Las Vegas Aces vs Seattle Storm Prediction, 9/6/2022 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: Las Vegas Aces vs Seattle Storm
Date: Tuesday, September 6, 2022
Location: Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, WA
TV: ESPN2
Odds/Point Spread: Las Vegas (+1)
The Las Vegas Aces (26-10) are headed to Climate Pledge Arena on Tuesday where they'll take on the Seattle Storm (22-14) in Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals. Vegas leads 2-1. The line on this matchup has Seattle as 1 point favorites. The O/U has been set at 167.5.
The Las Vegas Aces earned the victory with a final of 110-98 in Game 3. Las Vegas walked away from the contest having earned a 52.4% FG percentage (44 out of 84) and knocked down 12 out of their 28 shots from distance. When they shot from the free throw line, the Aces made 10 of their 11 shots for a percentage of 90.9%. In reference to hauling in boards, they collected 46 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 26 assists for this game as well as forcing 8 turnovers and earning 6 steals. Concerning defense, Las Vegas allowed the other team to shoot 48.1% from the field on 38 out of 79 shooting. Seattle recorded 5 dimes and had 3 steals in this matchup. Moreover, Seattle grabbed 31 rebounds (5 offensive, 26 defensive) and had 3 blocked shots. Seattle finished the contest at 70.6% from the charity stripe by burying 12 of 17 tries. They converted 10 of their 27 shots from distance.
A'ja Wilson is one player who was a factor for this contest. She ended up scoring 34 points on 14 of 20 shooting. She saw the court for 45 minutes and also grabbed 11 rebounds. Wilson ended up going 70.0% from the field and distributed 1 assist.
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Las Vegas will play this contest with a mark of 26-10 for the year. They are turning it over 11.1 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 15.8 fouls per contest. As a team, Las Vegas is pulling in 35.4 rebounds per game and is sitting with 748 assists this year, which ranks 4th in the league in terms of passing. The Aces are connecting on 36.1% from downtown (343 of 951) and 82.3% from the free throw line. They average 90.4 pts per game (1st in the WNBA) while connecting on 46.0% from the floor. Defensively, the Aces have forced 12.6 turnovers per game and they draw 17.8 fouls. They currently rank 9th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 755 conceded on the year. The Aces defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 43.7% (455 of 642) and they concede 36.2 boards per game as a group. They are relinquishing 35.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 9th in the league in points per game allowed (84.1).
In Game 3 the Storm recorded 26 defensive boards and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 31 in the matchup. They gave up possession 8 times, while recording 3 steals for this contest. The Aces earned 17 personal fouls for the contest which got the Storm to the free throw line for 17 attempts. They were able to make 12 of them for a percentage of 70.6%. In relation to shots from distance, Seattle knocked down 10 of 27 tries (37.0%). When the game finished, the Storm finished shooting 38 out of 79 from the field which gave them a percentage of 48.1%. The Storm permitted the Aces to convert 44 of their 84 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 52.4% in this matchup. They shot 42.9% from three-point range by shooting 12 of 28 and ended up going 10 of 11 at the charity stripe (90.9%). In relation to team rebounding, Seattle permitted Las Vegas to grab 46 in total (10 on the offensive glass).
Breanna Stewart ended up being a factor for the Storm for the game. She knocked down 9 of 19 in this contest giving her a field goal percentage of 47.4%, and accounted for 15 rebounds. Stewart tallied 20 points in her 43 mins on the court and earned 6 assists for the matchup.
Seattle has a record of 22-14 so far this season. The Storm have committed 15.6 personal fouls per game and they connect on 82.5% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 22.6 times per contest (2nd in the WNBA) and they turn it over 12.8 times per contest. Seattle has earned 2,970 pts on the campaign (82.5 per game) and they collect 33.6 boards per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Storm are hitting on 44.2% from the field, which ranks them 6th in basketball. The Storm are ranked 3rd in basketball in points per game surrendered with 78.4. They are forcing 14.4 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.4% from the field (4th in basketball). The Seattle defense allows 32.0% on 3-pointers (251 of 784) and their opposition makes 78.8% of their foul shots. They concede 20.8 assists and 36.5 boards on a nightly basis, which is 7th and 11th in the WNBA.
Who will win tonight's WNBA game against the spread?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Seattle (-1)
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