Atlanta Dream vs Las Vegas Aces Prediction, 8/13/2023 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Atlanta Dream vs Las Vegas Aces

Date: Sunday, August 13, 2023

Location: Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas, NV

TV: WNBA League Pass

The Atlanta Dream (15-14) travel to Michelob ULTRA Arena on Sunday where they'll meet the Las Vegas Aces (26-3).

The Atlanta Dream faced the Seattle Storm and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 68-67 in their last game. Atlanta ended the contest having earned a 31.5% FG percentage (23 of 73) and knocked down 8 out of their 21 three-point attempts. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Dream buried 13 of their 19 attempts for a rate of 68.4%. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they earned 45 with 11 of them being of the offensive variety. They also distributed 12 assists for the game while forcing the other team into 17 turnovers and having 12 steals. In the matter of defense, Atlanta let their opponent shoot 33.3% from the field on 21 of 63 shooting. Seattle distributed 8 dimes and had 10 steals in this matchup. In addition, Seattle collected 45 boards (8 offensive, 37 defensive) and added 5 blocks. Seattle walked away from this one shooting 71.0% when shooting free throws by burying 22 of 31 tries. They knocked down 4 out of their 14 attempts from beyond the arc.

Rhyne Howard is one player who came through for the game. She was able to score 20 points on 6 out of 20 shooting. She was on the hardwood for 34 mins and collected 6 rebounds. Howard finished the game shooting 30.0% from the floor and also totaled 1 assist.

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Atlanta steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss record of 15-14 for the year. They average 83.1 pts per game (5th in the WNBA) while going 43.1% from the floor. The Dream are shooting 35.2% on shots from distance (203 of 576) and 76.8% from the free throw line. As a unit, Atlanta is snagging 36.3 rebounds per game and has totaled 542 assists on the season, which has them ranked 11th in the league in terms of passing. They are turning it over 14.4 times per contest and as a unit they commit 19.7 fouls on a nightly basis. When they are on defense, the Dream are able to force 13.4 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 20.2 personal fouls. The Dream are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 42.3% (388 of 586) and they surrender 36.1 rebounds per game as a team. They currently rank 1st in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 537 relinquished for the year. They are giving up 33.0% on shots from distance and they rank 9th in basketball in points per game allowed (84.1).

In their last game, the Las Vegas Aces took home the win by a final score of 113-89 when they played the Washington Mystics. The Aces pulled down 31 defensive rebounds and 3 offensive boards totaling 34 in this game. They coughed it up 7 times, while recording 9 steals for this game. The Mystics were called for 16 fouls in this contest which got the Aces to the free throw line for a total of 16 attempts. They were able to bury 15 of those for a clip of 93.8%. Regarding 3-point attempts, Las Vegas made 14 of their 28 tries (50.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Aces ended up going 42 for 77 from the floor which had them shooting 54.5%. The Aces permitted the Mystics to make 34 out of 79 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 43.0% in this game. They finished the game shooting 38.7% from beyond the perimeter by going 12 out of 31 and walked away from this one shooting 9 out of 11 at the charity stripe (81.8%). Concerning team rebounding, Las Vegas allowed Washington to get 35 overall (7 offensive).

A'ja Wilson pitched in for the Aces for this contest. She buried 17 out of 25 in this game for a rate of 68.0%, and had 12 rebounds. Wilson tallied 40 points in her 31 mins on the court and earned 1 assist in this matchup.

Las Vegas has a mark of 26-3 for the campaign. Las Vegas has totaled 2,733 pts this year (94.2 per contest) and they pull in 34.8 rebounds per game. The Aces have committed 15.5 fouls per game and they hit 83.2% from the free throw line. When it comes to offensive execution, the Aces are shooting 49.9% from the floor, which ranks 1st in basketball. They are dishing out assists 22.1 times per game (2nd in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 11.2 times per contest. The Aces on the defensive end are ranked 2nd in the league in points per game surrendered with 80.1. They have forced 12.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 42.6% from the floor (3rd in the league). The Las Vegas defense concedes 34.3% on 3-pointers (218 of 636) and their opposition makes 74.5% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 19.7 dimes and 34.0 boards on a nightly basis, which is 5th and 5th in the league.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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