Las Vegas Aces vs New York Liberty Prediction, 5/17/2025 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Las Vegas Aces vs New York Liberty

Date: Saturday, May 17, 2025

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: WNBA League Pass

The New York Liberty (32-8 last year) play the Las Vegas Aces (27-13 last season) at Barclays Center on Saturday.

The Las Vegas Aces faced off with the New York Liberty and ended up losing by a score of 76-62 in their last contest. Las Vegas finished having earned a 32.8% FG percentage (21 out of 64) and buried 7 out of their 30 three-point shots. From the free throw line, the Aces converted 13 of 18 tries for a percentage of 72.2%. In relation to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 27 with 4 of them being offensive. They also recorded 17 assists for the game in addition to forcing 15 turnovers and having 7 steals. Regarding defending, Las Vegas allowed the other team to go 39.4% from the floor on 28 out of 71 shooting. New York totaled 13 dimes and had 6 steals in this contest. On top of that, New York grabbed 48 boards (13 offensive, 35 defensive) and added 6 blocks. New York walked away from this one shooting 90.9% from the charity stripe by knocking down 10 of their 11 attempts. They made 10 out of their 24 tries from 3-point range.

A'ja Wilson is a player who had an impact in this game. She totaled 19 points on 7 of 13 shooting. She played 37 mins played and grabbed 10 rebounds. Wilson finished the contest at 53.8% from the field and totaled 1 assist.

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Las Vegas comes into this matchup after finishing with a record of 27-13 last season. They had an average of 86.4 points per game (1st in the league) while going 45.4% from the field. The Aces hit on 35.5% on 3-pointers (376 of 1,058) and 82.8% from the free throw line. As a squad, Las Vegas pulled down 34.1 boards per contest and earned 820 assists over the course of last season, which ranked 5th in the WNBA in terms of passing the rock. They lost possession by turning the ball over 10.8 times per contest and as a team committed 16.5 fouls per game. When they were on the defensive end, the Aces forced 12.6 turnovers per game while drawing 17.2 personal fouls. They gave up 35.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they were 6th in basketball in points per game allowed (80.9). The Aces defense allowed a field goal percentage of 43.3% (1,202 of 2,779) and they surrendered 35.5 boards per game as a squad. They were ranked 5th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 795 conceded throughout last season.

The last time they took the court, the New York Liberty took home the win by a final score of 67-62 when they played the Minnesota Lynx. The Liberty were able to collect 35 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards for a total of 44 in this matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 18 times, while getting 8 steals in this contest. The Lynx had 20 personal fouls in this contest which took the Liberty to the free throw line for a total of 25 tries. They were able to make 21 of the free throws for a rate of 84.0%. In the matter of shots from 3-point land, New York converted 2 of their 23 attempts (8.7%). Overall, the Liberty finished shooting 22 for 72 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 30.6%. The Liberty permitted the Lynx to knock down 26 of their 70 attempts from the field which had them shooting 37.1% in this game. They finished 15.8% from distance by shooting 3 out of 19 and finished the game at 7 of 8 from the free throw line (87.5%). With respect to how they rebounded, New York allowed Minnesota to grab 33 in total (4 on the offensive glass).

Jonquel Jones ended up being a major contributor for the Liberty for the game. She knocked down 5 of 10 in this contest for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and had 6 rebounds. Jones recorded 17 points in her 42 mins of playing time and accounted for 1 assist for the contest.

New York had a win-loss record of 32-8 last year. As an offensive unit, the Liberty hit 44.8% from the floor, which ranked them 3rd in the WNBA. New York accumulated 3,424 points last year (85.6 per contest) and they snagged 36.6 rebounds per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists was at 22.8 times per game (2nd in basketball) and they turned it over 12.7 times per game. The Liberty were responsible for committing 15.4 fouls per game and they shot 81.4% from the free throw line. The Liberty defensively were ranked 3rd in the WNBA in points allowed per contest with 76.5. The New York defense surrendered 32.4% on 3-point shots (279 of 860) and opponents connected on 76.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They forced their opponents into 12.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and let teams shoot 42.5% from the field (2nd in basketball). They gave up 19.4 assists and 32.7 rebounds per contest, which was ranked 3rd and 2nd in those defensive categories.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take New York

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