Connecticut Sun vs Las Vegas Aces Prediction, 9/15/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Connecticut Sun vs Las Vegas Aces

Date: Sunday, September 15, 2024

Location: Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas, NV

TV: CBS Sports

The Connecticut Sun (26-10) travel to Michelob Ultra Arena on Sunday where they'll meet the Las Vegas Aces (23-13).

The Connecticut Sun faced the Los Angeles Sparks and went home with a win by a final score of 86-66 in their last contest. Connecticut walked away from the game with a 53.2% field goal percentage (33 out of 62) and knocked down 8 of their 21 shots from distance. When they shot from the free throw line, the Sun knocked down 12 of 14 attempts for a rate of 85.7%. When talking about rebounding, they compiled 33 with 3 of them being offensive. They also recorded 24 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and getting 8 steals. With respect to defending, Connecticut allowed 38.8% from the field on 26 of 67 shooting. Los Angeles distributed 19 assists and had 9 steals for this contest. Furthermore, Los Angeles grabbed 27 rebounds (5 offensive, 22 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Los Angeles finished the game at 66.7% at the charity stripe by making 8 of their 12 attempts. They also knocked down 6 of 19 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Marina Mabrey is a player who was a factor in this matchup. She totaled 26 points on 9 out of 13 shooting. She was on the hardwood for 29 minutes played and also snagged 2 boards. Mabrey walked away from this one shooting 69.2% from the floor and also distributed 4 dimes.

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Connecticut enters this game with a mark of 26-10 so far this year. The Sun are connecting on 32.5% on shots from beyond the arc (208 of 640) and 75.2% from the free throw line. They have an average of 80.1 pts per game (8th in the league) while shooting 44.2% from the floor. They lose possession via turnover 12.3 times per game and as a team are committing 16.6 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Connecticut is snagging 33.3 boards per game and is sitting with 708 assists this year, which is 9th in the WNBA in terms of passing the ball. Defensively, the Sun are forcing 15.5 turnovers per game while drawing 18.4 personal fouls. The Sun defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 43.2% (973 of 2,251) and they concede 31.9 rebounds per contest as a team. They rank 2nd in basketball in giving up assists with 683 surrendered on the season. They are relinquishing 31.4% on shots from downtown and they are 1st in basketball in opponents points per game (73.9).

When they last stepped on the court, the Las Vegas Aces walked away with a victory by a final of 86-75 when they played the Indiana Fever. The Aces were able to snag 28 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards for a total of 34 in the matchup. They also coughed up the ball 8 times, while getting 6 steals in this game. The Fever earned 19 fouls for this contest which got the Aces to the free throw line for a total of 17 shots. They were able to make 14 of the free throws for a clip of 82.4%. When it comes to shots from distance, Las Vegas converted 10 of their 22 attempts (45.5%). When the game finished, the Aces finished 31 for 70 from the field which gave them a rate of 44.3%. The Aces allowed the Fever to make 29 of their 73 tries from the field which had them at 39.7% in the game. They finished 26.9% from distance via 7 of 26 and walked away from this one shooting 10 of 16 from the free throw line (62.5%). When discussing attacking the glass, Las Vegas allowed Indiana to collect 34 in total (7 on the offensive side).

A'ja Wilson ended up being a factor for the Aces in the game. She knocked down 11 out of 28 in the game giving her a rate of 39.3%, and had 12 rebounds. Wilson totaled 27 points in her 34 minutes on the court and earned 2 assists for the contest.

Las Vegas has a mark of 23-13 this year. Las Vegas has accounted for 3,110 pts for the year (86.4 per game) and they pull in 34.2 rebounds per game. The Aces are committing 16.8 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 83.2% from the charity stripe. As an offense, the Aces are shooting 45.2% from the floor, which is 2nd in the league. Their rate of earning assists is at 20.4 times per game (5th in the WNBA) and they are losing possession via turnover 11.0 times per game. The Aces defensively are ranked 6th in the league in points given up per game with 81.5. The Las Vegas defense gives up 35.2% on three-point shots (284 of 807) and opponents are making 76.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 20.0 assists and 35.8 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 5th and 10th in the league. They are forcing their opponents into 12.7 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 43.1% from the field (5th in basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Connecticut

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