New York Liberty vs Las Vegas Aces Prediction, 8/17/2023 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: New York Liberty vs Las Vegas Aces

Date: Thursday, August 17, 2023

Location: Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas, NV

TV: WNBA League Pass

The Las Vegas Aces (27-3) host the New York Liberty (24-6) at Michelob ULTRA Arena on Thursday.

The New York Liberty faced the Indiana Fever and took home the win by a score of 100-89 in their last contest. New York wrapped up the contest with a 51.4% field goal percentage (37 out of 72) and converted 12 of 29 3-pointers. When they shot from the free throw line, the Liberty buried 14 of 19 tries for a rate of 73.7%. In relation to getting rebounds, they earned a total of 35 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 32 assists in the matchup while creating 11 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In relation to defense, New York allowed the other team to go 46.5% from the floor on 33 of 71 shooting. Indiana earned 8 dimes and had 2 steals for this game. Additionally, Indiana pulled down 32 rebounds (8 offensive, 24 defensive) and got 4 blocks. Indiana walked away from this one shooting 84.2% at the charity stripe by converting 16 of their 19 attempts. They knocked down 7 of 18 shots from downtown.

Breanna Stewart is someone who was a contributor for the matchup. She totaled 42 points on 15 out of 23 shooting. She played 36 mins and grabbed 6 rebounds. Stewart finished the game at 65.2% from the floor and distributed 6 assists.

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New York enters this matchup with a record of 24-6 for the campaign. The Liberty are shooting 38.0% on shots from downtown (334 of 879) and 82.7% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 88.5 points per outing (2nd in the WNBA) while shooting 45.7% from the floor. They turn the ball over 13.8 times per contest and as a squad they commit 17.0 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, New York is snagging 38.2 rebounds per game and is sitting with 735 dimes for the season, which ranks 1st in basketball in terms of passing the rock. On the defensive end, the Liberty are able to force 11.9 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.3 personal fouls. They are giving up 34.4% on three-point shots and they are 3rd in basketball in opponents points per game (80.7). The Liberty are giving up a field goal percentage of 42.0% (357 of 518) and they relinquish 33.4 boards per game as a basketball team. They rank 2nd in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 564 relinquished on the campaign.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Las Vegas Aces got the victory with a final of 86-65 when they played the Atlanta Dream. The Aces corralled 30 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 38 for this contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while getting 13 steals for the matchup. The Dream had 19 fouls for the game which got the Aces to the charity stripe for 19 tries. They were able to knock down 15 of those for a percentage of 78.9%. When it comes to 3-point shots, Las Vegas knocked down 7 out of 23 attempts (30.4%). When the game finished, the Aces finished the game shooting 32 out of 77 from the floor which had them shooting 41.6%. The Aces permitted the Dream to make 23 out of 62 tries from the field which had them shooting 37.1% in this contest. They shot 25.0% from distance by going 4 out of 16 and walked away from this one shooting 15 of 19 from the free throw line (78.9%). In relation to rebounds, Las Vegas permitted Atlanta to grab 43 overall (5 offensive).

A'ja Wilson ended up being a major contributor for the Aces for this contest. She buried 9 of 22 in the game giving her a rate of 40.9%, and accumulated 9 rebounds. Wilson tallied 21 points in her 31 mins on the court and earned 3 assists in the game.

Las Vegas has a win-loss mark of 27-3 on the year. Las Vegas has totaled 2,819 points this year (94.0 per game) and they snag 34.9 rebounds per game. The Aces are responsible for committing 15.6 personal fouls per game and they connect on 83.0% from the free throw line. As an offense, the Aces are hitting on 49.6% from the field, which has them ranked 1st in the WNBA. They are dishing out assists 21.9 times per game (2nd in the WNBA) and they turn it over 11.1 times per contest. The Aces are ranked 2nd in the league in points allowed per contest with 79.6. They are forcing 13.0 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 42.4% from the field (3rd in the WNBA). The Las Vegas defense allows 34.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter (222 of 652) and their opponents are knocking down 74.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 19.5 assists and 34.3 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is ranked 4th and 6th in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Las Vegas

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