Las Vegas Aces vs Chicago Sky Prediction, 7/25/2023 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Las Vegas Aces vs Chicago Sky

Date: Tuesday, July 25, 2023

Location: Wintrust Arena in Chicago, IL

TV: WNBA League Pass

Wintrust Arena is the site where and the Chicago Sky (9-13) will play the Las Vegas Aces (21-2) on Tuesday.

The Las Vegas Aces played the Minnesota Lynx and went home with a win by a final score of 98-81 in their last game. Las Vegas finished the contest with a 52.2% FG percentage (36 out of 69) and made 8 of their 26 shots from downtown. From the charity stripe, the Aces buried 18 of 24 tries for a percentage of 75.0%. In relation to hauling in rebounds, they earned 34 with 4 of them being offensive. They also recorded 25 assists in this contest as well as forcing the opposition into 15 turnovers and earning 8 steals. When talking about defense, Las Vegas allowed the other team to go 42.7% from the field on 32 of 75 shooting. Minnesota dished out 8 dimes and had 5 steals for the game. On top of that, Minnesota pulled down 36 rebounds (8 offensive, 28 defensive) and had 5 rejections. Minnesota finished the game shooting 90.0% when shooting free throws by making 9 of their 10 attempts. They also knocked down 8 of 27 shots from downtown.

A'ja Wilson is one player who was a major factor in this contest. She scored 35 points on 14 out of 17 shooting. She played for 34 mins played and collected 14 boards. Wilson finished the game shooting 82.4% from the field and also distributed 2 dimes.

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Las Vegas steps onto the hardwood with a mark of 21-2 so far this year. The Aces are hitting 37.9% on 3-point shots (209 of 552) and 81.3% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 93.5 points per game (1st in basketball) on 50.3% from the field. They are giving up possession 11.7 times per game and as a unit they commit 15.6 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Las Vegas is pulling down 35.0 rebounds per game and has accounted for 513 dimes on the year, which is 1st in the WNBA in terms of passing the rock. Defensively, the Aces have forced 13.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 18.0 personal fouls. They are giving up 32.6% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 1st in the WNBA in PPG from their opponents (78.0). The Aces defense is allowing a FG percentage of 42.0% (301 of 415) and they concede 33.5 boards per contest as a squad. They are 5th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 431 relinquished so far this year.

The last time they took the court, the Chicago Sky walked away with a victory by a final of 90-75 when they played the Seattle Storm. The Sky snagged 26 defensive rebounds and 18 offensive rebounds for a total of 44 in this matchup. They gave up possession 20 times, while earning 10 steals in the game. The Storm were called for 23 fouls in the game which got the Sky to the free throw line for a total of 31 shots. They were able to knock down 24 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 77.4%. In the matter of three-point attempts, Chicago made 8 of their 21 tries (38.1%). When all was said and done, the Sky ended up going 29 out of 69 from the field which gave them a percentage of 42.0%. The Sky allowed the Storm to bury 28 of their 60 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 46.7% for this game. They finished 25.0% from three-point range by shooting 3 out of 12 and ended up going 16 out of 20 at the free throw line (80.0%). In relation to rebounding, Chicago permitted Seattle to pull down 24 in all (4 offensive).

Kahleah Copper was important for the Sky for this contest. She converted 8 of 17 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 47.1%, and had 1 rebound. Copper tallied 29 points in her 28 minutes on the court and added 1 assist for this game.

Chicago has a record of 9-13 on the season. Chicago has totaled 1,706 points on the season (77.5 per game) and they pull down 34.1 rebounds per game. The Sky are responsible for committing 17.2 fouls per game and they go 72.1% from the free throw line. On the offensive side of the ball, the Sky are shooting 42.8% from the field, which is 9th in basketball. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 19.7 times per game (4th in the league) and they turn it over 14.1 times per game. The Sky on the defensive end are ranked 4th in the WNBA in points per game surrendered with 81.4. They are able to force 13.4 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 45.1% from the field (9th in the league). The Chicago defense gives up 32.8% on shots from beyond the arc (132 of 403) and their opponents are knocking down 79.8% of their free throw shots. They allow 19.5 dimes and 34.6 boards per contest, which has them ranked 5th and 6th in the WNBA.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Las Vegas

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