New York Liberty at Las Vegas Aces 7/6/22 WNBA Picks and Prediction
The New York Liberty and Las Vegas Aces meet Wednesday in WNBA action at the Michelob ULTRA Arena. The New York Liberty look for a win after splitting their last 10 games. The Las Vegas Aces look for a win after splitting their last 8 games.
The New York Liberty are averaging 77.3 points on 42.5 percent shooting and allowing 81.3 points on 41.1 percent shooting. Sabrina Ionescu is averaging 16.5 points and 6.3 assists, while Natasha Howard is averaging 15 points and 6.7 rebounds. Betnijah Laney is the third double-digit scorer and Marine Johannes is grabbing 2.3 rebounds. The New York Liberty are shooting 33.3 percent from beyond the arc and 78.6 percent from the free throw line. The New York Liberty are allowing 35.3 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 34.2 rebounds per game.
The Las Vegas Aces are averaging 89 points on 45.2 percent shooting and allowing 84 points on 43.2 percent shooting. Kelsey Plum is averaging 20 points and 3 rebounds, while A’ja Wilson is averaging 18 points and 10.1 rebounds. Jackie Young is the third double-digit scorer and Chelsea Gray is grabbing 3.2 rebounds. The Las Vegas Aces are shooting 36 percent from beyond the arc and 80.8 percent from the free throw line. The Las Vegas Aces are allowing 33.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 36 rebounds per game.
The Liberty are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 road games and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games following a ATS loss. The Aces are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 home games and 1-7 ATS in their last 8 games overall. The under is 10-3 in Liberty last 13 vs. Western Conference. The under is 2-0-2 in Aces last 4 overall. The Liberty are 0-8 ATS in the last 8 meetings in Las Vegas and 6-20 ATS in the last 26 meetings.
Right when it looked like the New York Liberty were getting things together and making a run, the defense falls apart, and they lose back to back games. The Las Vegas Aces are easily the better team here, and they have an offense that should give the Liberty issues. With that said, the Aces have had issues covering numbers all season and this line is quite steep. With failed covers in 7 of their last 8 games, laying double-digit chalk with the Aces isn't something I'm trying to do. Give me the Liberty and the points.
AUTHOR: Randy Chambers

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