Las Vegas Aces vs Phoenix Mercury Prediction, 9/1/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Las Vegas Aces vs Phoenix Mercury

Date: Sunday, September 1, 2024

Location: Footprint Center in Phoenix, AZ

TV: WNBA League Pass

The Phoenix Mercury (16-16) host the Las Vegas Aces (18-12) at Footprint Center on Sunday.

The Las Vegas Aces took the court against the Dallas Wings and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 93-90 in their last contest. Las Vegas ended having earned a 50.0% field goal percentage (31 out of 62) and buried 5 out of their 19 shots from 3-point land. At the charity stripe, the Aces buried 23 of 30 tries for a rate of 76.7%. Regarding rebounding, they earned 26 with 4 of them being offensive. They also distributed 15 assists in this contest while creating 11 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In regard to the defense, Las Vegas let their opponent shoot 48.0% from the field on 36 of 75 shooting. Dallas doled out 13 assists and had 4 steals in the matchup. Furthermore, Dallas grabbed 40 rebounds (13 offensive, 27 defensive) and added 4 rejections. Dallas finished the contest at 78.9% at the charity stripe by making 15 of 19 shots. They buried 6 of their 21 attempts from beyond the arc.

A'ja Wilson is one player who was a contributor in this matchup. She left the arena with 42 points on 16 out of 22 shooting. She played for 37 minutes and totaled 6 rebounds. Wilson shot 72.7% from the field and earned 2 assists.

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Las Vegas steps onto the court with a mark of 18-12 for the campaign. They turn the ball over 11.1 times per game and as a group are committing 16.9 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Las Vegas is pulling in 34.4 boards per contest and has 603 dimes so far this season, which is 8th in the league in terms of passing. The Aces are connecting on 34.7% on shots from 3-point land (273 of 787) and 83.3% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 87.0 points per outing (1st in the league) while shooting 45.1% from the field. On the defensive end, the Aces are forcing 12.4 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.9 personal fouls. The Aces defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 43.5% (373 of 536) and they surrender 36.2 rebounds per game as a team. They rank 4th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 613 surrendered for the season. They are relinquishing 36.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 8th in basketball in opponents points per game (83.2).

The last time they took the court, the Phoenix Mercury took a loss by a final score of 89-76 against the Minnesota Lynx. The Mercury snagged 24 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive boards totaling 37 in this game. They gave up possession of the ball 19 times, while getting 7 steals for the game. The Lynx earned 16 personal fouls for this contest which got the Mercury to the charity stripe for 23 attempts. They were able to make 17 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 73.9%. When talking about shots from distance, Phoenix made 7 of 23 tries (30.4%). Overall, the Mercury went 26 out of 68 from the field which gave them a percentage of 38.2%. The Mercury allowed the Lynx to convert 33 out of their 72 tries from the field which had them shooting 45.8% for this game. They finished 42.3% from distance by shooting 11 of 26 and finished the game at 12 of 16 at the free throw line (75.0%). Regarding rebounds, Phoenix permitted Minnesota to get 39 in total (12 offensive).

Sophie Cunningham was important for the Mercury for this contest. She made 4 out of 8 for the game giving her a rate of 50.0%, and had 6 rebounds. Cunningham totaled 16 points in her 26 minutes of playing time, but went home with no dimes.

Phoenix has a record of 16-16 on the year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Mercury are connecting on 44.2% from the floor, which ranks them 6th in basketball. Phoenix has accounted for 2,645 points on the year (82.7 per contest) and they collect 32.8 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 19.4 times per contest (10th in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 13.5 times per contest. The Mercury have committed 17.5 personal fouls per contest and they hit 80.1% from the free throw line. The Mercury on defense are ranked 9th in the league in PPG surrendered with 84.4. They give up 21.5 dimes and 36.7 boards per game, which is 10th and 12th in the league. The Phoenix defense gives up 33.4% on shots from beyond the arc (286 of 857) and opponents are making 77.6% of their free throw shots. They are able to force 12.3 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 42.9% from the field (5th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Las Vegas

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