Phoenix Mercury vs Las Vegas Aces Prediction, 5/21/2022 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Phoenix Mercury vs Las Vegas Aces

Date: Saturday, May 21, 2022

Location: Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas, NV

TV: ABC

The Las Vegas Aces (5-1) host the Phoenix Mercury (2-3) at Michelob ULTRA Arena on Saturday.

The Phoenix Mercury faced the Dallas Wings and ended up losing by a score of 94-84 in their last game. Phoenix ended with a 39.7% FG percentage (29 out of 73) and converted 5 of their 24 shots from distance. At the charity stripe, the Mercury made 21 of their 23 shots for a percentage of 91.3%. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they earned 33 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 14 dimes in this contest while forcing 9 turnovers and earning 3 steals. In reference to defense, Phoenix allowed 47.2% from the field on 34 of 72 shooting. Dallas doled out 7 assists and had 3 steals for the contest. Moreover, Dallas grabbed 38 rebounds (7 offensive, 31 defensive) and earned 8 blocked shots. Dallas walked away from this one shooting 88.2% from the free throw line by burying 15 of 17 attempts. They made 11 of 25 attempts from three-point range.

Diana Taurasi is someone who was a contributor in this matchup. She scored 31 points on 9 of 20 shooting. She saw the court for 35 minutes and totaled 3 rebounds. Taurasi finished shooting 45.0% from the floor and earned 4 dimes.

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Phoenix heads into this matchup with a record of 2-3 on the campaign. The Mercury are hitting 34.1% on 3-pointers (43 of 126) and 84.1% from the free throw line. They average 82.4 points per game (4th in the league) on 44.4% from the floor. They turn it over 11.6 times per contest and as a team are committing 19.0 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Phoenix is collecting 33.8 boards per game and is sitting with 98 assists on the season, which ranks 6th in the WNBA in terms of passing the rock. On the defensive end of the court, the Mercury are able to force 11.8 turnovers per game while drawing 19.0 personal fouls. They surrender 39.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 10th in the WNBA in PPG allowed (85.4). The Mercury are giving up a field goal percentage of 43.8% (59 of 95) and they concede 34.6 rebounds per game as a group. They currently rank 8th in the WNBA in giving up assists with 103 surrendered on the year.

For their last game, the Las Vegas Aces walked away with a victory by a final of 93-87 against the Minnesota Lynx. The Aces collected 23 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards for a total of 33 in the matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while recording 8 steals in this game. The Lynx had 21 personal fouls for this game which got the Aces to the free throw line for a total of 29 attempts. They were able to convert 22 of those for a rate of 75.9%. When talking about shots from downtown, Las Vegas made 9 out of their 27 tries (33.3%). When this game wrapped up, the Aces went 31 for 67 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 46.3%. The Aces permitted the Lynx to knock down 31 of 68 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.6% for the matchup. They shot 28.6% from behind the 3-point line by going 6 of 21 and finished the contest at 19 of 22 from the charity stripe (86.4%). In relation to rebounds, Las Vegas permitted Minnesota to get 36 in total (8 on the offensive glass).

Jackie Young was important for the Aces in this game. She knocked down 8 of 12 for this contest for a field goal rate of 66.7%, and totaled 2 rebounds. Young totaled 25 points in her 37 minutes on the court and accumulated 4 dimes in the matchup.

Las Vegas has a win-loss mark of 5-1 this season. The Aces are responsible for committing 18.5 fouls per contest while shooting 81.8% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 21.0 times per game (3rd in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.3 times per contest. Las Vegas has totaled 542 pts for the campaign (90.3 per contest) and they pull down 35.0 boards per contest. As an offense, the Aces are connecting on 47.5% from the field, which has them ranked 1st in the league. The Aces are ranked 7th in the WNBA in PPG allowed with 80.8. The Las Vegas defense allows 32.4% on shots from distance (48 of 148) and their opponents are connecting on 82.7% of their free throw attempts. They concede 19.0 assists and 32.8 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks 7th and 3rd in basketball. They are forcing their opponents into 12.0 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 42.8% from the field (5th in the league).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Las Vegas

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