Los Angeles Sparks vs Las Vegas Aces Prediction, 5/23/2022 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Los Angeles Sparks vs Las Vegas Aces

Date: Monday, May 23, 2022

Location: Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas, NV

TV: Facebook

The Las Vegas Aces (5-1) host the Los Angeles Sparks (2-4) at Michelob ULTRA Arena on Monday.

The Los Angeles Sparks faced off with the Seattle Storm and took a loss by a score of 83-80 in their last contest. Los Angeles ended with a 52.5% FG percentage (32 out of 61) and knocked down 3 of their 14 shots from 3-point land. When they shot from the free throw line, the Sparks converted 13 of their 17 shots for a rate of 76.5%. When discussing rebounding, they collected 31 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 16 assists for the game while forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and having 6 steals. In relation to defense, Los Angeles allowed their opponent to shoot 42.0% from the field on 29 of 69 shooting. Seattle earned 8 assists and had 9 steals for this contest. Furthermore, Seattle totaled 32 rebounds (8 offensive, 24 defensive) and added 3 blocked shots. Seattle finished the game at 81.0% when shooting free throws by making 17 of 21 shots. They also made 8 of 28 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Liz Cambage is a player who was a factor in the matchup. She ended up walking away with 25 points on 9 out of 17 shooting. She saw the court for 32 minutes played and totaled 8 boards. Cambage finished 52.9% from the floor and also earned 3 dimes.

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Los Angeles heads into this matchup with a record of 2-4 this season. The Sparks are connecting on 29.8% on three-point shots (28 of 94) and 81.8% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 80.7 points per game (6th in the WNBA) while shooting 44.6% from the field. They turn it over 15.8 times per game and as a group they are committing 19.3 fouls per contest. As a team, Los Angeles is collecting 31.8 boards per game and has earned 104 assists this year, which has them ranked 6th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. Defensively, the Sparks are able to force 17.2 turnovers per contest while drawing 21.0 personal fouls. They surrender 36.4% on 3-point shots and they are 8th in the WNBA in points per game allowed (82.0). The Sparks defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 42.1% (103 of 126) and they concede 36.7 boards per contest as a unit. They currently rank 9th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 125 conceded for the year.

In their last game, the Las Vegas Aces took home the win by a final score of 93-87 when they faced the Minnesota Lynx. The Aces earned 23 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards totaling 33 for this contest. They turned the ball over 10 times, while getting 8 steals in the game. The Lynx were called for 21 fouls in this contest which took the Aces to the charity stripe for a total of 29 shots. They were able to knock down 22 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 75.9%. In relation to shots from distance, Las Vegas buried 9 out of 27 attempts (33.3%). Overall, the Aces finished 31 out of 67 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 46.3%. The Aces permitted the Lynx to convert 31 out of 68 attempts from the field which had them shooting 45.6% in this game. They finished 28.6% from three-point range by going 6 of 21 and finished the contest at 19 of 22 from the charity stripe (86.4%). Regarding how they attacked the glass, Las Vegas permitted Minnesota to collect 36 overall (8 offensive).

Jackie Young was important for the Aces for the contest. She made 8 out of 12 for the game giving her a rate of 66.7%, and had 2 rebounds. Young tallied 25 points in her 37 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 4 dimes for the contest.

Las Vegas has a record of 5-1 for the year. Las Vegas has accumulated 542 pts on the year (90.3 per game) and they pull down 35.0 rebounds per contest. The Aces are committing 18.5 fouls per game and they go 81.8% from the charity stripe. As an offensive team, the Aces are connecting on 47.5% from the floor, which is ranked 1st in the WNBA. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 21.0 times per game (4th in the WNBA) and they lose possession via turnover 13.3 times per game. The Aces on the defensive end are ranked 7th in the league in points allowed per contest with 80.8. The Las Vegas defense surrenders 32.4% on shots from behind the 3-point line (48 of 148) and their opponents are converting on 82.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 19.0 dimes and 32.8 rebounds per contest, which is 7th and 4th in the league. They are able to force 12.0 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 42.8% from the field (4th in basketball).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Las Vegas and over the total points

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