Chicago Sky vs Las Vegas Aces Prediction, 9/3/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Chicago Sky vs Las Vegas Aces

Date: Tuesday, September 3, 2024

Location: Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas, NV

TV: NBATV

Michelob Ultra Arena is the venue where and the Las Vegas Aces (20-12) will take on the Chicago Sky (11-21) on Tuesday.

The Chicago Sky took the court against the Minnesota Lynx and ended up losing by a score of 79-74 in their last contest. Chicago walked away from the contest having earned a 45.8% FG percentage (27 out of 59) and converted 2 of their 9 shots from distance. At the free throw line, the Sky knocked down 18 of their 19 tries for a percentage of 94.7%. In relation to rebounding, they earned 38 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 15 assists in the game in addition to forcing 10 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In relation to defending, Chicago allowed 45.7% from the floor on 32 out of 70 shooting. Minnesota doled out 9 dimes and had 10 steals in this game. On top of that, Minnesota collected 24 boards (9 offensive, 15 defensive) and had 2 blocked shots. Minnesota finished the game shooting 83.3% at the charity stripe by making 10 of their 12 shots. They made 5 out of their 22 shots from 3-point range.

Kamilla Cardoso is one player who was a contributor for the contest. She was able to score 22 points on 7 out of 11 shooting. She saw the court for 37 minutes and pulled down 9 boards. Cardoso shot 63.6% from the field and also totaled 1 assist.

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Chicago steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss mark of 11-21 for the year. They lose possession by turning the ball over 13.1 times per game and as a group they are committing 19.3 fouls per contest. As a team, Chicago is grabbing 37.7 rebounds per contest and has earned 611 dimes so far this year, which ranks 11th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Sky are shooting 31.1% on shots from distance (143 of 460) and 74.1% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 78.3 pts per game (11th in basketball) while hitting 42.3% from the floor. On the defensive end of the court, the Sky are able to force 13.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 17.5 fouls. The Sky defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 43.8% (418 of 560) and they concede 33.8 boards per game as a unit. They currently rank 8th in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 673 surrendered on the year. They concede 32.6% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 6th in the league in PPG allowed (81.8).

When they last stepped on the court, the Las Vegas Aces walked away with a victory by a final of 97-79 when they played the Phoenix Mercury. The Aces snagged 29 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 35 in this contest. They also coughed it up 13 times, while getting 10 steals in the matchup. The Mercury were called for 14 personal fouls for the game which took the Aces to the charity stripe for 15 tries. They were able to make 12 of those for a clip of 80.0%. When it comes to three-point attempts, Las Vegas converted 11 out of 32 attempts (34.4%). When all was said and done, the Aces finished shooting 37 for 66 from the field which had them at 56.1%. The Aces allowed the Mercury to convert 29 of their 61 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.5% for the contest. They shot 31.8% from distance by connecting on 7 out of 22 and walked away from this one shooting 14 of 18 at the free throw line (77.8%). When discussing cleaning up the glass, Las Vegas permitted Phoenix to snag 24 in all (4 on the offensive side).

A'ja Wilson ended up being a factor for the Aces in this contest. She made 16 of 23 in the matchup for a rate of 69.6%, and had 17 rebounds. Wilson earned 41 points in her 34 mins on the court and had 2 dimes in the game.

Las Vegas has a win-loss mark of 20-12 so far this season. Las Vegas has tallied 2,791 points for the year (87.2 per game) and they pull in 34.6 boards per contest. The Aces commit 16.7 fouls per game and they go 82.8% from the free throw line. As an offense, the Aces are shooting 45.5% from the floor, which has them ranked 1st in the WNBA. They are earning an assist 20.4 times per game (5th in the WNBA) and they are giving up possession 11.0 times per game. The Aces on the defensive side of the court are 7th in basketball in points allowed per game with 82.7. They allow 20.4 dimes and 36.0 rebounds per contest, which ranks 7th and 10th in the WNBA. The Las Vegas defense gives up 36.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter (262 of 723) and their opponents are knocking down 77.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They are forcing 12.4 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 43.4% from the floor (6th in basketball).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Las Vegas

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