Los Angeles Sparks vs Las Vegas Aces Prediction, 7/23/2022 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Los Angeles Sparks vs Las Vegas Aces

Date: Saturday, July 23, 2022

Location: Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas, NV

TV: NBATV

Michelob ULTRA Arena is the venue where and the Las Vegas Aces (19-8) will take on the Los Angeles Sparks (12-14) on Saturday.

The Los Angeles Sparks faced off with the Atlanta Dream and earned the victory with a final of 85-78 in their last game. Los Angeles ended the contest with a 53.1% field goal percentage (34 out of 64) and knocked down 6 out of their 11 three-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Sparks converted 11 of their 13 tries for a percentage of 84.6%. When discussing hauling in boards, they compiled 25 with 6 of them being offensive. They also distributed 22 assists in this game in addition to creating 21 turnovers and earning 12 steals. In regard to defending, Los Angeles let their opponent shoot 45.5% from the field on 30 of 66 shooting. Atlanta totaled 14 assists and had 6 steals in this contest. Furthermore, Atlanta pulled down 36 boards (14 offensive, 22 defensive) and got 1 block. Atlanta finished shooting 69.2% when shooting free throws by knocking down 9 of their 13 attempts. They also converted 9 out of their 23 attempts from downtown.

Nneka Ogwumike is someone who was a major contributor for the game. She totaled 20 points on 9 out of 11 shooting. She played for 31 minutes and also collected 5 rebounds. Ogwumike finished 81.8% from the floor and dished out 3 assists.

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Los Angeles heads into this contest with a win-loss mark of 12-14 so far this year. The Sparks are shooting 35.0% on three-point shots (151 of 431) and 77.1% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 81.2 points per outing (7th in the league) on 45.7% from the field. They are turning it over 14.3 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 18.0 fouls per contest. As a unit, Los Angeles is pulling down 31.2 rebounds per game and has accumulated 508 assists so far this season, which has them ranked 10th in the league in terms of passing the ball. On the defensive end, the Sparks are able to force 15.6 turnovers per game and they draw 18.8 personal fouls. They give up 37.8% on shots from downtown and they are 10th in basketball in PPG allowed (85.5). The Sparks are allowing a shooting percentage of 46.0% (406 of 489) and they relinquish 34.3 boards per game as a squad. They are currently ranked 8th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 544 relinquished for the season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Las Vegas Aces got the victory with a final of 90-77 when they played the Indiana Fever. The Aces were able to corral 34 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 43 for this game. They gave up possession 16 times, while earning 9 steals for the game. The Fever had 11 fouls for the contest which got the Aces to the charity stripe for a total of 13 attempts. They were able to make 8 of the free throw tries for a clip of 61.5%. In relation to 3-point shots, Las Vegas made 8 of their 26 attempts (30.8%). When the final whistle blew, the Aces finished the game shooting 37 out of 77 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.1%. The Aces permitted the Fever to bury 28 of their 67 attempts from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 41.8% for the contest. They wrapped up this game 34.6% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 9 out of 26 and finished the game at 12 out of 20 from the free throw line (60.0%). Regarding how they attacked the glass, Las Vegas permitted Indiana to get 33 in all (7 on the offensive side).

A'ja Wilson ended up being a factor for the Aces for the game. She knocked down 10 out of 19 in this contest for a rate of 52.6%, and totaled 8 rebounds. Wilson racked up 23 points in her 25 minutes of playing time and earned 3 assists in this game.

Las Vegas has a win-loss record of 19-8 this season. As an offensive unit, the Aces are connecting on 45.5% from the field, which ranks 4th in the league. Las Vegas has scored 2,448 points for the season (90.7 per contest) and they grab 35.8 boards per game. They are earning an assist 20.7 times per contest (3rd in basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 11.6 times per game. The Aces commit 15.8 fouls per game while shooting 81.3% from the charity stripe. The Aces on defense are ranked 9th in the league in points given up per game with 85.4. They are forcing 12.5 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.9% from the floor (8th in basketball). The Las Vegas defense concedes 36.3% on shots from behind the 3-point line (260 of 716) and opponents are knocking down 79.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 21.4 dimes and 36.6 total boards per game, which ranks 12th and 9th in basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Las Vegas

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