Las Vegas Aces vs Los Angeles Sparks Prediction, 6/11/2022 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Las Vegas Aces vs Los Angeles Sparks

Date: Saturday, June 11, 2022

Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Facebook

Crypto.com Arena is the venue where and the Los Angeles Sparks (5-7) will take on the Las Vegas Aces (10-2) on Saturday.

The Las Vegas Aces faced the Dallas Wings and went home with a win by a final score of 84-78 in their last contest. Las Vegas ended the game having earned a 42.3% FG percentage (30 of 71) and converted 7 out of their 28 3-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Aces knocked down 17 of their 21 tries for a rate of 81.0%. In regard to hauling in rebounds, they collected 35 with 5 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 19 assists in the game in addition to creating 17 turnovers and earning 8 steals. When talking about defense, Las Vegas allowed the other team to shoot 34.6% from the floor on 27 of 78 shooting. Dallas recorded 19 assists and had 2 steals for the matchup. Furthermore, Dallas snagged 50 rebounds (19 offensive, 31 defensive) and had 2 blocks. Dallas finished shooting 92.9% from the charity stripe by making 13 of 14 tries. They buried 11 out of their 42 shots from 3-point range.

Kelsey Plum is one player who was a factor in this matchup. She scored 32 points on 10 of 19 shooting. She played for 40 mins played and pulled down 4 boards. Plum ended up going 52.6% from the field and also earned 5 dimes.

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Las Vegas heads into this game with a mark of 10-2 on the year. They currently have an average of 91.0 pts per contest (1st in basketball) while going 46.2% from the field. The Aces are connecting on 36.8% on three-point shots (112 of 304) and 80.3% from the free throw line. As a team, Las Vegas is grabbing 36.8 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 250 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 4th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession by turning the ball over 11.7 times per game and as a squad are committing 17.8 personal fouls per contest. On the defensive end of the court, the Aces are able to force 11.8 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.8 fouls. The Aces defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 41.6% (142 of 238) and they surrender 36.3 boards per contest as a team. They are 4th in the WNBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 222 conceded for the season. They are giving up 29.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 7th in the WNBA in points per game allowed (81.1).

When they last stepped on the court, the Los Angeles Sparks took a loss by a final score of 81-74 against the Phoenix Mercury. The Sparks pulled down 23 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards for a total of 28 in the matchup. They turned the ball over 17 times, while earning 5 steals in this contest. The Mercury committed 19 fouls for the matchup which took the Sparks to the free throw line for a total of 16 tries. They were able to convert 11 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 68.8%. In regard to 3-point shots, Los Angeles converted 5 of 16 attempts (31.3%). When this game wrapped up, the Sparks shot 29 out of 59 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 49.2%. The Sparks allowed the Mercury to knock down 27 out of their 59 attempts from the field which left them shooting 45.8% for this game. They finished shooting 37.5% from three-point range by going 9 out of 24 and walked away from this one shooting 18 of 20 at the free throw line (90.0%). In reference to team rebounding, Los Angeles permitted Phoenix to pull down 24 overall (4 on the offensive glass).

Nneka Ogwumike was important for the Sparks in the matchup. She knocked down 8 of 11 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 72.7%, and accumulated 7 rebounds. Ogwumike had 19 points in her 37 mins on the court and had 1 assist for this game.

Los Angeles has a record of 5-7 so far this season. Los Angeles has tallied 1,007 points this year (83.9 per contest) and they average 30.3 boards per game. The Sparks commit 19.2 personal fouls per game and they hit 78.0% from the charity stripe. When it comes to executing on offense, the Sparks are connecting on 48.1% from the field, which has them ranked 1st in the league. They are assisting teammates 19.1 times per contest (6th in the league) and they turn it over 14.5 times per contest. The Sparks are ranked 11th in basketball in points allowed per game with 87.2. They have conceded 20.2 assists and 33.8 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 8th and 6th in the league. The Los Angeles defense allows 38.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter (112 of 290) and their opponents are converting on 80.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They are forcing 14.9 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.8% from the floor (9th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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