Las Vegas Aces vs Chicago Sky Prediction, 7/26/2022 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Las Vegas Aces vs Chicago Sky

Date: Tuesday, July 26, 2022

Location: Wintrust Arena in Chicago, IL

TV: Amazon Prime

The Las Vegas Aces (20-8) are headed to Wintrust Arena on Tuesday where they'll meet the Chicago Sky (21-7).

The Las Vegas Aces played the Los Angeles Sparks and notched a win by a score of 84-66 in their last contest. Las Vegas walked away from the game having earned a 41.4% FG percentage (29 out of 70) and made 10 of their 27 three-point shots. At the free throw line, the Aces converted 16 of 19 tries for a rate of 84.2%. With respect to pulling down rebounds, they earned 38 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 20 assists for this game while forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and having 9 steals. Concerning defending, Las Vegas allowed their opponent to shoot 40.7% from the field on 24 out of 59 shooting. Los Angeles distributed 4 dimes and had 6 steals in this game. Furthermore, Los Angeles totaled 32 boards (4 offensive, 28 defensive) and added 6 blocked shots. Los Angeles ended up going 76.2% when shooting free throws by converting 16 of 21 tries. They knocked down 2 of 12 tries from downtown.

Kelsey Plum is one player who came through in the game. She accumulated 29 points on 9 of 14 shooting. She was on the court for 35 minutes and also grabbed 5 rebounds. Plum ended up going 64.3% from the field and also dished out 2 assists.

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Las Vegas comes into this game with a record of 20-8 so far this season. They lose possession by turning the ball over 11.5 times per contest and as a group they are committing 15.9 fouls per contest. As a team, Las Vegas is grabbing 35.9 boards per game and has earned 580 dimes on the year, which is 4th in the WNBA in terms of passing. The Aces are hitting 35.9% on shots from distance (268 of 747) and 81.4% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 90.4 points per contest (1st in basketball) while shooting 45.4% from the floor. When they are on defense, the Aces are forcing their opponents into 12.6 turnovers per game while drawing 18.5 personal fouls. They are surrendering 36.0% on 3-point shots and they are 9th in the league in points per game from their opponents (84.7). The Aces defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 43.8% (352 of 517) and they surrender 36.4 rebounds per game as a group. They currently rank 10th in the WNBA in allowing assists to their opponents with 590 surrendered so far this year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Chicago Sky took a defeat with a final score of 83-80 against the New York Liberty. The Sky pulled down 24 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards for a total of 36 in this game. They also gave up possession of the ball 8 times, while getting 12 steals in this contest. The Liberty earned 24 fouls in this contest which took the Sky to the charity stripe for 29 shots. They were able to knock down 23 of the free throw tries for a clip of 79.3%. In the matter of 3-point shots, Chicago converted 3 of their 24 tries (12.5%). When the game finished, the Sky finished shooting 27 for 73 from the field which gave them a rate of 37.0%. The Sky allowed the Liberty to knock down 31 out of their 72 tries from the floor which had them at 43.1% for this game. They went 38.9% from 3-point land by going 7 of 18 and ended up shooting 14 out of 15 from the free throw line (93.3%). In regard to rebounding, Chicago permitted New York to get 41 in all (11 on the offensive glass).

Candace Parker ended up being a factor for the Sky for the game. She made 7 of 14 in this game giving her a rate of 50.0%, and had 11 rebounds. Parker earned 21 points in her 29 minutes on the court and totaled 3 assists in the game.

Chicago has a record of 21-7 for the campaign. Chicago has scored 2,396 pts for the year (85.6 per game) and they collect 35.9 boards per game. The Sky have committed 16.2 fouls per contest while shooting 82.7% from the charity stripe. When it comes to offensive execution, the Sky are hitting on 47.6% from the floor, which is 1st in the WNBA. They are earning an assist 23.8 times per game (1st in the league) and they are turning it over 13.7 times per game. The Sky on the defensive side of the court are 4th in basketball in PPG allowed with 79.5. They have surrendered 20.1 dimes and 33.3 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 5th and 3rd in the WNBA. The Chicago defense surrenders 34.1% on shots from distance (183 of 537) and opponents are knocking down 77.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have forced 13.3 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 42.9% from the floor (5th in basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Las Vegas

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