Las Vegas Aces vs Connecticut Sun Prediction, 6/6/2023 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: Las Vegas Aces vs Connecticut Sun
Date: Tuesday, June 6, 2023
Location: Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT
TV: Youtube TV
Mohegan Sun Arena is the site where and the Connecticut Sun (6-1) will play the Las Vegas Aces (6-0) on Tuesday.
The Las Vegas Aces faced off with the Indiana Fever and took home the win by a score of 84-80 in their last game. Las Vegas wrapped up the game having earned a 44.4% FG percentage (32 of 72) and made 4 out of their 21 shots from 3-point land. At the free throw line, the Aces converted 16 of their 22 shots for a rate of 72.7%. In relation to getting rebounds, they collected 35 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 21 assists for the contest in addition to forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and earning 6 steals. Regarding defending, Las Vegas allowed their opponent to shoot 43.7% from the floor on 31 out of 71 shooting. Indiana doled out 4 assists and had 3 steals for the matchup. Additionally, Indiana grabbed 39 boards (4 offensive, 35 defensive) and earned 2 blocks. Indiana shot 70.0% at the charity stripe by knocking down 7 of 10 attempts. They knocked down 11 of 19 attempts from three-point range.
A'ja Wilson is a player who came through for the game. She left the arena with 27 points on 10 of 18 shooting. She was on the court for 36 mins and also grabbed 10 boards. Wilson finished the game at 55.6% from the floor and dished out 4 assists.
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Las Vegas heads into this contest with a win-loss record of 6-0 on the year. They have an average of 93.7 points per contest (1st in the league) while hitting 48.1% from the floor. The Aces are connecting on 35.1% on shots from downtown (54 of 154) and 81.0% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Las Vegas is pulling in 37.8 boards per game and has accounted for 128 dimes for the campaign, which ranks 4th in the league in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 11.5 times per game and as a unit they are committing 15.7 personal fouls on a nightly basis. On the defensive end of the court, the Aces are forcing their opponents into 13.7 turnovers per game and they draw 19.2 personal fouls. They currently rank 7th in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 112 surrendered so far this year. The Aces defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 39.5% (82 of 115) and they surrender 35.0 rebounds per game as a team. They are conceding 38.1% on 3-point shots and they are 1st in the league in PPG allowed (75.7).
When they last stepped on the court, the Connecticut Sun took home the win by a final score of 80-74 when they played the Dallas Wings. The Sun corralled 28 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards totaling 34 in this matchup. They turned the ball over 17 times, while getting 7 steals for this game. The Wings earned 24 fouls for the game which got the Sun to the charity stripe for a total of 23 attempts. They were able to make 19 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 82.6%. When talking about shots from downtown, Connecticut knocked down 5 of 16 attempts (31.3%). When the final whistle was blown, the Sun walked away from this one shooting 28 out of 62 from the field which had them shooting 45.2%. The Sun permitted the Wings to bury 24 of 65 tries from the field 0 36.9% in the game. They finished 34.6% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 9 of 26 and finished the contest at 17 of 19 at the charity stripe (89.5%). Regarding rebounds, Connecticut permitted Dallas to pull down 33 in total (11 on the offensive glass).
Brionna Jones pitched in for the Sun in this contest. She knocked down 9 out of 15 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 60.0%, and had 8 rebounds. Jones racked up 21 points in her 36 minutes on the hardwood and earned 3 dimes in the game.
Connecticut has a win-loss mark of 6-1 for the year. Connecticut has totaled 553 pts this season (79.0 per game) and they grab 37.1 rebounds per contest. The Sun have committed 18.7 personal fouls per game and they hit 75.9% from the charity stripe. When it comes to offense, the Sun are hitting on 41.0% from the field, which ranks them 7th in the league. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 19.4 times per game (6th in basketball) and they are turning it over 12.9 times per game. The Sun are ranked 3rd in the league in points allowed per game with 76.1. They surrender 17.9 assists and 35.3 rebounds per game, ranking them 3rd and 7th in the league. The Connecticut defense gives up 29.2% on 3-pointers (47 of 161) and their opponents are connecting on 79.1% of their free throw attempts. They have forced 14.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 40.8% from the floor (4th in the WNBA).
Who will win tonight's WNBA game against the spread?
Tony Sink's Pick: Take Las Vegas
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