Las Vegas Aces vs New York Liberty Prediction, 9/8/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Las Vegas Aces vs New York Liberty

Date: Sunday, September 8, 2024

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: ESPN

The New York Liberty (28-6) play the Las Vegas Aces (21-12) at Barclays Center on Sunday.

The Las Vegas Aces took the court against the Chicago Sky and walked away with a win by a score of 90-71 in their last contest. Las Vegas walked away from the contest with a 52.5% field goal percentage (32 out of 61) and made 8 of 24 shots from 3-point land. From the free throw line, the Aces made 18 of their 21 attempts for a percentage of 85.7%. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they earned 31 with 5 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 25 dimes in this matchup as well as forcing 17 turnovers and having 12 steals. In reference to defense, Las Vegas allowed the other team to go 41.7% from the field on 25 out of 60 shooting. Chicago doled out 6 assists and had 8 steals for the game. Moreover, Chicago snagged 29 boards (6 offensive, 23 defensive) and had 2 blocked shots. Chicago finished the game shooting 73.7% from the free throw line by making 14 of their 19 tries. They also buried 7 of their 18 attempts from three-point range.

A'ja Wilson is a player who was a major contributor in this game. She ended up walking away with 30 points on 10 of 19 shooting. She was on the court for 35 mins played and also totaled 14 rebounds. Wilson finished the game shooting 52.6% from the field and also dished out 3 assists.

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Las Vegas heads into this matchup with a record of 21-12 for the year. They turn it over 11.0 times per game and as a squad they are committing 16.7 fouls per game. As a unit, Las Vegas is pulling down 34.5 rebounds per game and has earned 679 dimes this season, which ranks 7th in basketball in terms of passing. The Aces are shooting 34.6% on 3-pointers (302 of 872) and 82.9% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 87.3 points per outing (1st in the WNBA) while shooting 45.6% from the floor. On the defensive end of the court, the Aces are able to force 12.5 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.6 fouls. They are 5th in the WNBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 668 surrendered on the year. The Aces defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 43.3% (414 of 581) and they surrender 35.8 boards per game as a squad. They are relinquishing 36.3% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 7th in the WNBA in points per game allowed (82.4).

The last time they took the court, the New York Liberty took home the win by a final score of 77-70 when they played the Seattle Storm. The Liberty snagged 28 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 38 for the matchup. They also gave up possession 12 times, while recording 8 steals for the contest. The Storm were called for 10 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Liberty to the charity stripe for a total of 13 shots. They were able to convert 11 of those for a rate of 84.6%. In the matter of three-point attempts, New York converted 12 of 27 attempts (44.4%). When this game wrapped up, the Liberty ended up shooting 27 out of 70 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 38.6%. The Liberty allowed the Storm to knock down 30 of their 70 tries from the floor which left them shooting 42.9% in this matchup. They wrapped up this game 30.0% from 3-point land by shooting 6 out of 20 and finished the contest at 4 out of 6 at the free throw line (66.7%). With respect to how they cleaned up the glass, New York permitted Seattle to grab 33 in total (8 on the offensive side).

Betnijah Laney ended up being a major contributor for the Liberty for this game. She made 7 of 14 in this contest giving her a rate of 50.0%, and tallied 6 rebounds. Laney earned 18 points in her 31 minutes on the court and had 3 assists in the game.

New York has a mark of 28-6 for the campaign. New York has accounted for 2,912 points so far this year (85.6 per game) and they pull in 36.6 rebounds per game. The Liberty commit 15.1 fouls per contest and they connect on 82.5% from the free throw line. On the offensive side of the ball, the Liberty are connecting on 44.8% from the floor, which has them ranked 3rd in the league. They are assisting teammates 22.8 times per game (2nd in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 12.8 times per game. The Liberty on the defensive end are ranked 3rd in the league in PPG given up with 76.2. They relinquish 19.2 assists and 32.9 total boards per game, which is ranked 3rd and 3rd in the league. The New York defense surrenders 31.7% from downtown (231 of 728) and their opponents are converting on 76.0% of their free throw attempts. They are forcing their opponents into 12.5 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 42.4% from the field (3rd in basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Las Vegas

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