Seattle Storm vs Las Vegas Aces Prediction, 6/15/2023 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Seattle Storm vs Las Vegas Aces

Date: Thursday, June 15, 2023

Location: Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas, NV

TV: Youtube TV

The Las Vegas Aces (8-1) host the Seattle Storm (2-6) at Michelob ULTRA Arena on Thursday.

The Seattle Storm stepped onto the hardwood against the Phoenix Mercury and went home with a win by a final score of 83-69 in their last contest. Seattle ended the game having earned a 40.8% field goal percentage (29 out of 71) and made 12 out of their 30 shots from beyond the perimeter. From the free throw line, the Storm knocked down 13 of their 19 attempts for a percentage of 68.4%. When discussing getting rebounds, they collected 38 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 21 assists for the game as well as creating 16 turnovers and getting 12 steals. In regard to defending, Seattle allowed 41.7% from the floor on 25 of 60 shooting. Phoenix recorded 3 dimes and had 5 steals in this matchup. Furthermore, Phoenix snagged 32 rebounds (3 offensive, 29 defensive) and added 3 blocks. Phoenix finished shooting 86.7% at the charity stripe by knocking down 13 of 15 attempts. They also made 6 of 19 attempts from three-point range.

Sami Whitcomb is someone who was a contributor for this contest. She left the arena with 18 points on 6 out of 11 shooting. She played 21 mins played and also snagged 2 rebounds. Whitcomb shot 54.5% from the floor and also dished out 3 assists.

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Seattle enters this contest with a win-loss record of 2-6 on the season. They turn it over 12.5 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 18.9 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Seattle is snagging 34.1 rebounds per contest and has 126 dimes on the campaign, which has them ranked 12th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Storm are shooting 33.3% on 3-pointers (61 of 183) and 76.2% from the free throw line. They are averaging 74.8 points per game (11th in the league) on 38.8% from the floor. On the defensive end, the Storm are forcing their opponents into 14.5 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.1 fouls. They are ranked 5th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 159 surrendered on the season. The Storm are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 44.7% (230 of 515) and they surrender 36.8 rebounds per game as a unit. They are conceding 38.4% from 3-point land and they rank 6th in the league in opponents PPG (81.8).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Las Vegas Aces walked away with a victory by a final of 93-80 when they faced the Chicago Sky. The Aces recorded 26 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 33 in this contest. They also turned the ball over 14 times, while earning 10 steals for the matchup. The Sky had 13 personal fouls in the game which took the Aces to the charity stripe for a total of 13 shots. They were able to bury 11 of them for a percentage of 84.6%. When discussing shots from beyond the arc, Las Vegas knocked down 6 of their 16 attempts (37.5%). When the game finished, the Aces shot 38 out of 65 from the floor which had them at 58.5%. The Aces allowed the Sky to make 30 of 70 tries from the floor which had them shooting 42.9% in the matchup. They wrapped up this game 33.3% from distance via 7 of 21 and ended up shooting 13 out of 15 at the free throw line (86.7%). Regarding how they attacked the glass, Las Vegas allowed Chicago to grab 27 in all (10 on the offensive glass).

Candace Parker ended up having an impact for the Aces for this game. She knocked down 5 of 6 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 83.3%, and had 6 rebounds. Parker earned 10 points in her 23 mins on the hardwood and had 7 dimes in this game.

Las Vegas has a mark of 8-1 this year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Aces are shooting 49.3% from the field, which has them ranked 1st in the league. Las Vegas has 822 points for the year (91.3 per contest) and they collect 35.2 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 21.3 times per contest (2nd in basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 12.6 times per contest. The Aces commit 16.3 personal fouls per game and they shoot 80.8% from the charity stripe. The Aces on defense are ranked 3rd in the WNBA in points per game surrendered with 79.1. They have forced 13.6 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.4% from the field (4th in the WNBA). The Las Vegas defense allows 39.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter (73 of 187) and their opponents are making 74.8% of their free throw attempts. They give up 20.1 assists and 33.9 total boards per game, which is 10th and 2nd in the league.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Seattle

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