Las Vegas Aces vs Seattle Storm Prediction, 5/20/2023 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Las Vegas Aces vs Seattle Storm

Date: Saturday, May 20, 2023

Location: Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, WA

TV: ABC

Climate Pledge Arena is the site where and the Seattle Storm (22-14 last year) will take on the Las Vegas Aces (26-10 last season) on Saturday.

The Las Vegas Aces faced the Connecticut Sun and took home the win by a score of 78-71 in their last contest. Las Vegas finished the game with a 45.3% field goal percentage (29 of 64) and converted 10 of their 26 3-point shots. From the free throw line, the Aces converted 10 of their 14 attempts for a percentage of 71.4%. In regard to grabbing boards, they earned 32 with 4 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 18 assists in this matchup as well as forcing 15 turnovers and earning 11 steals. In regard to defending, Las Vegas let their opponent shoot 41.3% from the field on 26 of 63 shooting. Connecticut earned 9 assists and had 7 steals in the game. On top of that, Connecticut had 34 rebounds (9 offensive, 25 defensive) and had 5 blocked shots. Connecticut shot 72.2% at the charity stripe by converting 13 of 18 attempts. They converted 6 out of their 13 shots from three-point range.

Chelsea Gray is one player who had an impact in this contest. She finished with 20 points on 9 of 13 shooting. She played for 37 minutes played and also pulled down 5 rebounds. Gray went 69.2% from the floor and recorded 6 assists.

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Las Vegas steps onto the hardwood after finishing with a mark of 26-10 last season. The Aces shot 36.1% on 3-pointers (343 of 951) and 82.3% from the charity stripe. They averaged 90.4 points per outing (1st in the WNBA) while hitting 46.0% from the field. They coughed up possession 11.1 times per contest and as a basketball team committed 15.8 personal fouls per game. As a team, Las Vegas grabbed 35.4 boards per game and accounted for 748 dimes last year, which was 4th in the league in terms of passing. On the defensive end, the Aces were able to force 12.6 turnovers per contest and they drew 17.8 personal fouls. The Aces defensively gave up a shooting percentage of 43.7% (1,113 of 2,546) and they conceded 36.2 boards per contest as a basketball team. They were 9th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 755 conceded last year. They conceded 35.6% on three-point shots and they ranked 9th in the WNBA in points per game allowed (84.1).

The last time they took the court, the Seattle Storm took a loss by a final score of 97-92 against the Las Vegas Aces. The Storm were able to snag 23 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards totaling 34 for this game. They gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while earning 6 steals for this contest. The Aces were called for 20 fouls in this matchup which took the Storm to the charity stripe for a total of 26 tries. They were able to bury 19 of the free throw tries for a rate of 73.1%. In the matter of shots from beyond the perimeter, Seattle made 11 out of their 25 attempts (44.0%). Overall, the Storm walked away from this one shooting 31 for 70 from the field which had them at 44.3%. The Storm permitted the Aces to bury 36 out of 64 tries from the field which had them shooting 56.3% for this contest. They wrapped up this game 45.5% from three-point range by going 10 of 22 and ended up shooting 15 of 19 at the charity stripe (78.9%). When discussing how they cleaned up the glass, Seattle allowed Las Vegas to get 34 in all (5 offensive).

Sue Bird ended up being important for the Storm for the matchup. She made 3 of 8 in the game for a field goal rate of 37.5%, but wasn't able to grab a board. Bird accumulated 8 points in her 36 mins of playing time and accounted for 8 dimes for the game.

Seattle had a win-loss mark of 22-14 last season. Seattle accumulated 2,970 pts last year (82.5 per game) and they grabbed 33.6 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Storm connected on 44.2% from the floor, which was ranked 6th in the WNBA. The Storm were responsible for committing 15.6 fouls per contest while shooting 82.5% from the free throw line. They assisted teammates 22.6 times per contest (2nd in the league) and they coughed up possession 12.8 times per contest. The Storm defensively were ranked 3rd in the league in PPG given up with 78.4. The Seattle defense allowed 32.0% on three-point shots (251 of 784) and opponents made 78.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They were able to force 14.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and allowed teams to shoot 43.4% from the floor (4th in basketball). They relinquished 20.8 assists and 36.5 total rebounds per game, which ranked them 7th and 11th in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Seattle

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