Phoenix Mercury vs Las Vegas Aces Prediction, 5/14/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Phoenix Mercury vs Las Vegas Aces

Date: Tuesday, May 14, 2024

Location: Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas, NV

TV: ESPN2

Michelob Ultra Arena is the site where and the Las Vegas Aces (34-6 last year) will take on the Phoenix Mercury (9-31 last season) on Tuesday.

The Phoenix Mercury took the court against the Las Vegas Aces and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 100-85 in their last contest. Phoenix wrapped up the contest with a 47.9% FG percentage (34 out of 71) and converted 11 out of their 26 shots from distance. From the free throw line, the Mercury made 6 of 6 shots for a percentage of 100.0%. When talking about rebounding, they compiled 32 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 21 assists for the contest as well as creating 9 turnovers and getting 6 steals. When it comes to defending, Phoenix let their opponent shoot 52.9% from the floor on 37 out of 70 shooting. Las Vegas doled out 10 assists and had 12 steals for the contest. Moreover, Las Vegas pulled down 32 rebounds (10 offensive, 22 defensive) and had 3 blocks. Las Vegas ended up shooting 75.0% at the free throw line by making 12 of 16 tries. They knocked down 14 out of their 33 tries from 3-point land.

Moriah Jefferson is someone who had an impact for the contest. She ended up with 22 points on 8 out of 15 shooting. She was on the court for 30 mins and also totaled 4 rebounds. Jefferson went 53.3% from the field and also recorded 6 assists.

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Phoenix enters this contest after finishing with a win-loss record of 9-31 last season. The Mercury connected on 32.8% on shots from 3-point land (271 of 827) and 80.3% from the free throw line. They averaged 76.6 pts per game (12th in the league) while hitting 44.4% from the field. They turned the ball over 14.8 times per contest and as a basketball team committed 18.8 fouls per contest. As a team, Phoenix grabbed 30.9 boards per contest and accumulated 762 assists last year, which was 8th in basketball in terms of passing. Defensively, the Mercury forced 12.0 turnovers per game while drawing 17.4 personal fouls. They gave up 37.0% on 3-point shots and they were 10th in the WNBA in points per game from their opponents (84.9). The Mercury defensively gave up a field goal percentage of 44.8% (1,232 of 2,747) and they relinquished 33.9 rebounds per game as a team. They were ranked 9th in the WNBA in allowing assists to their opponents with 802 conceded last season.

In their last game, the Las Vegas Aces took a loss by a score of 87-73 when they played the New York Liberty. The Aces recorded 26 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards totaling 34 for the contest. They gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while getting 7 steals for this game. The Liberty were called for 16 personal fouls for this game which took the Aces to the free throw line for 23 tries. They were able to knock down 20 of the free throw tries for a rate of 87.0%. In reference to shots from beyond the perimeter, Las Vegas made 7 of their 22 tries (31.8%). In all, the Aces shot 23 out of 69 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 33.3%. The Aces permitted the Liberty to bury 33 out of 63 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 52.4% in the game. They shot 43.3% from distance by going 13 of 30 and ended up going 8 of 16 at the free throw line (50.0%). In reference to rebounding, Las Vegas permitted New York to grab 35 in all (4 offensive).

Kelsey Plum ended up being a factor for the Aces in the game. She buried 10 out of 22 for the game giving her a field goal percentage of 45.5%, and had 2 rebounds. Plum accumulated 29 points in her 40 mins on the court and had 2 assists in the matchup.

Las Vegas had a win-loss record of 34-6 last season. Las Vegas totaled 3,713 pts over the course of last season (92.8 per contest) and they collected 34.8 boards per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Aces shot 48.6% from the floor, which had them ranked 1st in the league. The Aces were responsible for committing 16.0 personal fouls per game and they went 84.0% from the charity stripe. They earned an assist 21.7 times per game (2nd in the league) and they gave up possession 11.1 times per contest. The Aces on the defensive side of the court were 2nd in basketball in PPG given up with 80.3. The Las Vegas defense gave up 34.3% on shots from behind the 3-point line (306 of 893) and opponents connected on 77.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They forced their opponents into 13.1 TO's per game and let teams shoot 42.6% from the floor (2nd in the league). They surrendered 19.5 dimes and 34.3 rebounds per contest, which was ranked 4th and 6th in those defensive categories.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Phoenix

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