Las Vegas Aces vs Los Angeles Sparks Prediction, 7/12/2023 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Las Vegas Aces vs Los Angeles Sparks

Date: Wednesday, July 12, 2023

Location: crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: WNBA League Pass

crypto.com Arena is the venue where and the Los Angeles Sparks (7-12) will take on the Las Vegas Aces (17-2) on Wednesday.

The Las Vegas Aces played the Minnesota Lynx and took home the win by a score of 113-89 in their last game. Las Vegas walked away from the contest with a 59.7% field goal percentage (43 of 72) and buried 17 out of their 39 shots from beyond the arc. From the charity stripe, the Aces converted 10 of their 14 shots for a rate of 71.4%. When it comes to hauling in rebounds, they collected 34 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 31 assists in this contest while forcing 13 turnovers and having 9 steals. In relation to the defense, Las Vegas allowed the other team to go 50.0% from the field on 36 out of 72 shooting. Minnesota earned 5 dimes and had 6 steals in this contest. Furthermore, Minnesota pulled down 26 rebounds (5 offensive, 21 defensive) and earned 2 blocked shots. Minnesota finished the game at 53.3% when shooting free throws by knocking down 8 of their 15 shots. They also knocked down 9 of 16 tries from downtown.

Kelsey Plum is a player who had an impact in the game. She ended up with 40 points on 14 out of 18 shooting. She saw the court for 31 mins played and totaled 2 rebounds. Plum finished the contest at 77.8% from the floor and also dished out 4 dimes.

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Las Vegas steps onto the court with a win-loss record of 17-2 for the year. The Aces are connecting on 38.2% on three-point shots (176 of 461) and 82.1% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 93.6 points per game (1st in the league) while shooting 50.3% from the floor. They are turning it over 11.8 times per game and as a group are committing 15.7 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Las Vegas is pulling in 34.8 boards per game and has accounted for 425 assists for the campaign, which ranks 1st in the league in terms of passing the ball. Defensively, the Aces are forcing 12.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 18.3 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 33.9% on three-point shots while they are 2nd in basketball in PPG allowed (78.9). The Aces are allowing a field goal percentage of 42.2% (243 of 347) and they surrender 33.0 rebounds per game as a unit. They are 4th in the league in allowing assists with 361 conceded for the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Los Angeles Sparks took a defeat with a final score of 78-72 when they faced the Phoenix Mercury. The Sparks were able to corral 22 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards totaling 30 in the matchup. They turned it over 11 times, while recording 9 steals in this contest. The Mercury were called for 19 personal fouls in the game which got the Sparks to the charity stripe for 14 tries. They were able to convert 12 of the free throw tries for a rate of 85.7%. When it comes to shots from downtown, Los Angeles buried 8 out of their 21 attempts (38.1%). When all was said and done, the Sparks shot 26 out of 70 from the field which gave them a percentage of 37.1%. The Sparks permitted the Mercury to convert 30 out of their 63 attempts from the field which had them shooting 47.6% for the game. They finished shooting 29.4% from distance by going 5 of 17 and finished the contest at 13 out of 15 from the charity stripe (86.7%). Regarding team rebounding, Los Angeles permitted Phoenix to collect 37 in all (10 offensive).

Nneka Ogwumike ended up having an impact for the Sparks in this game. She knocked down 10 of 15 in the matchup for a rate of 66.7%, and had 14 rebounds. Ogwumike earned 20 points in her 37 mins on the court, but wrapped up this contest with no dimes.

Los Angeles has a win-loss mark of 7-12 for the campaign. As an offense, the Sparks are shooting 41.8% from the field, which is 10th in basketball. Los Angeles has 1,492 pts so far this season (78.5 per contest) and they snag 32.2 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 18.9 times per contest (8th in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 12.6 times per contest. The Sparks are committing 18.2 fouls per game and they connect on 80.3% from the free throw line. The Sparks on the defensive end are ranked 5th in basketball in PPG surrendered with 81.4. They relinquish 19.3 dimes and 35.8 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is ranked 4th and 9th in the WNBA. The Los Angeles defense gives up 32.1% on 3-point attempts (134 of 417) and opponents are knocking down 77.4% of their foul shots. They have forced 14.4 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 45.7% from the floor (11th in the WNBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Las Vegas

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