Atlanta Dream vs Las Vegas Aces Prediction, 8/30/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Atlanta Dream vs Las Vegas Aces

Date: Friday, August 30, 2024

Location: Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas, NV

TV: ION

Michelob Ultra Arena is the venue where and the Las Vegas Aces (18-12) will take on the Atlanta Dream (10-20) on Friday.

The Atlanta Dream faced off with the Seattle Storm and went home with a loss by a final score of 85-81 in their last contest. Atlanta ended with a 43.8% FG percentage (32 out of 73) and buried 6 out of their 21 3-pointers. When they shot from the free throw line, the Dream buried 11 of 12 tries for a percentage of 91.7%. In regard to hauling in rebounds, they compiled a total of 36 with 7 of them being offensive. They also dished out 23 assists for the matchup while forcing the opposition into 7 turnovers and getting 5 steals. When talking about defending, Atlanta allowed the other team to go 43.1% from the floor on 31 out of 72 shooting. Seattle earned 5 assists and had 6 steals in this game. Additionally, Seattle grabbed 37 rebounds (5 offensive, 32 defensive) and had 5 blocked shots. Seattle finished shooting 83.3% from the charity stripe by burying 15 of 18 attempts. They also knocked down 8 out of their 17 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Allisha Gray is one player who was a major factor for this game. She ended up with 22 points on 8 of 16 shooting. She was on the hardwood for 38 mins played and grabbed 5 rebounds. Gray ended up shooting 50.0% from the floor but wasn't able to get an assist.

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Atlanta comes into this contest with a mark of 10-20 this year. The Dream are shooting 30.7% on three-point attempts (173 of 563) and 77.8% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 76.1 points per outing (12th in the league) while hitting 41.0% from the field. They lose possession by turning the ball over 13.0 times per contest and as a unit they commit 16.9 fouls per contest. As a team, Atlanta is pulling in 35.8 boards per contest and has tallied 557 assists for the year, which has them ranked 12th in the WNBA in terms of passing the rock. Defensively, the Dream are forcing 12.0 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.4 personal fouls. The Dream defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 42.4% (359 of 521) and they surrender 35.3 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They are ranked 6th in the league in allowing assists with 619 conceded on the campaign. They are giving up 34.7% on 3-point attempts and they are 5th in the WNBA in points per game allowed (80.4).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Las Vegas Aces walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 93-90 against the Dallas Wings. The Aces were able to collect 22 defensive boards and 4 offensive boards for a total of 26 in the game. They also coughed it up 8 times, while getting 6 steals in this matchup. The Wings earned 26 personal fouls in this game which got the Aces to the charity stripe for 30 shots. They were able to knock down 23 of the free throws for a percentage of 76.7%. With respect to three-point shots, Las Vegas converted 5 of 19 tries (26.3%). When all was said and done, the Aces walked away from this one shooting 31 out of 62 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.0%. The Aces allowed the Wings to make 36 of 75 tries from the floor which had them shooting 48.0% in the matchup. They finished 28.6% from three-point range by going 6 out of 21 and finished the game at 15 out of 19 at the free throw line (78.9%). In reference to rebounding, Las Vegas permitted Dallas to pull down 40 overall (13 on the offensive glass).

A'ja Wilson ended up having an impact for the Aces in the game. She converted 16 of 22 in this game for a field goal percentage of 72.7%, and had 6 rebounds. Wilson had 42 points in her 37 minutes on the court and earned 2 assists for this game.

Las Vegas has a win-loss record of 18-12 for the campaign. The Aces are committing 16.9 fouls per contest and they connect on 83.3% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 20.1 times per game (7th in basketball) and they turn it over 11.1 times per contest. Las Vegas has totaled 2,611 points on the season (87.0 per game) and they collect 34.4 boards per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Aces are connecting on 45.1% from the field, which is ranked 1st in the league. The Aces are ranked 8th in the league in PPG surrendered with 83.2. They have forced 12.4 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 43.5% from the floor (7th in the league). The Las Vegas defense allows 36.3% on 3-pointers (244 of 672) and their opponents are knocking down 77.4% of their foul shots. They surrender 20.4 assists and 36.2 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 6th and 11th in basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Atlanta

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