Las Vegas Aces vs Atlanta Dream Prediction, 5/31/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Las Vegas Aces vs Atlanta Dream

Date: Friday, May 31, 2024

Location: Gateway Center Arena in College Park, GA

TV: ION

The Las Vegas Aces (4-1) are headed to Gateway Center Arena on Friday where they'll meet the Atlanta Dream (3-2).

The Las Vegas Aces took the court against the Minnesota Lynx and walked away with a win by a score of 80-66 in their last contest. Las Vegas walked away from the contest having earned a 41.7% FG percentage (30 out of 72) and made 10 of 27 shots from distance. From the charity stripe, the Aces buried 10 of their 14 shots for a rate of 71.4%. When discussing grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 41 with 11 of them being of the offensive variety. They also dished out 23 assists for the game while forcing 16 turnovers and having 6 steals. When talking about defending, Las Vegas allowed their opponent to shoot 36.9% from the field on 24 of 65 shooting. Minnesota distributed 8 dimes and had 8 steals in this game. Additionally, Minnesota snagged 36 boards (8 offensive, 28 defensive) and had 5 blocks. Minnesota finished the contest at 100.0% when shooting free throws by knocking down 10 of their 10 tries. They buried 8 out of their 24 shots from distance.

A'ja Wilson is one player who was a contributor for the matchup. She finished with 29 points on 11 of 23 shooting. She was on the court for 32 mins and also pulled down 15 rebounds. Wilson went 47.8% from the field and distributed 3 dimes.

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Las Vegas comes into this game with a mark of 4-1 for the season. They cough up possession 10.4 times per game and as a group they are committing 14.0 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Las Vegas is pulling in 37.4 boards per game and has racked up 109 assists this season, which is 8th in the WNBA in terms of passing. The Aces are connecting on 34.6% on three-point attempts (53 of 153) and 82.6% from the free throw line. They have an average of 89.0 pts per game (1st in the WNBA) while hitting 43.1% from the floor. On the defensive end of the court, the Aces have forced 13.4 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.6 personal fouls. They are giving up 40.3% on 3-point attempts while they are 7th in the league in PPG allowed (81.2). The Aces defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 43.4% (67 of 88) and they concede 35.8 rebounds per game as a team. They are currently ranked 2nd in the league in allowing assists with 98 conceded for the season.

The last time they took the court, the Atlanta Dream took home the win by a final score of 73-67 against the Washington Mystics. The Dream snagged 31 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards totaling 36 in this contest. They also turned it over 17 times, while earning 9 steals for the contest. The Mystics committed 17 personal fouls for this contest which took the Dream to the free throw line for a total of 21 attempts. They were able to make 15 of them for a percentage of 71.4%. In regard to three-point shots, Atlanta buried 6 of their 21 tries (28.6%). Overall, the Dream shot 26 for 62 from the field which gave them a rate of 41.9%. The Dream allowed the Mystics to make 27 out of their 74 tries from the floor 0 36.5% for this game. They finished 22.2% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 6 out of 27 and ended up going 7 of 7 from the free throw line (100.0%). In reference to how they cleaned up the glass, Atlanta allowed Washington to get 31 overall (9 offensive).

Allisha Gray ended up being a major contributor for the Dream in this contest. She knocked down 7 out of 9 in this matchup for a rate of 77.8%, and added 2 rebounds. Gray racked up 19 points in her 36 minutes of playing time and added 3 dimes in the matchup.

Atlanta has a mark of 3-2 for the season. When it comes to offense, the Dream are shooting 44.2% from the field, which is 2nd in basketball. Atlanta has 412 pts for the season (82.4 per game) and they average 34.2 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 20.0 times per game (5th in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.0 times per game. The Dream are responsible for committing 19.0 fouls per game and they hit 76.7% from the charity stripe. The Dream on the defensive side of the court are 6th in the league in PPG given up with 81.2. They have surrendered 20.4 assists and 34.0 boards per game, which ranks them 9th and 4th in basketball. The Atlanta defense allows 31.0% on shots from beyond the arc (39 of 126) and their opposition knocks down 77.9% of their free throw shots. They are able to force 12.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 41.6% from the floor (5th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Las Vegas

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