Seattle Storm vs Las Vegas Aces Prediction, 9/24/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Seattle Storm vs Las Vegas Aces

Date: Tuesday, September 24, 2024

Location: Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas, NV

TV: ESPN

Michelob Ultra Arena is the site where and the Las Vegas Aces (27-13) will take on the Seattle Storm (25-15) on Tuesday in Game 2 of their series.

The Seattle Storm ended up losing by a score of 78-67 in Game 1. Seattle ended the game with a 36.8% FG percentage (25 out of 68) and knocked down 4 out of their 16 3-point shots. From the free throw line, the Storm knocked down 13 of their 13 attempts for a rate of 100.0%. In relation to rebounding, they earned 40 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. They also dished out 15 assists in this matchup while forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and earning 5 steals. Regarding defense, Seattle allowed the other team to shoot 43.5% from the field on 30 of 69 shooting. Las Vegas distributed 6 assists and had 9 steals in the game. Moreover, Las Vegas grabbed 33 rebounds (6 offensive, 27 defensive) and earned 7 blocks. Las Vegas finished the game at 100.0% at the charity stripe by converting 11 of their 11 attempts. They buried 7 of their 18 shots from distance.

Skylar Diggins-Smith is one player who was a contributor for the matchup. She scored 16 points on 5 of 15 shooting. She was on the court for 37 minutes played and also pulled down 4 rebounds. Diggins-Smith went 33.3% from the floor and distributed 8 dimes.

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Seattle enters this contest with a record of 25-15 for the campaign. They lose possession via turnover 12.4 times per game and as a group are committing 16.5 fouls per game. As a unit, Seattle is pulling in 34.7 boards per game and has totaled 826 dimes on the year, which is 4th in the WNBA in terms of passing. The Storm are connecting on 28.8% on shots beyond the perimeter (242 of 840) and 84.0% from the free throw line. They average 83.2 pts per contest (5th in the league) while hitting 43.5% from the field. On the defensive end, the Storm are forcing their opponents into 15.0 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 16.4 personal fouls. They concede 32.9% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 4th in basketball in points per game allowed (78.8). The Storm defense is allowing a FG percentage of 42.6% (599 of 656) and they concede 36.0 rebounds per game as a team. They are 4th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 780 surrendered this season.

In Game 1, the Aces were able to collect 27 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 33 in this matchup. They turned the ball over 8 times, while recording 9 steals for the contest. The Storm committed 9 fouls in this game which got the Aces to the free throw line for a total of 11 tries. They were able to make 11 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 100.0%. When talking about shots from downtown, Las Vegas buried 7 of their 18 attempts (38.9%). When the game finished, the Aces went 30 for 69 from the field which had them shooting 43.5%. The Aces allowed the Storm to make 25 of 68 tries from the floor which had them shooting 36.8% in this game. They finished 25.0% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 4 out of 16 and ended up going 13 out of 13 at the free throw line (100.0%). In regard to rebounding, Las Vegas permitted Seattle to pull down 40 in total (10 on the offensive glass).

A'ja Wilson ended up having an impact for the Aces for the matchup. She knocked down 9 out of 21 for the game giving her a rate of 42.9%, and had 8 rebounds. Wilson recorded 21 points in her 36 mins of playing time and had 2 assists for the contest.

Las Vegas has a mark of 27-13 this season. Las Vegas has scored 3,455 points on the campaign (86.4 per contest) and they pull down 34.1 boards per contest. The Aces are committing 16.5 personal fouls per contest and they hit 82.8% from the charity stripe. As an offensive team, the Aces are shooting 45.4% from the floor, which is 2nd in the WNBA. They are getting an assist 20.5 times per game (5th in the league) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 10.8 times per game. The Aces defensively are ranked 6th in the league in points allowed per game with 80.9. They have forced 12.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 43.3% from the floor (7th in the WNBA). The Las Vegas defense concedes 35.1% on shots from beyond the arc (308 of 878) and opponents are connecting on 76.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 19.9 assists and 35.5 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 5th and 10th in the WNBA.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Las Vegas

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