Las Vegas Aces vs Connecticut Sun Prediction, 9/6/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Las Vegas Aces vs Connecticut Sun

Date: Friday, September 6, 2024

Location: Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT

TV: ION

The Connecticut Sun (24-9) play the Las Vegas Aces (21-12) at Mohegan Sun Arena on Friday.

The Las Vegas Aces played the Chicago Sky and walked away with a win by a score of 90-71 in their last contest. Las Vegas wrapped up the contest with a 52.5% FG percentage (32 of 61) and converted 8 of their 24 three-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Aces buried 18 of their 21 shots for a percentage of 85.7%. In the matter of grabbing boards, they earned 31 with 5 of them being offensive. They also distributed 25 assists in the game as well as forcing 17 turnovers and earning 12 steals. When talking about the defense, Las Vegas allowed the other team to go 41.7% from the floor on 25 out of 60 shooting. Chicago totaled 6 dimes and had 8 steals for this contest. Furthermore, Chicago grabbed 29 rebounds (6 offensive, 23 defensive) and had 2 blocks. Chicago finished 73.7% from the free throw line by knocking down 14 of 19 shots. They also buried 7 of 18 attempts from 3-point range.

A'ja Wilson is one player who was a factor for this game. She scored 30 points on 10 of 19 shooting. She was on the court for 35 mins and totaled 14 boards. Wilson finished the contest at 52.6% from the field and totaled 3 assists.

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Las Vegas comes into this game with a record of 21-12 so far this year. They are turning it over 11.0 times per contest and as a team are committing 16.7 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Las Vegas is collecting 34.5 boards per game and has accounted for 679 dimes on the campaign, which ranks 5th in the league in terms of passing. The Aces are connecting on 34.6% on 3-point shots (302 of 872) and 82.9% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 87.3 points per contest (1st in the league) while connecting on 45.6% from the floor. When they are on defense, the Aces are forcing 12.5 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.6 personal fouls. They rank 6th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 668 conceded on the year. The Aces defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 43.3% (414 of 581) and they relinquish 35.8 rebounds per contest as a squad. They give up 36.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 7th in the WNBA in points per game allowed (82.4).

For their last game, the Connecticut Sun took a defeat with a final score of 71-64 when they played the Seattle Storm. The Sun were able to corral 23 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 30 for this contest. They also turned the ball over 15 times, while getting 7 steals in the matchup. The Storm earned 19 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Sun to the free throw line for a total of 17 shots. They were able to convert 11 of the free throws for a percentage of 64.7%. In reference to shots from beyond the arc, Connecticut knocked down 5 of 15 attempts (33.3%). When the game finished, the Sun finished 24 out of 58 from the floor which had them shooting 41.4%. The Sun permitted the Storm to bury 29 of their 62 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.8% for the game. They finished shooting 17.6% from distance by connecting on 3 out of 17 and ended up shooting 10 of 15 from the free throw line (66.7%). With respect to rebounds, Connecticut permitted Seattle to collect 31 in total (3 offensive).

DeWanna Bonner ended up being important for the Sun for the contest. She knocked down 9 out of 19 for the matchup for a rate of 47.4%, and earned 7 rebounds. Bonner recorded 26 points in her 33 mins of playing time and accounted for 1 assist in the matchup.

Connecticut has a mark of 24-9 for the year. As an offense, the Sun are shooting 43.9% from the field, which has them ranked 7th in the WNBA. Connecticut has scored 2,650 pts for the campaign (80.3 per contest) and they pull in 33.3 rebounds per contest. They are getting an assist 19.6 times per game (9th in the league) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 12.1 times per game. The Sun commit 16.5 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 75.2% from the free throw line. The Sun on defense are ranked 1st in basketball in points per game surrendered with 74.4. They have conceded 19.2 assists and 32.1 boards per contest, which is 2nd and 1st in the league. The Connecticut defense surrenders 31.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter (211 of 680) and their opposition knocks down 77.7% of their free throw attempts. They are able to force 15.5 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 43.6% from the floor (7th in basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Connecticut

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