Phoenix Mercury vs Las Vegas Aces Prediction, 9/10/2023 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Phoenix Mercury vs Las Vegas Aces

Date: Sunday, September 10, 2023

Location: T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV

TV: ESPN2

T-Mobile Arena is the venue where and the Las Vegas Aces (32-6) will take on the Phoenix Mercury (9-29) on Sunday.

The Phoenix Mercury stepped onto the hardwood against the Washington Mystics and went home with a loss by a final score of 100-77 in their last game. Phoenix wrapped up the contest having earned a 44.6% FG percentage (29 out of 65) and made 6 of their 17 shots from 3-point land. At the free throw line, the Mercury made 13 of 18 attempts for a percentage of 72.2%. When discussing getting rebounds, they compiled 31 with 7 of them being offensive. They also distributed 22 assists for the matchup while forcing the other team into 7 turnovers and having 4 steals. When it comes to defense, Phoenix let their opponent shoot 56.7% from the floor on 38 of 67 shooting. Washington doled out 1 dimes and had 6 steals for the matchup. Furthermore, Washington pulled down 29 rebounds (1 offensive, 28 defensive) and added 4 blocked shots. Washington finished shooting 100.0% from the charity stripe by knocking down 11 of 11 tries. They also buried 13 of 23 attempts from beyond the arc.

Michaela Onyenwere is a player who was a major factor in this matchup. She finished with 19 points on 6 out of 8 shooting. She was on the hardwood for 28 mins and also grabbed 3 boards. Onyenwere shot 75.0% from the field and also dished out 1 assist.

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Phoenix enters this matchup with a win-loss mark of 9-29 this year. The Mercury are connecting on 32.6% on shots from distance (255 of 783) and 79.8% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 76.5 points per contest (12th in basketball) while going 44.6% from the floor. They turn it over 14.9 times per contest and as a team are committing 19.1 fouls per contest. As a unit, Phoenix is snagging 30.7 boards per game and has accounted for 728 assists for the season, which ranks 8th in the league in terms of passing. On defense, the Mercury are able to force 12.1 turnovers per game and they draw 17.6 fouls. The Mercury defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 44.4% (459 of 669) and they concede 33.8 rebounds per game as a group. They are ranked 6th in the WNBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 755 relinquished on the season. They give up 37.2% on 3-point attempts while they are 9th in basketball in PPG allowed (84.3).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Las Vegas Aces got the victory with a final of 103-77 against the Seattle Storm. The Aces recorded 29 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 38 for the game. They also coughed up the ball 8 times, while getting 10 steals for this contest. The Storm were called for 18 fouls for the matchup which got the Aces to the charity stripe for 25 tries. They were able to make 23 of those for a rate of 92.0%. When talking about shots from distance, Las Vegas buried 10 of their 30 attempts (33.3%). At the conclusion of this game, the Aces went 35 for 75 from the field which gave them a percentage of 46.7%. The Aces permitted the Storm to convert 27 out of their 68 attempts from the field 0 39.7% for the matchup. They finished shooting 40.9% from 3-point land by going 9 of 22 and walked away from this one shooting 14 out of 17 at the charity stripe (82.4%). When it comes to how they rebounded, Las Vegas permitted Seattle to snag 38 in total (9 on the offensive glass).

A'ja Wilson was important for the Aces for the matchup. She converted 12 of 21 for this contest giving her a field goal percentage of 57.1%, and earned 10 rebounds. Wilson totaled 30 points in her 27 mins on the court, but wrapped up this contest with no dimes.

Las Vegas has a mark of 32-6 so far this year. The Aces commit 16.1 personal fouls per game and they go 84.1% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 21.6 times per contest (2nd in the league) and they turn it over 11.2 times per game. Las Vegas has scored 3,519 points this season (92.6 per contest) and they snag 34.8 boards per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Aces are shooting 48.3% from the field, which is 1st in the league. The Aces on the defensive side of the court are 4th in the league in points allowed per contest with 80.3. They have allowed 19.6 assists and 34.4 boards per game, which is ranked 4th and 6th in basketball. The Las Vegas defense allows 34.2% on shots from behind the 3-point line (290 of 849) and their opponents are knocking down 76.8% of their foul shots. They are forcing 13.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 42.7% from the floor (2nd in the WNBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Phoenix

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