Las Vegas Aces vs Seattle Storm Prediction, 9/17/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Las Vegas Aces vs Seattle Storm

Date: Tuesday, September 17, 2024

Location: Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, WA

TV: NBATV

The Seattle Storm (24-14) host the Las Vegas Aces (25-13) at Climate Pledge Arena on Tuesday.

The Las Vegas Aces played the Connecticut Sun and walked away with a win by a score of 84-71 in their last game. Las Vegas ended the contest with a 49.3% field goal percentage (35 of 71) and made 10 out of their 24 shots from beyond the arc. When they shot from the free throw line, the Aces made 4 of 6 shots for a rate of 66.7%. When it comes to getting rebounds, they compiled 33 with 4 of them being of the offensive variety. They also dished out 24 assists in this game in addition to forcing 8 turnovers and earning 5 steals. Regarding defense, Las Vegas allowed the other team to go 42.2% from the field on 27 of 64 shooting. Connecticut distributed 7 dimes and had 2 steals for this game. Furthermore, Connecticut grabbed 34 boards (7 offensive, 27 defensive) and earned 3 rejections. Connecticut shot 64.7% from the free throw line by making 11 of their 17 shots. They converted 6 of 19 attempts from downtown.

A'ja Wilson is someone who was a contributor for this game. She totaled 29 points on 13 out of 25 shooting. She played 35 mins and totaled 9 rebounds. Wilson finished the game at 52.0% from the floor and also totaled 3 assists.

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Las Vegas comes into this game with a win-loss mark of 25-13 this season. They are giving up possession 10.8 times per contest and as a group they are committing 16.7 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Las Vegas is pulling down 34.1 rebounds per game and has accumulated 780 assists this year, which has them ranked 6th in the WNBA in terms of passing the rock. The Aces are connecting on 35.2% on 3-point shots (352 of 1,001) and 82.8% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 86.1 pts per game (1st in the WNBA) while hitting 45.1% from the floor. When they are on the defensive end, the Aces are able to force 12.6 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.3 fouls. They are 6th in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 757 relinquished so far this season. The Aces are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 43.2% (480 of 659) and they concede 35.7 rebounds per game as a group. They surrender 35.0% from 3-point land and they are 6th in the league in points per game from their opponents (81.1).

When they last stepped on the court, the Seattle Storm went home victorious with a score of 90-87 against the Los Angeles Sparks. The Storm pulled down 21 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 32 for the game. They gave up possession 15 times, while earning 13 steals in this game. The Sparks earned 16 personal fouls for this game which got the Storm to the free throw line for 22 tries. They were able to knock down 19 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 86.4%. When talking about shots from distance, Seattle converted 5 out of 22 attempts (22.7%). Overall, the Storm went 33 out of 71 from the field which gave them a percentage of 46.5%. The Storm allowed the Sparks to bury 33 out of their 73 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.2% in this matchup. They finished shooting 18.8% from 3-point land by going 3 of 16 and ended up going 18 of 20 from the charity stripe (90.0%). When it comes to rebounding, Seattle allowed Los Angeles to pull down 36 in total (13 offensive).

Nneka Ogwumike ended up having an impact for the Storm for the contest. She buried 10 of 16 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 62.5%, and had 7 rebounds. Ogwumike accumulated 23 points in her 31 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 1 assist in the game.

Seattle has a win-loss mark of 24-14 so far this year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Storm are connecting on 43.4% from the field, which is 8th in the league. Seattle has totaled 3,168 pts so far this season (83.4 per contest) and they pull in 34.6 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 20.5 times per game (6th in the league) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 12.5 times per contest. The Storm have committed 16.5 fouls per game and they go 84.0% from the free throw line. The Storm on the defensive end are ranked 4th in the WNBA in PPG given up with 78.8. They are forcing 15.2 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 42.4% from the field (2nd in the WNBA). The Seattle defense gives up 33.0% on shots from beyond the arc (262 of 795) and their opponents are converting on 78.5% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 19.6 assists and 36.2 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 4th and 11th in basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Las Vegas

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