Dallas Wings vs Las Vegas Aces Prediction, 7/5/2023 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Dallas Wings vs Las Vegas Aces

Date: Wednesday, July 5, 2023

Location: Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas, NV

TV: WNBA League Pass

The Las Vegas Aces (15-1) host the Dallas Wings (8-8) at Michelob ULTRA Arena on Wednesday.

The Dallas Wings faced the Washington Mystics and notched a win by a score of 89-72 in their last contest. Dallas walked away from the game with a 44.6% FG percentage (33 out of 74) and buried 6 out of their 22 3-point shots. When they shot from the free throw line, the Wings converted 17 of 23 shots for a rate of 73.9%. With respect to grabbing boards, they compiled a total of 54 with 15 of them being offensive. They also distributed 25 assists for this game while forcing 9 turnovers and having 4 steals. In relation to the defense, Dallas let their opponent shoot 34.3% from the field on 24 of 70 shooting. Washington earned 5 dimes and had 9 steals for the game. On top of that, Washington pulled down 24 boards (5 offensive, 19 defensive) and got 6 blocked shots. Washington went 80.0% from the free throw line by converting 20 of their 25 attempts. They made 4 of their 25 attempts from three-point range.

Satou Sabally is a player who was a contributor for the contest. She was able to score 27 points on 9 out of 14 shooting. She played 36 minutes and pulled down 15 rebounds. Sabally shot 64.3% from the field and dished out 4 assists.

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Dallas comes into this one with a record of 8-8 for the campaign. They have an average of 84.3 points per game (4th in the WNBA) while hitting 41.3% from the field. The Wings are hitting 29.1% on shots from distance (112 of 385) and 84.0% from the free throw line. As a team, Dallas is collecting 39.6 boards per contest and is sitting with 292 dimes so far this season, which is 9th in the WNBA in terms of passing. They are turning it over 13.7 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 20.2 fouls on a nightly basis. On defense, the Wings are forcing their opponents into 14.1 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.5 fouls. They are 7th in the WNBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 324 surrendered this year. The Wings defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 42.9% (225 of 296) and they surrender 33.1 boards per game as a group. They are surrendering 32.3% on shots from distance while they are 7th in the WNBA in PPG allowed (83.1).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Las Vegas Aces walked away with a victory by a final of 102-84 when they faced the Connecticut Sun. The Aces collected 31 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 42 for this game. They coughed up the ball 12 times, while earning 6 steals for this contest. The Sun were called for 19 fouls in the game which took the Aces to the free throw line for 26 tries. They were able to convert 23 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 88.5%. When it comes to shots from downtown, Las Vegas made 7 of their 23 attempts (30.4%). When the final whistle was blown, the Aces walked away from this one shooting 36 for 72 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.0%. The Aces permitted the Sun to bury 33 out of 70 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 47.1% in this game. They finished the game shooting 30.0% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 6 out of 20 and finished the game at 12 out of 19 at the charity stripe (63.2%). In regard to how they rebounded, Las Vegas permitted Connecticut to get 24 in total (4 on the offensive side).

A'ja Wilson ended up being a factor for the Aces in the matchup. She buried 8 out of 15 in this game giving her a field goal percentage of 53.3%, and had 13 rebounds. Wilson racked up 23 points in her 29 minutes on the court and totaled 5 dimes for this game.

Las Vegas has a win-loss mark of 15-1 on the year. The Aces are committing 16.3 fouls per game and they connect on 82.5% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 22.7 times per game (2nd in basketball) and they are turning it over 11.5 times per contest. Las Vegas has accounted for 1,499 pts on the season (93.7 per game) and they average 35.3 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Aces are connecting on 50.3% from the floor, which ranks them 1st in the league. The Aces defensively are ranked 2nd in basketball in PPG allowed with 78.1. They give up 18.6 assists and 32.9 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 3rd and 1st in the WNBA. The Las Vegas defense gives up 34.0% on shots from 3-point land (113 of 332) and opponents are making 76.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They are forcing their opponents into 12.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 41.6% from the field (2nd in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Dallas

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