Las Vegas Aces vs Chicago Sky Prediction, 8/25/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Las Vegas Aces vs Chicago Sky

Date: Sunday, August 25, 2024

Location: Wintrust Arena in Chicago, IL

TV: CBS

The Las Vegas Aces (17-10) head to Wintrust Arena on Sunday where they'll meet the Chicago Sky (11-16).

The Las Vegas Aces played the Minnesota Lynx and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 98-87 in their last game. Las Vegas ended the contest having earned a 46.5% field goal percentage (33 out of 71) and knocked down 13 of 30 three-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Aces made 8 of 12 tries for a percentage of 66.7%. In the matter of hauling in rebounds, they collected 28 with 9 of them being offensive. They also recorded 22 assists for the game in addition to creating 10 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In the matter of defense, Las Vegas let their opponent shoot 59.4% from the floor on 38 of 64 shooting. Minnesota distributed 6 dimes and had 4 steals for the game. Additionally, Minnesota had 31 rebounds (6 offensive, 25 defensive) and had 3 blocked shots. Minnesota finished 78.6% from the charity stripe by burying 11 of their 14 attempts. They also converted 11 out of their 19 tries from downtown.

Jackie Young is one player who came through in this matchup. She ended up finishing with 26 points on 7 out of 15 shooting. She was on the court for 33 minutes and snagged 6 boards. Young finished 46.7% from the floor and earned 4 dimes.

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Las Vegas steps onto the court with a mark of 17-10 on the season. They are giving up possession 11.3 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 16.8 fouls per game. As a unit, Las Vegas is snagging 35.0 boards per game and has accounted for 553 dimes on the year, which is 9th in the league in terms of passing. The Aces are connecting on 35.2% on shots from beyond the arc (255 of 725) and 83.6% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 87.8 pts per game (1st in the league) while hitting 45.3% from the floor. When they are on the defensive end, the Aces have forced 12.3 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.6 personal fouls. The Aces defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 43.4% (333 of 475) and they concede 35.7 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are ranked 4th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 552 surrendered so far this season. They surrender 36.2% on 3-point shots and they are 8th in the WNBA in PPG allowed (83.0).

When they last stepped on the court, the Chicago Sky walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 86-68 when they played the Phoenix Mercury. The Sky corralled 27 defensive boards and 17 offensive boards for a total of 44 for this contest. They turned the ball over 9 times, while earning 5 steals in this game. The Mercury committed 19 fouls in this matchup which took the Sky to the free throw line for 21 tries. They were able to knock down 12 of the free throws for a percentage of 57.1%. With respect to shots from distance, Chicago made 0 out of their 14 attempts (0.0%). Overall, the Sky walked away from this one shooting 28 for 78 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 35.9%. The Sky allowed the Mercury to make 28 of their 62 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.2% for the matchup. They shot 30.4% from distance by shooting 7 of 23 and walked away from this one shooting 23 out of 31 at the free throw line (74.2%). When talking about how they rebounded, Chicago allowed Phoenix to pull down 41 in all (9 offensive).

Angel Reese pitched in for the Sky for this contest. She buried 8 out of 16 in this contest giving her a rate of 50.0%, and had 20 rebounds. Reese scored 19 points in her 35 mins on the court and accumulated 1 assist in the game.

Chicago has a win-loss record of 11-16 so far this season. Chicago has earned 2,125 pts so far this season (78.7 per game) and they average 37.1 rebounds per contest. The Sky have committed 19.4 fouls per contest and they connect on 73.2% from the charity stripe. On the offensive side of the ball, the Sky are shooting 42.3% from the floor, which is 10th in the league. They are earning an assist 19.2 times per contest (11th in basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 12.5 times per game. The Sky defensively are ranked 7th in the league in points given up per game with 81.7. They are forcing their opponents into 13.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 44.0% from the field (8th in the league). The Chicago defense gives up 32.8% on shots from 3-point land (192 of 585) and their opponents are knocking down 77.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 21.1 dimes and 34.3 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 8th and 5th in basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Las Vegas

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