Las Vegas Aces vs Atlanta Dream Prediction, 8/22/2023 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Las Vegas Aces vs Atlanta Dream

Date: Tuesday, August 22, 2023

Location: Gateway Center in College Park, GA

TV: WNBA League Pass

Gateway Center is the site where and the Atlanta Dream (16-16) will play the Las Vegas Aces (28-4) on Tuesday.

The Las Vegas Aces faced the Los Angeles Sparks and ended up losing by a score of 78-72 in their last game. Las Vegas finished the contest with a 36.0% FG percentage (27 of 75) and converted 8 out of their 32 shots from distance. From the free throw line, the Aces converted 10 of their 11 attempts for a percentage of 90.9%. When talking about pulling down rebounds, they earned a total of 32 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 17 assists in this contest while forcing the other team into 22 turnovers and getting 12 steals. When it comes to the defense, Las Vegas let their opponent shoot 52.8% from the floor on 28 of 53 shooting. Los Angeles recorded 2 assists and had 10 steals in this contest. Furthermore, Los Angeles snagged 29 rebounds (2 offensive, 27 defensive) and earned 2 blocked shots. Los Angeles finished the contest at 94.1% from the charity stripe by burying 16 of their 17 attempts. They also converted 6 of 12 tries from distance.

A'ja Wilson is a player who played a role in the matchup. She ended up with 25 points on 10 of 21 shooting. She was on the court for 33 minutes played and grabbed 9 rebounds. Wilson finished shooting 47.6% from the floor but had no assists when the time ran out.

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Las Vegas enters this contest with a win-loss mark of 28-4 for the year. They turn it over 11.2 times per contest and as a team are committing 15.8 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Las Vegas is grabbing 34.8 rebounds per game and has tallied 695 dimes this year, which ranks 2nd in the league in terms of passing. The Aces are hitting 38.2% on three-point shots (300 of 785) and 83.4% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 93.1 points per contest (1st in basketball) on 49.0% from the field. When they are on defense, the Aces are forcing their opponents into 13.4 turnovers per game and they draw 17.4 fouls. The Aces are allowing a shooting percentage of 42.6% (428 of 557) and they concede 33.9 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They rank 7th in the WNBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 624 conceded this year. They are giving up 34.6% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 2nd in the league in opponents points per game (79.4).

When they last played, the Atlanta Dream walked away with a victory by a final of 78-67 against the Chicago Sky. The Dream were able to corral 24 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards totaling 31 in this game. They also coughed it up 6 times, while earning 3 steals in this matchup. The Sky earned 20 fouls for the game which got the Dream to the charity stripe for 20 attempts. They were able to bury 18 of those for a clip of 90.0%. With respect to three-point shots, Atlanta converted 4 of 14 tries (28.6%). At the conclusion of this game, the Dream ended up shooting 28 for 69 from the field which gave them a rate of 40.6%. The Dream allowed the Sky to make 27 of their 68 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 39.7% in the matchup. They shot 25.0% from beyond the arc via 5 of 20 and finished the game at 8 out of 12 at the free throw line (66.7%). In relation to rebounding, Atlanta allowed Chicago to collect 39 overall (14 offensive).

Cheyenne Parker was important for the Dream in this matchup. She converted 10 of 20 for the matchup for a rate of 50.0%, and added 7 rebounds. Parker totaled 29 points in her 36 mins on the court and accounted for 3 assists in this matchup.

Atlanta has a win-loss record of 16-16 for the season. As an offensive team, the Dream are connecting on 42.8% from the floor, which is 9th in the WNBA. Atlanta has totaled 2,628 points so far this season (82.1 per game) and they grab 36.2 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 18.6 times per contest (10th in basketball) and they turn it over 14.2 times per contest. The Dream are responsible for committing 19.7 personal fouls per game while shooting 77.8% from the charity stripe. The Dream on the defensive end are ranked 9th in the WNBA in PPG surrendered with 83.7. They give up 18.3 assists and 36.1 rebounds per game, ranking them 1st and 10th in the league. The Atlanta defense gives up 32.7% on 3-point attempts (232 of 710) and their opposition makes 78.8% of their foul shots. They are forcing 13.3 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.3% from the floor (2nd in the WNBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Las Vegas

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