Las Vegas Aces vs New York Liberty Prediction, 7/12/2022 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Las Vegas Aces vs New York Liberty

Date: Tuesday, July 12, 2022

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: YES

Barclays Center is the site where and the New York Liberty (9-13) will take on the Las Vegas Aces (15-7) on Tuesday.

The Las Vegas Aces played the New York Liberty and ended up losing by a score of 116-107 in their last game. Las Vegas finished the game having earned a 49.3% FG percentage (34 out of 69) and knocked down 13 of 27 shots from distance. At the charity stripe, the Aces buried 26 of 30 tries for a rate of 86.7%. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they earned 31 with 6 of them being offensive. They also doled out 22 assists for the contest while forcing the opposition into 8 turnovers and having 4 steals. In regard to defending, Las Vegas allowed their opponent to shoot 57.5% from the floor on 42 of 73 shooting. New York distributed 6 assists and had 2 steals for this contest. Moreover, New York collected 35 boards (6 offensive, 29 defensive) and added 3 rejections. New York finished the game shooting 87.5% at the charity stripe by knocking down 14 of their 16 shots. They also made 18 of 31 tries from beyond the arc.

A'ja Wilson is one player who was a factor in this matchup. She walked away with 29 points on 7 out of 12 shooting. She saw the court for 28 mins and collected 9 rebounds. Wilson finished the game shooting 58.3% from the field and also distributed 4 assists.

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Las Vegas will enter this game with a mark of 15-7 on the campaign. They have an average of 89.8 points per game (1st in basketball) while connecting on 45.3% from the field. The Aces are shooting 36.6% from downtown (208 of 569) and 81.2% from the free throw line. As a team, Las Vegas is grabbing 35.9 rebounds per game and has accounted for 448 dimes for the year, which ranks 8th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession by turning the ball over 11.5 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 15.7 personal fouls on a nightly basis. When they are on the defensive end, the Aces have forced 11.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.6 personal fouls. They surrender 34.9% on shots from distance and they are 10th in basketball in points per game allowed (85.4). The Aces defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 43.9% (259 of 410) and they surrender 37.1 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They currently rank 8th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 471 conceded for the season.

The last time they took the court, the New York Liberty walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 84-81 when they played the Phoenix Mercury. The Liberty corralled 29 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards for a total of 40 in the game. They also coughed up the ball 15 times, while earning 5 steals for this game. The Mercury earned 17 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Liberty to the free throw line for a total of 16 tries. They were able to convert 14 of the free throws for a clip of 87.5%. In reference to shots from beyond the perimeter, New York buried 7 out of 23 attempts (30.4%). When the final whistle blew, the Liberty shot 30 out of 71 from the field which gave them a percentage of 42.3%. The Liberty allowed the Mercury to bury 27 of 66 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 40.9% for this game. They went 30.0% from downtown by going 9 out of 30 and finished the game at 21 out of 24 from the free throw line (87.5%). In regard to team rebounding, New York permitted Phoenix to get 30 in total (6 offensive).

Sabrina Ionescu ended up having an impact for the Liberty for the matchup. She converted 10 out of 13 for the matchup giving her a rate of 76.9%, and had 13 rebounds. Ionescu scored 31 points in her 36 minutes on the court and had 10 dimes for this game.

New York has a win-loss mark of 9-13 for the year. The Liberty commit 18.0 fouls per contest and they go 79.5% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 20.6 times per game (4th in basketball) and they are turning it over 14.7 times per contest. New York has scored 1,743 pts on the season (79.2 per game) and they pull in 34.5 boards per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Liberty are shooting 43.2% from the field, which ranks them 8th in basketball. The Liberty on the defensive end are ranked 7th in the league in points allowed per contest with 82.6. The New York defense gives up 35.7% on shots from distance (163 of 457) and their opponents are converting on 82.5% of their foul shots. They have conceded 18.0 assists and 36.5 boards per game, which ranks them 1st and 10th in the league. They have forced 11.8 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.5% from the field (2nd in basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New York

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