Las Vegas Aces vs New York Liberty Prediction, 7/14/2022 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Las Vegas Aces vs New York Liberty

Date: Thursday, July 14, 2022

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: NBATV

The New York Liberty (9-14) play the Las Vegas Aces (16-7) at Barclays Center on Thursday.

The Las Vegas Aces faced off with the New York Liberty and went home with a win by a final score of 107-101 in their last game. Las Vegas wrapped up the contest having earned a 51.6% FG percentage (33 of 64) and converted 7 of their 21 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the free throw line, the Aces knocked down 34 of their 35 attempts for a percentage of 97.1%. Regarding hauling in rebounds, they earned 36 with 8 of them being offensive. They also recorded 21 assists for this contest in addition to forcing 12 turnovers and having 8 steals. Regarding defense, Las Vegas allowed their opponent to shoot 44.7% from the field on 34 of 76 shooting. New York distributed 9 assists and had 8 steals in the matchup. In addition, New York totaled 27 boards (9 offensive, 18 defensive) and had 4 blocked shots. New York shot 81.8% when shooting free throws by burying 18 of 22 tries. They converted 15 of 31 attempts from 3-point range.

Chelsea Gray is a player who had an impact for this contest. She totaled 21 points on 10 out of 12 shooting. She played for 31 minutes and pulled down 6 rebounds. Gray finished 83.3% from the field and also distributed 5 dimes.

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Las Vegas heads into this one with a win-loss mark of 16-7 so far this season. They are averaging 90.6 pts per contest (1st in the WNBA) while going 45.6% from the floor. The Aces are hitting 36.4% on three-point shots (215 of 590) and 82.3% from the free throw line. As a unit, Las Vegas is snagging 35.9 boards per contest and has earned 469 assists this season, which has them ranked 7th in the WNBA in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 11.6 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 15.8 fouls per contest. When they are on defense, the Aces are forcing 11.8 turnovers per game while drawing 18.9 personal fouls. They are ranked 9th in the WNBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 495 relinquished for the campaign. The Aces defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 43.9% (271 of 435) and they surrender 36.7 boards per contest as a basketball team. They are giving up 35.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 9th in the WNBA in opponents points per game (86.1).

The last time they took the hardwood, the New York Liberty took a loss by a score of 107-101 when they faced the Las Vegas Aces. The Liberty pulled down 18 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards for a total of 27 for this contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while earning 8 steals for the matchup. The Aces committed 18 fouls in this matchup which got the Liberty to the free throw line for 22 shots. They were able to convert 18 of the free throws for a rate of 81.8%. Regarding three-point shots, New York knocked down 15 of 31 tries (48.4%). Overall, the Liberty finished the game shooting 34 for 76 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.7%. The Liberty allowed the Aces to make 33 out of their 64 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 51.6% in the game. They shot 33.3% from three-point range by going 7 out of 21 and finished the game at 34 of 35 at the charity stripe (97.1%). When talking about team rebounding, New York permitted Las Vegas to pull down 36 overall (8 on the offensive glass).

Sabrina Ionescu ended up being important for the Liberty for the contest. She converted 6 of 19 in this game for a field goal percentage of 31.6%, and had 13 rebounds. Ionescu racked up 17 points in her 42 mins of playing time and had 7 dimes for the matchup.

New York has a mark of 9-14 this season. New York has totaled 1,844 points for the year (80.2 per game) and they average 34.2 boards per game. The Liberty are committing 18.3 fouls per contest and they connect on 79.7% from the charity stripe. On the offensive side of the ball, the Liberty are connecting on 43.3% from the floor, which is ranked 9th in the WNBA. They are assisting teammates 20.7 times per game (4th in basketball) and they turn the ball over 14.6 times per game. The Liberty are ranked 7th in the WNBA in points per game surrendered with 83.7. They have surrendered 18.1 assists and 36.4 total boards per game, which has them ranked 1st and 9th in basketball. The New York defense allows 35.6% on shots from beyond the arc (170 of 478) and their opposition knocks down 83.5% of their foul shots. They are forcing their opponents into 11.9 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.9% from the floor (2nd in the WNBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Las Vegas

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