Las Vegas Aces vs Phoenix Mercury Prediction, 6/21/2023 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Las Vegas Aces vs Phoenix Mercury

Date: Wednesday, June 21, 2023

Location: Footprint Center in Phoenix, AZ

TV: WNBA League Pass

The Las Vegas Aces (10-1) go to Footprint Center on Wednesday where they'll meet the Phoenix Mercury (2-8).

The Las Vegas Aces played the Minnesota Lynx and walked away with a win by a score of 93-62 in their last contest. Las Vegas wrapped up the game having earned a 47.3% field goal percentage (35 of 74) and converted 10 out of their 30 shots from distance. At the charity stripe, the Aces buried 13 of 15 attempts for a rate of 86.7%. When discussing rebounding, they compiled 39 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 18 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and earning 7 steals. When talking about defense, Las Vegas let their opponent shoot 33.3% from the field on 25 of 75 shooting. Minnesota recorded 10 dimes and had 3 steals for this contest. Additionally, Minnesota grabbed 42 rebounds (10 offensive, 32 defensive) and had 4 blocked shots. Minnesota finished the game at 88.9% from the charity stripe by converting 8 of 9 shots. They made 4 of their 24 attempts from 3-point range.

Jackie Young is one player who played a role for this contest. She ended up walking away with 24 points on 7 of 12 shooting. She played for 30 mins played and grabbed 4 boards. Young walked away from this one shooting 58.3% from the field and also recorded 2 assists.

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Las Vegas comes into this game with a win-loss record of 10-1 for the campaign. The Aces are shooting 36.3% on shots beyond the perimeter (95 of 262) and 81.0% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 91.9 points per game (1st in the league) while hitting 49.7% from the floor. They turn it over 11.7 times per game and as a team they commit 15.8 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Las Vegas is pulling down 35.7 rebounds per game and has totaled 235 assists so far this season, which ranks 4th in basketball in terms of passing. When they are on defense, the Aces have forced 13.5 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.2 personal fouls. They are giving up 35.0% on 3-pointers and they are 2nd in the WNBA in PPG allowed (76.1). The Aces defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 40.4% (148 of 200) and they surrender 34.1 rebounds per game as a squad. They are ranked 6th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 205 surrendered so far this season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Phoenix Mercury took a loss by a score of 89-71 against the New York Liberty. The Mercury snagged 19 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards totaling 27 for this contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while earning 8 steals for this contest. The Liberty earned 13 personal fouls in this game which took the Mercury to the free throw line for a total of 13 attempts. They were able to make 10 of the free throws for a rate of 76.9%. When talking about shots from downtown, Phoenix knocked down 7 out of 22 attempts (31.8%). When the game finished, the Mercury finished shooting 27 for 64 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.2%. The Mercury permitted the Liberty to bury 30 of their 62 tries from the field which had them at 48.4% for the game. They shot 34.6% from downtown by shooting 9 of 26 and ended up shooting 20 out of 24 from the charity stripe (83.3%). With respect to rebounding, Phoenix allowed New York to collect 39 in total (12 on the offensive glass).

Sophie Cunningham ended up being a factor for the Mercury for the game. She converted 9 out of 15 for this game for a field goal rate of 60.0%, and totaled 2 rebounds. Cunningham racked up 27 points in her 31 mins of playing time and tallied 1 assist for this game.

Phoenix has a win-loss record of 2-8 for the season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Mercury are connecting on 44.0% from the floor, which is 5th in the league. Phoenix has earned 773 pts for the year (77.3 per game) and they collect 29.7 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 20.2 times per game (4th in the league) and they are turning it over 16.1 times per contest. The Mercury have committed 20.9 fouls per game while shooting 81.8% from the charity stripe. The Mercury are ranked 11th in the league in points allowed per contest with 86.5. The Phoenix defense concedes 31.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter (74 of 233) and opponents are making 82.2% of their free throw attempts. They concede 20.3 assists and 35.8 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 9th and 9th in basketball. They have forced 12.2 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 43.3% from the field (6th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Las Vegas

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