Game: Las Vegas Aces vs. Connecticut Sun

Date: Friday September 6, 2024

Location: Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT

TV: ION

The Connecticut Sun (24-9) will play the Las Vegas Aces (21-12) on Friday at Mohegan Sun Arena.

The Las Vegas Aces played against the Chicago Sky and won by a score of 90-71 in their last game. Las Vegas finished the game with a 52.5% FG percentage (32 of 61) and converted 8 of their 24 three-pointers. On the free throws, the Aces buried 18 of their 21 shots for a percentage of 85.7%. In terms of grabbing rebounds, they earned 31, including 5 on offense. They also dished out 25 assists in the game and forced 17 turnovers and earned 12 steals. On defense, Las Vegas allowed the other team to go 41.7% from the floor on 25 of 60 shooting. Chicago had a total of 6 dimes and had 8 steals in this game. Chicago also grabbed 29 rebounds (6 on offense, 23 on defense) and had 2 blocks. Chicago finished 73.7% from the free throw line, making 14 of 19 shots. They also buried 7 of 18 attempts from 3-point range.

A’ja Wilson is a player that was a factor for this game. She scored 30 points on 10 of 19 shooting. She was on the court for 35 minutes and had a total of 14 rebounds. Wilson finished the game with 52.6% from the field and had a total of 3 assists.

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Las Vegas comes into this game with a 21-12 record so far this year. They are turning it over 11.0 times per game and as a team they are committing 16.7 fouls per night. As a team, Las Vegas is collecting 34.5 rebounds per game and has 679 dimes on the campaign, which is 5th in the league in passing percentage. The Aces are making 34.6% of their 3-point shots (302 of 872) and 82.9% of their free throws. They are averaging 87.3 points per game (1st in the league) while shooting 45.6% from the floor. On defense, the Aces are forcing 12.5 turnovers per game and drawing 17.6 personal fouls. They are 6th in the league in assists given up with 668 on the year. The Aces’ defense allows an opponent shooting percentage of 43.3% (414 of 581) and they give up 35.8 rebounds per game as a team. They allow 36.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 7th in the WNBA in points allowed per game (82.4).

The Connecticut Sun’s last game was a 71-64 loss against the Seattle Storm. The Sun managed to grab 23 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 30 for the game. They also lost the ball 15 times and had 7 steals in the game. The Storm earned 19 personal fouls for the game, which caused the Sun to go to the free throw line for a total of 17 shots. They made 11 of their free throws for a percentage of 64.7%. In terms of shots from beyond the arc, Connecticut made 5 of their 15 attempts (33.3%). When the game was over, the Sun finished 24 of 58 from the floor, giving them a shooting percentage of 41.4%. The Sun allowed the Storm to bury 29 of their 62 attempts from the floor, giving them a shooting percentage of 46.8% for the game. They shot 17.6% from distance by going 3 of 17 and ended up shooting 10 of 15 from the free throw line (66.7%). In terms of rebounds, Connecticut allowed Seattle to collect a total of 31 (3 offensive).

DeWanna Bonner ended up being a big deal for the Sun for the game. She went 9 of 19 for the matchup for a percentage of 47.4% and grabbed 7 rebounds. Bonner scored 26 points in her 33 minutes of playing time and had 1 assist in the matchup.

Connecticut is 24-9 on the year. On offense, the Sun are shooting 43.9% from the field, which ranks 7th in the WNBA. Connecticut has scored 2,650 points for the campaign (80.3 per game) and is pulling down 33.3 rebounds per game. They are assisting 19.6 times per game (9th in the league) and are losing possession by losing the ball 12.1 times per game. The Sun is committing 16.5 personal fouls per game and are shooting 75.2% from the free throw line. On defense, the Sun are ranked 1st in basketball in points given up per game with 74.4. They are allowing 19.2 assists and 32.1 rebounds per game, which ranks 2nd and 1st in the league. Connecticut’s defense gives up 31.0% of shots from beyond the perimeter (211 of 680) and allows opponents to make 77.7% of their free throws. They are able to force 15.5 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 43.6% of their shots (7th in basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn’s Pick: Choose Connecticut

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