16 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 84.2%. When discussing 3-point shots, Las Vegas converted 5 out of their 24 tries (20.8%). When all was said and done, the Aces finished the game shooting 23 for 58 from the field which had them sitting at 39.7%. The Aces allowed the Sun to convert 28 out of 74 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 37.8% in the matchup. They finished 31.3% from beyond the arc by going 5 out of 16 and finished the game at 3 out of 5 at the free throw line (60.0%). In relation to how they cleaned up the glass, Las Vegas permitted Connecticut to grab 38 overall (13 on the offensive glass).

A'ja Wilson was important for the Aces for this game. She knocked down 6 out of 11 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 54.5%, and tallied 11 rebounds. Wilson scored 24 points in her 38 mins of playing time, but left the arena with no assists.

Las Vegas has a win-loss mark of 26-10 for the season. Las Vegas has earned 3,256 points on the campaign (90.4 per contest) and they average 35.4 rebounds per game. The Aces commit 15.8 personal fouls per game and they shoot 82.3% from the charity stripe. When it comes to executing on offense, the Aces are shooting 46.0% from the floor, which has them ranked 3rd in the league. They are earning an assist 20.8 times per game (4th in basketball) and they are giving up possession 11.1 times per game. The Aces are ranked 9th in the league in PPG surrendered with 84.1. They are able to force 12.6 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 43.7% from the floor (5th in the WNBA). The Las Vegas defense gives up 35.6% on 3-pointers (329 of 925) and their opponents are making 79.6% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 21.0 dimes and 36.2 boards per contest, ranking them 9th and 10th in basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Connecticut (+5)

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