Las Vegas Aces vs New York Liberty Prediction, 8/6/2023 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Las Vegas Aces vs New York Liberty

Date: Sunday, August 6, 2023

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: ABC

The New York Liberty (20-6) host the Las Vegas Aces (24-2) at Barclays Center on Sunday.

The Las Vegas Aces stepped onto the hardwood against the Atlanta Dream and walked away with a win by a score of 93-72 in their last game. Las Vegas wrapped up the game having earned a 52.3% FG percentage (34 out of 65) and converted 11 out of their 23 three-point shots. At the free throw line, the Aces made 14 of 17 shots for a rate of 82.4%. When it comes to hauling in rebounds, they earned 35 with 3 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 17 assists for the matchup in addition to creating 15 turnovers and earning 12 steals. In regard to the defense, Las Vegas allowed the other team to go 43.3% from the floor on 29 of 67 shooting. Atlanta earned 6 assists and had 5 steals in the matchup. On top of that, Atlanta pulled down 28 rebounds (6 offensive, 22 defensive) and had 5 blocks. Atlanta finished 66.7% at the charity stripe by making 10 of their 15 shots. They also converted 4 out of their 20 tries from downtown.

Jackie Young is a player who was a major factor for the contest. She was able to score 24 points on 10 of 21 shooting. She played 28 mins and also collected 1 board. Young ended up shooting 47.6% from the floor and also dished out 1 assist.

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Las Vegas enters this contest with a mark of 24-2 for the campaign. They lose possession via turnover 11.3 times per game and as a unit are committing 15.7 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Las Vegas is pulling down 34.8 rebounds per game and has accumulated 571 dimes so far this year, which has them ranked 2nd in basketball in terms of passing. The Aces are hitting 38.6% on shots from downtown (240 of 622) and 82.6% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 94.4 pts per game (1st in the league) while connecting on 50.4% from the field. Defensively, the Aces are forcing 13.2 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.3 fouls. The Aces defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 42.5% (344 of 476) and they surrender 33.6 rebounds per game as a unit. They are 3rd in basketball in giving up assists with 493 relinquished so far this year. They give up 33.3% from 3-point land and they are ranked 2nd in the WNBA in opponents PPG (78.9).

In their last game, the New York Liberty took home the win by a final score of 76-69 when they played the Los Angeles Sparks. The Liberty were able to snag 27 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 40 for this game. They turned the ball over 12 times, while earning 6 steals for the contest. The Sparks were called for 17 personal fouls for the game which took the Liberty to the charity stripe for a total of 15 tries. They were able to convert 12 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 80.0%. With respect to shots from downtown, New York made 8 out of 33 tries (24.2%). Overall, the Liberty finished the game shooting 28 out of 66 from the field which had them at 42.4%. The Liberty allowed the Sparks to convert 24 out of 70 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 34.3% in this matchup. They finished 30.0% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 6 out of 20 and walked away from this one shooting 15 out of 16 from the free throw line (93.8%). In relation to rebounding, New York permitted Los Angeles to collect 35 in total (12 offensive).

Courtney Vandersloot ended up having an impact for the Liberty for this game. She converted 9 of 14 in the game for a field goal percentage of 64.3%, and accumulated 7 rebounds. Vandersloot totaled 23 points in her 31 mins of playing time and accumulated 6 assists for the matchup.

New York has a mark of 20-6 on the year. In terms of offensive execution, the Liberty are shooting 45.3% from the field, which is 2nd in the league. New York has accounted for 2,292 pts on the year (88.2 per game) and they collect 38.0 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 24.1 times per contest (1st in the WNBA) and they turn it over 14.2 times per game. The Liberty have committed 17.7 fouls per game and they shoot 83.2% from the free throw line. The Liberty are ranked 6th in the WNBA in points given up per game with 82.0. They are forcing 11.9 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 42.3% from the field (1st in the league). The New York defense surrenders 35.2% on shots from 3-point land (198 of 562) and opponents are making 77.6% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 18.8 dimes and 33.8 rebounds per contest, ranking them 2nd and 4th in the WNBA.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New York

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