Phoenix Mercury vs Las Vegas Aces Prediction, 5/17/2022 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Phoenix Mercury vs Las Vegas Aces

Date: Tuesday, May 17, 2022

Location: Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas, NV

TV: CBS Sports Network

The Las Vegas Aces (3-1) host the Phoenix Mercury (2-1) at Michelob ULTRA Arena on Tuesday.

The Phoenix Mercury stepped onto the hardwood against the Seattle Storm and took home the win by a score of 69-64 in their last contest. Phoenix finished the contest having earned a 37.7% FG percentage (26 out of 69) and converted 12 of their 32 shots from 3-point land. At the charity stripe, the Mercury made 5 of 8 shots for a rate of 62.5%. In relation to pulling down boards, they compiled 42 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 19 assists in this contest in addition to creating 10 turnovers and getting 6 steals. In regard to defense, Phoenix allowed the other team to shoot 31.2% from the floor on 24 of 77 shooting. Seattle doled out 14 assists and had 8 steals for this contest. In addition, Seattle had 39 boards (14 offensive, 25 defensive) and earned 8 blocks. Seattle walked away from this one shooting 80.0% when shooting free throws by knocking down 8 of 10 attempts. They also buried 8 of 31 shots from 3-point land.

Diana Taurasi is one player who was a factor for the matchup. She ended up scoring 24 points on 8 of 16 shooting. She played 32 minutes played and pulled down 5 boards. Taurasi finished the contest at 50.0% from the field and earned 2 assists.

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Phoenix enters this contest with a win-loss mark of 2-1 on the campaign. They lose possession by turning the ball over 13.0 times per game and as a unit they are committing 17.3 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Phoenix is pulling down 35.0 rebounds per game and is sitting with 65 assists so far this season, which has them ranked 9th in the WNBA in terms of passing the rock. The Mercury are hitting 39.0% on shots beyond the perimeter (30 of 77) and 77.3% from the free throw line. They have an average of 84.7 points per contest (3rd in the league) while going 46.3% from the field. On the defensive end, the Mercury are able to force 13.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.3 personal fouls. The Mercury are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 41.9% (41 of 55) and they surrender 35.3 rebounds per game as a team. They are ranked 4th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 59 relinquished on the year. They are giving up 37.5% on shots from distance and they are ranked 9th in the league in PPG allowed (82.3).

In their last game, the Las Vegas Aces went home victorious with a score of 96-73 when they played the Atlanta Dream. The Aces were able to snag 25 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 31 for the matchup. They also turned it over 13 times, while getting 11 steals for this game. The Dream were called for 19 personal fouls in the game which took the Aces to the free throw line for a total of 19 shots. They were able to make 16 of the free throws for a rate of 84.2%. When talking about three-point shots, Las Vegas made 16 of their 35 attempts (45.7%). When the final whistle blew, the Aces finished the game shooting 32 out of 68 from the field which had them shooting 47.1%. The Aces permitted the Dream to bury 28 out of 65 attempts from the field which had them shooting 43.1% for the contest. They finished the game shooting 47.1% from 3-point land via 8 out of 17 and ended up shooting 9 out of 14 at the free throw line (64.3%). In reference to attacking the glass, Las Vegas permitted Atlanta to grab 36 in total (7 offensive).

Kelsey Plum pitched in for the Aces in the game. She converted 4 out of 7 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 57.1%, and totaled 1 rebound. Plum totaled 14 points in her 28 minutes on the court and accounted for 11 assists for this contest.

Las Vegas has a mark of 3-1 so far this year. The Aces are committing 19.0 fouls per contest and they go 87.0% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 21.3 times per game (4th in the league) and they cough up possession 15.3 times per game. Las Vegas has 363 points on the year (90.8 per contest) and they grab 37.0 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Aces are connecting on 47.9% from the floor, which ranks them 1st in the league. The Aces on defense are ranked 7th in the league in points given up per game with 81.0. They allow 18.5 assists and 32.5 boards per game, which is ranked 7th and 3rd in the WNBA. The Las Vegas defense concedes 33.3% from downtown (34 of 102) and opponents are making 78.7% of their free throw attempts. They have forced 11.8 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 42.0% from the floor (6th in basketball).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Las Vegas

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