Las Vegas Aces vs Chicago Sky Prediction, 6/27/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Las Vegas Aces vs Chicago Sky

Date: Thursday, June 27, 2024

Location: Wintrust Arena in Chicago, IL

TV: PRIME

The Chicago Sky (6-9) host the Las Vegas Aces (8-6) at Wintrust Arena on Thursday.

The Las Vegas Aces stepped onto the hardwood against the Connecticut Sun and walked away with a win by a score of 85-74 in their last contest. Las Vegas wrapped up the game having earned a 47.7% FG percentage (31 of 65) and made 6 out of their 24 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the free throw line, the Aces converted 17 of 23 shots for a percentage of 73.9%. In the matter of hauling in boards, they collected a total of 42 with 10 of them being offensive. They also distributed 16 assists in the matchup as well as forcing 10 turnovers and earning 6 steals. When discussing the defense, Las Vegas allowed the other team to go 42.6% from the floor on 26 of 61 shooting. Connecticut earned 3 assists and had 8 steals for the contest. Additionally, Connecticut collected 29 rebounds (3 offensive, 26 defensive) and earned 1 block. Connecticut finished the contest at 64.0% at the charity stripe by knocking down 16 of their 25 tries. They also made 6 of 13 attempts from 3-point range.

A'ja Wilson is a player who was a major contributor in this contest. She ended up scoring 26 points on 9 of 17 shooting. She was on the court for 34 minutes and also collected 16 boards. Wilson walked away from this one shooting 52.9% from the floor and recorded 1 assist.

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Las Vegas heads into this matchup with a mark of 8-6 on the campaign. The Aces are connecting on 34.1% on 3-pointers (134 of 393) and 83.6% from the free throw line. They average 87.2 pts per contest (2nd in the league) while hitting 44.0% from the field. They are turning it over 11.3 times per contest and as a group are committing 16.9 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Las Vegas is pulling down 34.8 boards per contest and has accounted for 277 assists for the campaign, which has them ranked 11th in basketball in terms of passing. On the defensive end, the Aces are forcing their opponents into 12.3 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.0 fouls. They are ranked 1st in the league in giving up assists with 289 surrendered on the season. The Aces are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 44.4% (172 of 252) and they surrender 34.6 boards per game as a unit. They concede 38.9% from 3-point land and they rank 8th in the league in points per game allowed (84.6).

In their last game, the Chicago Sky took home the win by a final score of 88-87 when they faced the Indiana Fever. The Sky pulled down 31 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards totaling 38 in this game. They turned it over 15 times, while getting 4 steals in the matchup. The Fever earned 25 fouls in this matchup which took the Sky to the charity stripe for 32 attempts. They were able to make 22 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 68.8%. In regard to shots from 3-point land, Chicago buried 4 of 17 tries (23.5%). When the final whistle was blown, the Sky ended up going 31 for 62 from the field which had them shooting 50.0%. The Sky allowed the Fever to bury 32 out of 69 attempts from the floor which had them at 46.4% for the contest. They finished shooting 43.3% from 3-point land by hitting 13 out of 30 and ended up shooting 10 of 14 from the free throw line (71.4%). In relation to attacking the glass, Chicago permitted Indiana to get 25 in total (1 on the offensive glass).

Angel Reese was important for the Sky for the game. She buried 8 of 12 in this contest for a rate of 66.7%, and tallied 16 rebounds. Reese recorded 25 points in her 36 minutes of playing time and added 1 assist in this matchup.

Chicago has a win-loss record of 6-9 so far this season. In terms of offensive execution, the Sky are shooting 42.6% from the floor, which is ranked 8th in basketball. Chicago has accounted for 1,199 pts for the campaign (79.9 per contest) and they pull in 35.7 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 19.3 times per game (10th in basketball) and they are turning it over 13.7 times per game. The Sky commit 20.2 fouls per game and they hit 76.0% from the charity stripe. The Sky on defense are ranked 5th in the league in PPG given up with 80.9. They have allowed 19.9 assists and 34.9 rebounds per game, which is ranked 5th and 7th in basketball. The Chicago defense allows 32.3% on three-point shots (102 of 316) and their opposition makes 79.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have forced 15.7 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 43.6% from the floor (7th in the WNBA).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Las Vegas

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