Las Vegas Aces vs Dallas Wings Prediction, 8/27/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: Las Vegas Aces vs Dallas Wings
Date: Tuesday, August 27, 2024
Location: College Park Center in Arlington, TX
TV: NBATV
The Dallas Wings (7-22) host the Las Vegas Aces (18-11) at College Park Center on Tuesday.
The Las Vegas Aces played the Chicago Sky and walked away with a win by a score of 77-75 in their last contest. Las Vegas wrapped up the contest with a 38.3% FG percentage (31 of 81) and made 6 of 24 shots from beyond the arc. From the free throw line, the Aces made 9 of their 10 tries for a percentage of 90.0%. Concerning grabbing boards, they compiled a total of 44 with 9 of them being offensive. They also doled out 18 assists in this matchup while forcing 10 turnovers and getting 6 steals. When discussing the defense, Las Vegas allowed 36.6% from the field on 30 out of 82 shooting. Chicago earned 15 assists and had 1 steal in this matchup. Furthermore, Chicago pulled down 47 boards (15 offensive, 32 defensive) and added 9 blocked shots. Chicago finished shooting 66.7% at the free throw line by burying 8 of 12 tries. They made 7 out of their 15 attempts from distance.
A'ja Wilson is one player who was a factor for the matchup. She ended up walking away with 20 points on 8 of 28 shooting. She was on the hardwood for 33 minutes and grabbed 18 boards. Wilson ended up going 28.6% from the floor and totaled 2 dimes.
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Las Vegas comes into this one with a mark of 18-11 for the campaign. They average 86.9 pts per contest (1st in the WNBA) while shooting 45.0% from the field. The Aces are connecting on 34.9% on 3-point shots (268 of 768) and 83.7% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Las Vegas is pulling down 34.7 boards per contest and has accounted for 588 assists for the season, which has them ranked 6th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. They are giving up possession 11.2 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 16.9 fouls per game. Defensively, the Aces are forcing 12.5 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.6 fouls. They are ranked 7th in the league in giving up assists with 591 surrendered for the campaign. The Aces defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 43.3% (362 of 510) and they concede 36.1 boards per contest as a group. They relinquish 36.6% on three-point shots and they rank 7th in the league in opponents points per game (82.9).
In their last game, the Dallas Wings went home victorious with a score of 113-110 when they faced the Los Angeles Sparks. The Wings corralled 21 defensive boards and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 34 in this game. They turned it over 9 times, while getting 9 steals in the matchup. The Sparks were called for 20 fouls for the matchup which took the Wings to the charity stripe for a total of 29 shots. They were able to convert 25 of the free throw tries for a rate of 86.2%. Concerning three-point shots, Dallas knocked down 8 out of their 22 tries (36.4%). In all, the Wings shot 40 out of 76 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 52.6%. The Wings allowed the Sparks to convert 39 of their 65 tries from the field which left them shooting 60.0% for this game. They finished the game shooting 50.0% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 12 out of 24 and finished the contest at 20 of 26 at the charity stripe (76.9%). In relation to attacking the glass, Dallas allowed Los Angeles to get 21 in all (3 on the offensive side).
Arike Ogunbowale ended up having an impact for the Wings in this matchup. She made 10 of 21 for the contest giving her a field goal percentage of 47.6%, and tallied 4 rebounds. Ogunbowale accumulated 33 points in her 40 mins of playing time and had 7 assists for this contest.
Dallas has a record of 7-22 for the campaign. Dallas has accounted for 2,397 points this season (82.7 per game) and they pull in 34.4 boards per game. The Wings have committed 18.5 fouls per game and they connect on 77.9% from the charity stripe. As an offensive team, the Wings are hitting on 44.5% from the field, which is 5th in the league. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 19.9 times per game (8th in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 15.3 times per game. The Wings on the defensive side of the court are 12th in the league in points allowed per contest with 90.9. They relinquish 23.3 dimes and 32.8 boards per game, which is ranked 12th and 2nd in the league. The Dallas defense allows 35.4% on shots from behind the 3-point line (227 of 642) and their opponents are converting on 80.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have forced 13.2 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 47.3% from the floor (12th in the league).
Who will win tonight's WNBA game against the spread?
Tony Sink's Pick: Take Las Vegas
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