Las Vegas Aces vs Los Angeles Sparks Prediction, 7/5/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Las Vegas Aces vs Los Angeles Sparks

Date: Friday, July 5, 2024

Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: ION

The Los Angeles Sparks (4-15) play the Las Vegas Aces (11-6) at Crypto.com Arena on Friday.

The Las Vegas Aces faced the Indiana Fever and went home with a loss by a final score of 18-13 in their last contest. Las Vegas ended the contest with a 1.0% FG percentage (1 out of 88) and converted 51 of their 0 three-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Aces converted 26 of their 0 tries for a rate of 11255.4%. In regard to grabbing boards, they collected a total of 38 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 32 dimes for the contest while forcing the other team into 0 turnovers and having 71 steals. Regarding defending, Las Vegas allowed their opponent to shoot 0.8% from the field on 1 of 69 shooting. Indiana distributed 13 dimes and had 9 steals in the game. On top of that, Indiana collected 44 boards (13 offensive, 31 defensive) and had 25 blocked shots. Indiana finished shooting 125.0% from the charity stripe by converting 5 of their 4 shots. They made 10 of their 15 tries from distance.

Kelsey Plum is one player who played a role in this matchup. She walked away with 34 points on 11 of 20 shooting. She was on the hardwood for 37 mins and also collected 6 rebounds. Plum finished the game shooting 55.0% from the field and distributed 5 dimes.

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Las Vegas steps onto the court with a win-loss record of 11-6 this year. The Aces are hitting 34.4% on shots from 3-point land (161 of 468) and 82.8% from the charity stripe. They average 87.8 points per game (1st in the league) while connecting on 44.6% from the floor. They are turning it over 11.1 times per contest and as a squad are committing 16.7 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Las Vegas is pulling down 34.9 boards per game and has earned 341 assists on the season, which has them ranked 11th in the WNBA in terms of passing the ball. When they are on defense, the Aces are forcing their opponents into 12.2 turnovers per game and they draw 18.5 fouls. They are 2nd in the league in giving up assists with 352 surrendered for the year. The Aces are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 43.7% (207 of 315) and they surrender 35.1 rebounds per game as a group. They are relinquishing 37.8% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 8th in the league in PPG allowed (83.2).

In their last game, the Los Angeles Sparks took a loss by a score of 16-10 when they played the Washington Mystics. The Sparks were able to collect 25 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards totaling 32 in this game. They turned the ball over 15 times, while recording 60 steals in this game. The Mystics had 11 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Sparks to the free throw line for 0 attempts. They were able to knock down 26 of those for a rate of 5627.7%. With respect to three-point shots, Los Angeles knocked down 41 out of their 0 attempts (8401.6%). Overall, the Sparks walked away from this one shooting 1 for 80 from the field which had them sitting at 0.8%. The Sparks allowed the Mystics to make 1 out of 82 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 0.7% for the game. They went 63.6% from beyond the arc by hitting 14 of 22 and finished the contest at 5 out of 2 from the free throw line (250.0%). When talking about rebounding, Los Angeles permitted Washington to snag 32 overall (6 on the offensive glass).

Aari McDonald was important for the Sparks for the contest. She knocked down 7 out of 13 in this matchup giving her a field goal percentage of 53.8%, and had 3 rebounds. McDonald accumulated 17 points in her 36 minutes on the court and earned 6 assists for the contest.

Los Angeles has a record of 4-15 for the campaign. As an offensive team, the Sparks are connecting on 42.9% from the floor, which ranks 10th in the league. Los Angeles has tallied 1,482 pts this year (78.0 per contest) and they pull in 32.7 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 19.8 times per contest (7th in the league) and they are turning it over 15.6 times per game. The Sparks are committing 18.8 personal fouls per game and they shoot 75.4% from the charity stripe. The Sparks defensively are ranked 10th in the league in points per game surrendered with 85.3. The Los Angeles defense gives up 37.0% on three-point shots (163 of 440) and their opponents are knocking down 78.5% of their free throw shots. They have given up 21.7 assists and 33.6 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 11th and 4th in the WNBA. They have forced 12.3 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.7% from the field (11th in the league).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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