Seattle Storm vs Las Vegas Aces Prediction, 6/7/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: Seattle Storm vs Las Vegas Aces
Date: Friday, June 7, 2024
Location: Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas, NV
TV: ION
Michelob Ultra Arena is the site where and the Las Vegas Aces (5-2) will take on the Seattle Storm (6-3) on Friday.
The Seattle Storm took the court against the Phoenix Mercury and went home with a win by a final score of 80-62 in their last contest. Seattle wrapped up the contest with a 40.6% FG percentage (28 of 69) and knocked down 8 of 23 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the free throw line, the Storm converted 16 of their 21 shots for a percentage of 76.2%. In relation to pulling down rebounds, they collected 42 with 8 of them being offensive. They also recorded 20 assists in the matchup while forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and earning 10 steals. In the matter of defense, Seattle allowed 33.8% from the field on 23 of 68 shooting. Phoenix doled out 3 dimes and had 7 steals in this contest. Furthermore, Phoenix pulled down 33 boards (3 offensive, 30 defensive) and got 4 blocks. Phoenix walked away from this one shooting 70.6% at the free throw line by making 12 of 17 shots. They converted 4 of their 23 shots from beyond the arc.
Ezi Magbegor is a player who was a major contributor for the game. She totaled 21 points on 9 out of 13 shooting. She played for 31 minutes and also snagged 9 rebounds. Magbegor ended up going 69.2% from the field and also earned 2 assists.
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Seattle heads into this matchup with a mark of 6-3 this season. They are averaging 84.0 pts per contest (4th in the league) while hitting 43.6% from the field. The Storm are connecting on 32.6% on 3-point shots (56 of 172) and 81.2% from the free throw line. As a unit, Seattle is pulling down 38.0 rebounds per game and is sitting with 172 dimes on the season, which is 7th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession via turnover 15.3 times per contest and as a unit they commit 18.9 fouls per contest. On defense, the Storm are forcing their opponents into 16.3 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.2 personal fouls. They currently rank 7th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 172 surrendered for the year. The Storm defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 40.6% (147 of 155) and they concede 35.4 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are relinquishing 30.7% on three-point shots while they are 4th in the league in PPG from their opponents (78.2).
When they last stepped on the court, the Las Vegas Aces walked away with a victory by a final of 95-81 against the Dallas Wings. The Aces were able to corral 25 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards for a total of 33 for this contest. They turned it over 12 times, while earning 10 steals for the game. The Wings earned 20 personal fouls for the game which took the Aces to the free throw line for a total of 20 shots. They were able to knock down 18 of the free throw tries for a clip of 90.0%. When it comes to shots from 3-point land, Las Vegas knocked down 9 of their 28 tries (32.1%). In all, the Aces ended up going 34 for 70 from the field which gave them a percentage of 48.6%. The Aces permitted the Wings to convert 28 of their 74 attempts from the floor which had them at 37.8% in the matchup. They wrapped up this game 20.0% from three-point range by shooting 5 of 25 and walked away from this one shooting 20 out of 22 at the free throw line (90.9%). In regard to cleaning the glass, Las Vegas permitted Dallas to collect 40 in all (14 offensive).
A'ja Wilson ended up having an impact for the Aces for the contest. She converted 15 out of 22 for this game for a rate of 68.2%, and accounted for 12 rebounds. Wilson tallied 36 points in her 34 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 2 dimes for this contest.
Las Vegas has a win-loss mark of 5-2 this season. The Aces are responsible for committing 16.1 fouls per contest and they shoot 84.8% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 21.0 times per contest (3rd in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 10.7 times per contest. Las Vegas has accounted for 614 points on the campaign (87.7 per game) and they pull down 36.3 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Aces are connecting on 42.9% from the floor, which ranks 6th in basketball. The Aces defensively are ranked 7th in basketball in PPG given up with 80.7. They have given up 19.0 dimes and 36.7 boards per contest, which is ranked 4th and 9th in the league. The Las Vegas defense concedes 38.3% on shots from beyond the arc (67 of 175) and their opponents are connecting on 80.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They are forcing their opponents into 13.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 41.6% from the floor (6th in the league).
Who will win tonight's WNBA game against the spread?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Las Vegas
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