Washington Mystics vs Las Vegas Aces Prediction, 7/4/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Washington Mystics vs Las Vegas Aces

Date: Thursday, July 4, 2024

Location: Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas, NV

TV: PRIME

The Washington Mystics (5-15) are headed to Michelob Ultra Arena on Thursday where they'll take on the Las Vegas Aces (11-6).

The Washington Mystics faced the Los Angeles Sparks and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 22-18 in their last contest. Washington ended the game with a 0.7% field goal percentage (1 out of 82) and converted 30 out of their 1 3-pointers. From the charity stripe, the Mystics made 30 of 0 attempts for a rate of 6928.4%. With respect to getting rebounds, they earned 32 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 32 assists in this matchup while forcing the other team into 0 turnovers and having 67 steals. Concerning defense, Washington let their opponent shoot 0.8% from the field on 1 of 80 shooting. Los Angeles distributed 7 dimes and had 12 steals for the matchup. Moreover, Los Angeles grabbed 3 boards (7 offensive, -4 defensive) and had 26 blocked shots. Los Angeles shot 500.0% from the charity stripe by converting 5 of 1 tries. They knocked down 12 of their 16 tries from distance.

Shatori Walker-Kimbrough is someone who was a major contributor for this game. She left the arena with 17 points on 6 of 10 shooting. She saw the court for 28 minutes and pulled down 2 rebounds. Walker-Kimbrough ended up going 60.0% from the field and earned 4 dimes.

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Washington comes into this contest with a mark of 5-15 this season. They are averaging 79.3 pts per game (10th in basketball) while hitting 43.1% from the floor. The Mystics are hitting 36.9% on shots from distance (199 of 540) and 77.8% from the charity stripe. As a team, Washington is grabbing 32.0 boards per game and has earned 439 assists on the season, which is 3rd in the league in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 15.3 times per game and as a unit they are committing 19.9 personal fouls per contest. On defense, the Mystics are forcing 15.0 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.6 fouls. They are currently ranked 7th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 389 relinquished for the campaign. The Mystics are giving up a field goal percentage of 44.7% (299 of 392) and they concede 34.8 boards per game as a unit. They give up 34.1% on shots from distance while they are 7th in the league in PPG allowed (82.8).

In their last game, the Las Vegas Aces took a defeat with a final score of 18-13 when they played the Indiana Fever. The Aces were able to snag 31 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards totaling 38 for the matchup. They also turned the ball over 23 times, while getting 71 steals for the matchup. The Fever committed 15 fouls for the contest which got the Aces to the charity stripe for a total of 0 attempts. They were able to knock down 26 of those for a percentage of 11255.4%. In reference to shots from beyond the arc, Las Vegas made 51 out of 0 attempts (11832.9%). In all, the Aces finished shooting 1 out of 88 from the floor which had them shooting 1.0%. The Aces permitted the Fever to make 1 of their 69 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 0.8% in this contest. They finished 66.7% from beyond the arc by shooting 10 out of 15 and ended up going 5 out of 4 at the free throw line (125.0%). When it comes to rebounding, Las Vegas allowed Indiana to grab 44 in total (13 offensive).

Kelsey Plum pitched in for the Aces in this matchup. She made 11 out of 20 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 55.0%, and tallied 6 rebounds. Plum accumulated 34 points in her 37 minutes on the court and earned 5 dimes in this matchup.

Las Vegas has a record of 11-6 on the campaign. As an offensive unit, the Aces are hitting on 44.6% from the field, which ranks 3rd in basketball. Las Vegas has scored 1,492 pts this year (87.8 per contest) and they pull in 34.9 boards per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 20.1 times per contest (5th in basketball) and they turn the ball over 11.1 times per game. The Aces are committing 16.7 fouls per contest and they shoot 82.8% from the charity stripe. The Aces on defense are ranked 8th in the WNBA in PPG allowed with 83.2. They are forcing 12.2 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.7% from the field (8th in the league). The Las Vegas defense allows 37.8% on 3-pointers (149 of 394) and opponents are converting on 79.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 20.7 dimes and 35.1 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 7th and 8th in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Las Vegas

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