Chicago Sky vs Las Vegas Aces Prediction, 7/16/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Chicago Sky vs Las Vegas Aces

Date: Tuesday, July 16, 2024

Location: Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas, NV

TV: PRIME

The Las Vegas Aces (16-7) play the Chicago Sky (9-14) at Michelob Ultra Arena on Tuesday.

The Chicago Sky faced the New York Liberty and ended up losing by a score of 81-67 in their last contest. Chicago finished with a 40.6% field goal percentage (28 out of 69) and knocked down 7 of their 15 shots from beyond the arc. From the charity stripe, the Sky converted 4 of 4 tries for a percentage of 100.0%. When talking about grabbing rebounds, they earned 41 with 12 of them being offensive. They also doled out 15 assists in this game in addition to forcing 5 turnovers and getting 4 steals. In relation to defending, Chicago allowed their opponent to shoot 42.3% from the floor on 30 out of 71 shooting. New York totaled 4 assists and had 7 steals for the matchup. Furthermore, New York collected 28 rebounds (4 offensive, 24 defensive) and had 6 blocked shots. New York walked away from this one shooting 71.4% from the charity stripe by making 10 of their 14 attempts. They converted 11 out of their 36 attempts from beyond the arc.

Marina Mabrey is someone who came through in this contest. She totaled 21 points on 8 of 19 shooting. She saw the court for 38 minutes and also totaled 12 rebounds. Mabrey ended up going 42.1% from the floor and also distributed 7 assists.

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Chicago steps onto the hardwood with a record of 9-14 for the season. The Sky are shooting 31.5% on shots from beyond the arc (105 of 333) and 74.5% from the free throw line. They have an average of 78.7 pts per contest (11th in basketball) while hitting 42.3% from the floor. They are losing possession via turnover 12.7 times per contest and as a group are committing 19.5 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Chicago is pulling down 36.8 boards per game and is sitting with 444 assists so far this season, which ranks 11th in the league in terms of passing the rock. On the defensive end, the Sky are forcing their opponents into 14.3 turnovers per game and they draw 17.4 fouls. They currently rank 6th in the WNBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 482 surrendered for the year. The Sky are allowing a FG percentage of 43.6% (330 of 400) and they surrender 34.5 boards per game as a unit. They surrender 32.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 6th in the league in PPG allowed (81.0).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Las Vegas Aces took home the win by a final score of 89-77 when they played the Washington Mystics. The Aces earned 33 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 41 for the contest. They also turned the ball over 12 times, while getting 7 steals in this game. The Mystics committed 19 fouls in this matchup which took the Aces to the charity stripe for a total of 17 attempts. They were able to bury 13 of the free throws for a clip of 76.5%. Regarding shots from 3-point land, Las Vegas knocked down 8 of 25 tries (32.0%). When the game finished, the Aces shot 34 out of 70 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.6%. The Aces allowed the Mystics to make 29 out of 69 attempts from the field which left them shooting 42.0% in this matchup. They finished 57.1% from 3-point land by shooting 12 out of 21 and ended up shooting 7 out of 13 at the charity stripe (53.8%). When discussing rebounding, Las Vegas permitted Washington to collect 31 in total (5 on the offensive glass).

A'ja Wilson ended up being a factor for the Aces in this matchup. She converted 12 of 19 for this contest giving her a field goal percentage of 63.2%, and had 17 rebounds. Wilson had 28 points in her 36 minutes of playing time and had 1 assist in this game.

Las Vegas has a record of 16-7 on the year. As an offensive unit, the Aces are connecting on 45.3% from the floor, which has them ranked 2nd in the WNBA. Las Vegas has accounted for 2,044 points this year (88.9 per game) and they pull in 36.0 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 21.1 times per contest (4th in basketball) and they turn it over 11.2 times per contest. The Aces commit 16.9 fouls per contest and they go 84.0% from the free throw line. The Aces defensively are ranked 7th in the WNBA in PPG allowed with 82.6. The Las Vegas defense gives up 36.6% on 3-point shots (192 of 524) and their opponents are converting on 76.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 20.6 dimes and 35.6 boards per game, which is 6th and 10th in the WNBA. They are able to force 12.0 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 42.7% from the field (5th in the league).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Las Vegas

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