Los Angeles Sparks vs Las Vegas Aces Prediction 5/23/2026 Today’s WNBA Picks
Chris Ruffolo
May 17, 2026; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Las Vegas Aces center A'ja Wilson (22) grabs a rebound against the Atlanta Dream in the second quarter at State Farm Arena. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-Imagn Images
MATCHUP
Los Angeles Sparks
Las Vegas Aces
Team Records
2-3
4-1
Spread
+7.5 -102
-7.5 -118
Moneyline
+275
-345
Total
Over 181.5 (-108)
Under 181.5 (-112)
Where
Michelob ULTRA Arena, Las Vegas, NV
When
Saturday, May 23, 2026
Time
08:00 PM EDT
TV
CBS
The Los Angeles Sparks and the Las Vegas Aces meet Saturday in WNBA action from the T-Mobile Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Los Angeles Sparks vs. Las Vegas Aces prediction.
Matchup History
The Las Vegas Aces won the most recent meeting 105-78 back on May 10th, 2026, making it three straight wins for the Aces in this head-to-head matchup.
Los Angeles Sparks Recap
The Los Angeles Sparks come into this game looking to add on to their 97-88 win over the Phoenix Mercury last time out to improve to 2-3 this season. After this game, the Sparks will head on the road for a game against the Washington Mystics.
Sparks Alternate Wins & Losses In 4 Straight
Kelsey Plum leads the Sparks in scoring with 24.6 PPG along with 5.8 APG while Nneka Ogwumike has 15.6 PPG with 6.6 RPG. Dearica Hamby’s added 19 PPG with 8.8 RPG to lead the Sparks on the glass and to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Los Angeles so far this season while Rae Burrell’s added 8.4 PPG and Cameron Brink has 8 PPG with 3.6 RPG.
Las Vegas Aces Recap
The Las Vegas Aces come into this game looking to add on to their 85-84 win over Atlanta last time out to sit at 4-1 this season. After this game, the Aces will head back out on the road for a game against the Dallas Wings.
Aces Win 4 In A Row
A’Ja Wilson leads the Aces in scoring with 25 PPG along with 5.6 RPG and 2.4 APG while Jackie Young’s added 11.2 PPG with 5 RPG and 6.2 APG. Chennedy Carter’s added 19.4 PPG and Chelsea Gray’s added 12 PPG with 6.6 APG to lead the Aces in assists and to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for the Aces up to this point in the season. NaLyssa Smith also has 8.3 PPG with 5.3 RPG.
Los Angeles Sparks @ Las Vegas Aces Betting Trends: May 23, 2026
Why the Las Vegas Aces will win
The Aces have won each of their last 12 games against teams that held a losing record.
The Sparks have lost each of their last seven day games following a road win.
The Sparks have failed to cover the spread in seven of their last eight games as underdogs after winning as underdogs.
The Aces have covered the spread in each of their last four games against Western Conference opponents that held a losing record.
Why the Los Angeles Sparks will win
The road team has won each of the Aces’ last seven games.
The Aces have lost three of their last four Saturday games as home favorites.
The road team has covered the spread in each of the Sparks’ last seven games.
The Aces have failed to cover the spread in each of their last six Saturday day games at Michelob Ultra Arena.
Total Points Facts
Ten of the Aces’ last 11 day games against Western Conference opponents have gone OVER the total points line.
Five of the Sparks’ last six games have gone OVER the total points line.
Las Vegas Aces Player Facts
A’ja Wilson ranks 1st amongst qualified players for points per game (25.0) this season.
NaLyssa Smith ranks 1st amongst qualified players for FG% (70.4%) this season.
Los Angeles Sparks Player Facts
Kelsey Plum is the only player in the league to have recorded 25+ points and 5+ assists in consecutive games this season.
Dearica Hamby has recorded 10+ points and 5+ rebounds in 15 consecutive appearances – longest active streak of any player in the league.
Matchup/League Facts
The Las Vegas Aces rank 1st for blocks per game this season (7.6).
The Las Vegas Aces rank 1st for field goal percentage this season (51.6%).
The Los Angeles Sparks rank 14th for opponent assists per game this season (21.4).
The Los Angeles Sparks rank 14th for rebounds per game this season (27.4).
Los Angeles Sparks vs. Las Vegas Aces Prediction
I’m on the Aces here. I just think there are far too many concerns for me defensively for the Sparks to consider backing them here given the Aces dominance in the recent head-to-head meetings between the two teams this season. The Aces are coming off of a road trip and have a chance to make amends for their lone home game, that blowout loss on banner night against the Mercury and I think the Aces do that with a double digit win at home here. Give me the Aces.
