Atlanta Dream vs Las Vegas Aces Prediction, 8/1/2023 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Atlanta Dream vs Las Vegas Aces

Date: Tuesday, August 1, 2023

Location: Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas, NV

TV: WNBA League Pass

The Las Vegas Aces (23-2) play the Atlanta Dream (14-11) at Michelob ULTRA Arena on Tuesday.

The Atlanta Dream faced off with the Washington Mystics and earned the victory with a final of 80-73 in their last game. Atlanta ended having earned a 46.6% FG percentage (27 of 58) and knocked down 10 out of their 23 3-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Dream knocked down 16 of their 19 attempts for a percentage of 84.2%. In regard to pulling down rebounds, they collected 33 with 2 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 21 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and earning 7 steals. When it comes to defense, Atlanta let their opponent shoot 31.9% from the field on 23 of 72 shooting. Washington doled out 11 assists and had 13 steals for this game. Additionally, Washington pulled down 33 rebounds (11 offensive, 22 defensive) and got 1 block. Washington ended up going 84.0% from the charity stripe by burying 21 of their 25 attempts. They also buried 6 out of their 21 tries from distance.

Allisha Gray is a player who played a role for the contest. She ended up finishing with 27 points on 8 of 11 shooting. She played for 37 mins and also snagged 5 boards. Gray finished 72.7% from the floor and totaled 4 assists.

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Atlanta enters this game with a win-loss mark of 14-11 on the season. They turn it over 14.5 times per contest and as a squad are committing 19.6 fouls per game. As a team, Atlanta is collecting 36.8 boards per contest and is sitting with 469 dimes for the campaign, which ranks 8th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Dream are shooting 35.9% on shots from distance (180 of 502) and 78.0% from the free throw line. They average 84.8 points per game (4th in basketball) while connecting on 43.5% from the floor. When they are on defense, the Dream are forcing their opponents into 13.2 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.0 personal fouls. The Dream defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 42.2% (331 of 499) and they surrender 35.8 boards per game as a basketball team. They are currently ranked 4th in the WNBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 478 relinquished this year. They give up 32.6% on three-point shots and they rank 9th in the WNBA in points per game allowed (84.6).

In their last game, the Las Vegas Aces walked away with a victory by a final of 104-91 against the Dallas Wings. The Aces were able to collect 27 defensive rebounds and 3 offensive boards totaling 30 in the matchup. They also gave up possession 8 times, while getting 5 steals for this contest. The Wings committed 23 personal fouls in the game which took the Aces to the charity stripe for a total of 28 tries. They were able to make 27 of the free throws for a percentage of 96.4%. When discussing three-point attempts, Las Vegas buried 13 of their 25 tries (52.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Aces went 32 out of 64 from the floor which gave them a rate of 50.0%. The Aces permitted the Wings to bury 36 out of their 78 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 46.2% for the contest. They shot 38.9% from distance via 7 out of 18 and finished the game at 12 out of 21 at the free throw line (57.1%). Regarding rebounds, Las Vegas permitted Dallas to collect 41 in total (15 on the offensive glass).

Kelsey Plum pitched in for the Aces for the contest. She made 8 of 14 for this game giving her a rate of 57.1%, and accounted for 6 rebounds. Plum tallied 28 points in her 36 mins on the court and added 3 assists in the matchup.

Las Vegas has a mark of 23-2 for the year. The Aces commit 15.6 fouls per game and they go 82.6% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 22.2 times per game (2nd in basketball) and they cough up possession 11.3 times per contest. Las Vegas has accounted for 2,362 pts for the season (94.5 per game) and they pull down 34.8 boards per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Aces are shooting 50.3% from the field, which ranks 1st in the league. The Aces on defense are ranked 2nd in basketball in points per game surrendered with 79.2. The Las Vegas defense gives up 33.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter (176 of 521) and opponents are making 74.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 18.9 assists and 33.8 boards on a nightly basis, ranking them 1st and 3rd in the WNBA. They are forcing 13.2 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 42.4% from the field (2nd in the WNBA).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Atlanta

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