Los Angeles Sparks vs Las Vegas Aces Prediction, 5/18/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Los Angeles Sparks vs Las Vegas Aces

Date: Saturday, May 18, 2024

Location: Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas, NV

TV: ABC

The Los Angeles Sparks (0-1) go to Michelob Ultra Arena on Saturday where they'll meet the Las Vegas Aces (1-0).

The Los Angeles Sparks played the Atlanta Dream and ended up losing by a score of 92-81 in their last contest. Los Angeles wrapped up the game having earned a 38.9% FG percentage (28 out of 72) and converted 12 of their 31 three-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Sparks converted 13 of their 22 tries for a percentage of 59.1%. When talking about grabbing rebounds, they collected 35 with 8 of them being offensive. They also recorded 24 assists in the matchup while creating 13 turnovers and getting 8 steals. When it comes to defending, Los Angeles allowed their opponent to shoot 50.7% from the field on 34 out of 67 shooting. Atlanta doled out 7 dimes and had 8 steals for this game. Furthermore, Atlanta collected 34 rebounds (7 offensive, 27 defensive) and got 9 blocks. Atlanta ended up shooting 84.2% at the charity stripe by making 16 of 19 attempts. They buried 8 of their 17 attempts from three-point range.

Kia Nurse is someone who was a contributor in this game. She notched 23 points on 8 of 16 shooting. She saw the court for 32 mins played and totaled 2 rebounds. Nurse went 50.0% from the floor and dished out 1 assist.

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Los Angeles comes into this one with a win-loss mark of 0-1 this season. They are averaging 81.0 points per contest (7th in basketball) while hitting 38.9% from the floor. The Sparks are hitting 38.7% on shots beyond the perimeter (12 of 31) and 59.1% from the free throw line. As a team, Los Angeles is grabbing 35.0 boards per game and has 24 dimes for the year, which ranks 3rd in the league in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 11.0 times per contest and as a squad are committing 17.0 fouls on a nightly basis. On the defensive end, the Sparks are able to force 13.0 turnovers per game and they draw 20.0 personal fouls. They concede 47.1% on 3-pointers and they rank 11th in the WNBA in PPG allowed (92.0). The Sparks defense is giving up a FG percentage of 50.7% (13 of 20) and they concede 34.0 boards per contest as a group. They are currently ranked 6th in the league in allowing assists with 20 surrendered so far this year.

In their last game, the Las Vegas Aces walked away with a victory by a final of 89-80 when they played the Phoenix Mercury. The Aces were able to corral 29 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 37 in the game. They coughed it up 9 times, while getting 7 steals for the matchup. The Mercury were called for 23 personal fouls for this contest which got the Aces to the free throw line for a total of 29 attempts. They were able to convert 25 of those for a percentage of 86.2%. Regarding three-point attempts, Las Vegas made 6 of their 29 attempts (20.7%). At the conclusion of this game, the Aces finished the game shooting 29 for 71 from the field which had them at 40.8%. The Aces allowed the Mercury to knock down 29 out of their 76 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 38.2% for the game. They finished 41.7% from 3-point land by connecting on 15 out of 36 and walked away from this one shooting 7 out of 10 at the free throw line (70.0%). When it comes to cleaning the glass, Las Vegas permitted Phoenix to get 37 in total (10 on the offensive glass).

A'ja Wilson pitched in for the Aces in the game. She buried 10 of 22 for the game for a field goal rate of 45.5%, and totaled 13 rebounds. Wilson tallied 30 points in her 35 mins on the court and had 5 assists in this contest.

Las Vegas has a record of 1-0 for the campaign. On the offensive side of the ball, the Aces are shooting 40.8% from the floor, which ranks 7th in the WNBA. Las Vegas has tallied 89 pts so far this year (89.0 per game) and they average 37.0 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 17.0 times per game (9th in the league) and they turn it over 9.0 times per game. The Aces are committing 12.0 personal fouls per game and they go 86.2% from the charity stripe. The Aces on the defensive end are ranked 5th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 80.0. The Las Vegas defense concedes 41.7% on shots from distance (15 of 36) and their opponents are connecting on 70.0% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 21.0 dimes and 37.0 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 8th and 8th in basketball. They are forcing their opponents into 15.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 38.2% from the floor (2nd in basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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