Las Vegas Aces vs Washington Mystics Prediction, 5/10/2022 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Las Vegas Aces vs Washington Mystics

Date: Tuesday, May 10, 2022

Location: Entertainment and Sports Arena in Washington, D.C.

TV: Facebook

The Las Vegas Aces (24-8 last year) are headed to Entertainment and Sports Arena on Tuesday where they'll take on the Washington Mystics (12-20 last season).

The Las Vegas Aces stepped onto the hardwood against the Phoenix Mercury and walked away with a win by a score of 84-83 in their last game. Las Vegas ended with a 46.4% field goal percentage (32 of 69) and buried 6 out of their 17 3-pointers. From the charity stripe, the Aces converted 14 of 15 shots for a percentage of 93.3%. When talking about hauling in boards, they collected 33 with 6 of them being offensive. They also distributed 12 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In relation to the defense, Las Vegas allowed the other team to shoot 44.9% from the floor on 31 of 69 shooting. Phoenix recorded 7 dimes and had 7 steals for the matchup. On top of that, Phoenix collected 33 rebounds (7 offensive, 26 defensive) and added 2 rejections. Phoenix finished 70.0% from the free throw line by knocking down 7 of 10 attempts. They also converted 14 out of their 30 attempts from 3-point land.

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Las Vegas heads into this one after finishing with a record of 24-8 last season. They averaged 89.3 points per contest (1st in basketball) while connecting on 47.2% from the field. The Aces hit on 37.5% on shots from downtown (162 of 432) and 81.9% from the charity stripe. As a group, Las Vegas grabbed 38.6 boards per game and tallied 667 assists over the course of last season, which was 3rd in the WNBA in terms of passing the rock. They lost possession via turnover 11.6 times per game and as a basketball team committed 14.2 fouls per contest. On the defensive end, the Aces were able to force their opponents into 11.4 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.8 personal fouls. The Aces defense gave up a field goal percentage of 41.5% (973 of 2,345) and they surrendered 34.9 boards per contest as a basketball team. They were 7th in basketball in giving up assists with 622 surrendered over the course of last year. They relinquished 30.6% on 3-pointers and they were 5th in the league in points per game allowed (80.2).

The last time they took the court, the Washington Mystics walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 83-77 when they played the Minnesota Lynx. The Mystics recorded 22 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards totaling 29 in this game. They gave up possession 15 times, while getting 5 steals for this game. The Lynx were called for 16 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Mystics to the charity stripe for a total of 14 shots. They were able to convert 12 of those for a percentage of 85.7%. Concerning 3-point shots, Washington knocked down 7 of 22 tries (31.8%). When the final whistle blew, the Mystics finished the game shooting 29 out of 64 from the field which gave them a rate of 45.3%. The Mystics allowed the Lynx to knock down 29 out of 66 tries from the field which had them at 43.9% for this contest. They went 31.3% from three-point range by shooting 5 out of 16 and finished the contest at 20 of 23 at the charity stripe (87.0%). In reference to how they attacked the glass, Washington allowed Minnesota to collect 38 in all (10 on the offensive glass).

Aerial Powers ended up having an impact for the Mystics for this game. She buried 10 of 20 in this game for a rate of 50.0%, and totaled 2 rebounds. Powers tallied 27 points in her 33 minutes on the hardwood and had 2 assists for the contest.

Washington had a win-loss record of 12-20 last year. Washington scored 2,553 pts over the course of last year (79.8 per contest) and they pulled down 33.3 rebounds per game. When it comes to offense, the Mystics hit 41.0% from the floor, which was ranked 12th in the league. The Mystics were responsible for committing 17.2 fouls per contest and they hit 80.8% from the free throw line. They dished out assists 18.6 times per game (7th in basketball) and they gave up possession 12.3 times per game. The Mystics on the defensive end were ranked 9th in the WNBA in points allowed per game with 83.6. They relinquished 19.3 dimes and 36.8 rebounds per contest, which ranked them 6th and 10th in the WNBA. The Washington defense surrendered 37.6% on 3-pointers (244 of 649) and their opponents connected on 80.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They were able to force 13.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and allowed teams to shoot 46.3% from the floor (12th in basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Las Vegas

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