Las Vegas Aces at Washington Mystics 8/2/22 WNBA Picks and Prediction
The Las Vegas Aces and Washington Mystics meet Tuesday in WNBA action at the Entertainment & Sports Arena. The Las Vegas Aces look to build on their 4-game winning streak. The Washington Mystics look for a win after winning 6 of their last 8 games.
The Las Vegas Aces are averaging 90.6 points on 45.8 percent shooting and allowing 83.8 points on 43.2 percent shooting. Kelsey Plum is averaging 20.3 points and 2.8 rebounds, while A’ja Wilson is averaging 19.3 points and 9.4 rebounds. Jackie Young is the third double-digit scorer and Chelsea Gray is grabbing 3.1 rebounds. The Las Vegas Aces are shooting 35.8 percent from beyond the arc and 81.2 percent from the free throw line. The Las Vegas Aces are allowing 35.3 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 36.1 rebounds per game.
The Washington Mystics are averaging 79.6 points on 43.7 percent shooting and allowing 75.3 points on 42.6 percent shooting. Elena Delle Donne is averaging 17.6 points and 6.1 rebounds, while Ariel Atkins is averaging 15 points and 3.2 rebounds. Natasha Cloud is the third double-digit scorer and Alysha Clark is grabbing 4.5 rebounds. The Washington Mystics are shooting 34.3 percent from beyond the arc and 77.8 percent from the free throw line. The Washington Mystics are allowing 32.7 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 35 rebounds per game.
The Aces are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 road games and 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games overall. The Mystics are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 home games and 8-3 ATS in their last 11 games overall. The under is 6-1 in Aces last 7 overall. The under is 16-6 in Mystics last 22 home games. The Aces are 14-5 ATS in the last 19 meetings in Washington and 1-4 ATS in the last 5 meetings.
The Las Vegas Aces are one of the hotter teams in the league right now, and they have the offense to bury anybody who isn't ready to match their energy. However, this line is disrespectful toward a good Mystics team that just went into two wars with a hot Storm club. When these teams met a little over a month ago, the Aces won by one point in overtime. I get the Aces are the better team overall, and they're fighting for that top seed, but the Mystics are far from push overs. At home, give me the free points in a game Washington could win outright.
AUTHOR: Randy Chambers
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