Seattle Storm vs Las Vegas Aces Prediction, 8/28/2022 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Seattle Storm vs Las Vegas Aces

Date: Sunday, August 28, 2022

Location: Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas, NV

TV: ESPN

Odds/Point Spread: Seattle (+5.5)

The Las Vegas Aces (26-10) host the Seattle Storm (22-14) at Michelob ULTRA Arena on Sunday. Las Vegas opens this contest as 5.5 point favorites. The O/U is set at 168.5.

The Seattle Storm played the Washington Mystics and went home with a win by a final score of 97-84 in their last contest. Seattle ended with a 55.6% FG percentage (35 of 63) and knocked down 12 of their 23 three-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Storm converted 15 of 17 tries for a rate of 88.2%. When talking about pulling down boards, they earned a total of 33 with 8 of them being offensive. They also doled out 26 dimes in the game while forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and having 6 steals. Concerning defending, Seattle allowed their opponent to shoot 44.6% from the field on 29 of 65 shooting. Washington doled out 7 dimes and had 5 steals in this matchup. Moreover, Washington snagged 25 rebounds (7 offensive, 18 defensive) and had 1 block. Washington ended up shooting 75.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 12 of their 16 shots. They also converted 14 of 27 shots from downtown.

Sue Bird is one player who was a contributor for the contest. She ended up walking away with 18 points on 6 of 10 shooting. She was on the hardwood for 33 minutes played and also pulled down 4 rebounds. Bird finished 60.0% from the field and also recorded 10 dimes.

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Seattle enters this one with a win-loss record of 22-14 for the campaign. They are averaging 82.5 pts per game (5th in the league) while shooting 44.2% from the floor. The Storm are connecting on 36.1% on shots from beyond the arc (333 of 922) and 82.5% from the charity stripe. As a team, Seattle is collecting 33.6 boards per game and is sitting with 813 assists for the year, which ranks 2nd in basketball in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 12.8 times per game and as a squad they are committing 15.6 fouls on a nightly basis. On defense, the Storm are able to force 14.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 16.1 personal fouls. They give up 32.0% from 3-point land and they rank 3rd in basketball in opponents PPG (78.4). The Storm defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 43.4% (518 of 578) and they surrender 36.5 boards per game as a squad. They are 7th in the WNBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 747 surrendered for the campaign.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Las Vegas Aces walked away with a victory by a final of 117-80 against the Phoenix Mercury. The Aces were able to pull down 28 defensive rebounds and 2 offensive rebounds totaling 30 in the matchup. They turned the ball over 12 times, while earning 8 steals in this game. The Mercury had 13 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Aces to the free throw line for 14 tries. They were able to knock down 12 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 85.7%. In relation to shots from beyond the arc, Las Vegas buried 23 out of their 36 attempts (63.9%). When the final whistle was blown, the Aces ended up shooting 41 for 64 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 64.1%. The Aces permitted the Mercury to knock down 34 out of their 73 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 46.6% for this game. They finished shooting 21.7% from distance by shooting 5 out of 23 and ended up shooting 7 out of 14 at the charity stripe (50.0%). When discussing how they rebounded, Las Vegas permitted Phoenix to grab 31 in all (11 on the offensive side).

Chelsea Gray was important for the Aces for this contest. She converted 9 out of 11 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 81.8%, and accumulated 3 rebounds. Gray earned 27 points in her 25 minutes on the hardwood and had 8 dimes in this contest.

Las Vegas has a win-loss record of 26-10 on the year. On the offensive side of the court, the Aces are shooting 46.0% from the floor, which has them ranked 3rd in basketball. Las Vegas has accumulated 3,256 pts for the season (90.4 per contest) and they pull in 35.4 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 20.8 times per game (4th in the league) and they are turning it over 11.1 times per contest. The Aces are responsible for committing 15.8 personal fouls per game and they hit 82.3% from the free throw line. The Aces on the defensive end are ranked 9th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 84.1. They have surrendered 21.0 dimes and 36.2 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 9th and 10th in the WNBA. The Las Vegas defense concedes 35.6% from downtown (329 of 925) and opponents are converting on 79.6% of their free throw attempts. They have forced 12.6 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.7% from the floor (5th in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Seattle (+5.5)

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