Las Vegas Aces vs New York Liberty Prediction, 9/29/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Las Vegas Aces vs New York Liberty

Date: Sunday, September 29, 2024

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: ABC

The Las Vegas Aces (27-13) go to Barclays Center on Sunday where they'll take on the New York Liberty (32-8) in Game 1 of their series.

The Las Vegas Aces faced off with the Seattle Storm and notched a win by a score of 83-76 in their last game. Las Vegas wrapped up the contest with a 47.0% FG percentage (31 out of 66) and buried 7 out of their 22 three-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Aces made 14 of their 16 shots for a rate of 87.5%. When discussing pulling down rebounds, they collected 45 with 10 of them being offensive. They also recorded 23 assists in the matchup in addition to creating 4 turnovers and earning 3 steals. Regarding defense, Las Vegas allowed the other team to go 38.7% from the floor on 29 of 75 shooting. Seattle recorded 7 assists and had 11 steals in this contest. Additionally, Seattle had 30 boards (7 offensive, 23 defensive) and added 3 blocks. Seattle finished 76.9% at the free throw line by burying 10 of their 13 attempts. They converted 8 of 23 shots from beyond the arc.

Kelsey Plum is a player who was a contributor for the contest. She ended up scoring 29 points on 11 out of 15 shooting. She played for 34 mins and grabbed 6 boards. Plum finished the game shooting 73.3% from the floor and also totaled 3 assists.

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Las Vegas steps onto the court with a mark of 27-13 this season. They average 86.4 points per outing (1st in basketball) while hitting 45.4% from the field. The Aces are connecting on 35.5% on shots from downtown (376 of 1,058) and 82.8% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Las Vegas is snagging 34.1 rebounds per contest and has racked up 820 assists so far this year, which ranks 5th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession by turning the ball over 10.8 times per game and as a unit they commit 16.5 fouls per game. When they are on defense, the Aces are able to force 12.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.2 personal fouls. They currently rank 5th in the WNBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 795 relinquished for the year. The Aces defense is allowing a FG percentage of 43.3% (504 of 687) and they relinquish 35.5 rebounds per contest as a unit. They surrender 35.1% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 6th in the league in points per game allowed (80.9).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the New York Liberty walked away with a victory by a final of 91-82 against the Atlanta Dream. The Liberty were able to snag 20 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards for a total of 31 for this contest. They coughed up the ball 9 times, while recording 6 steals in the game. The Dream were called for 14 personal fouls for this contest which took the Liberty to the free throw line for a total of 14 attempts. They were able to make 13 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 92.9%. In regard to shots from 3-point land, New York buried 8 out of 24 tries (33.3%). When the final whistle blew, the Liberty went 35 out of 71 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 49.3%. The Liberty permitted the Dream to make 35 of 65 tries from the floor which left them shooting 53.8% in the matchup. They finished 36.8% from three-point range by going 7 of 19 and ended up shooting 5 out of 9 from the free throw line (55.6%). In the matter of team rebounding, New York permitted Atlanta to snag 30 in all (8 on the offensive side).

Sabrina Ionescu ended up being a factor for the Liberty in the game. She made 12 of 23 in this matchup for a rate of 52.2%, and earned 1 rebound. Ionescu recorded 36 points in her 39 minutes on the hardwood and had 9 assists in the matchup.

New York has a mark of 32-8 on the season. New York has accounted for 3,424 pts for the campaign (85.6 per contest) and they average 36.6 rebounds per game. The Liberty commit 15.4 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 81.4% from the free throw line. As an offensive team, the Liberty are shooting 44.8% from the floor, which ranks them 3rd in the WNBA. Their rate of earning assists is at 22.8 times per game (2nd in the league) and they turn it over 12.7 times per game. The Liberty defensively are ranked 3rd in basketball in PPG given up with 76.5. The New York defense surrenders 32.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter (279 of 860) and their opponents are knocking down 76.9% of their free throw shots. They give up 19.4 assists and 32.7 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 3rd and 2nd in basketball. They are able to force 12.7 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.5% from the floor (2nd in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Las Vegas

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