WNBA Las Vegas Aces vs Atlanta Dream Preview and Prediction

Date/Time: 08-07-2018 19:00 EDT

Spread: Atlanta Dream -4.5

Total: +163.5

The team with the best record in the Eastern Conference and the second-best in the league, the Atlanta Dream who have been extremely streak over the past month, having lost only once in that span, are hosting the team with the worse record in the Western Conference, the Las Vegas Aces, who have back-to-back defeats and are looking to bounce back.

Aces are 12-15 (14-13 ATS) so far in the league and are sitting on the bottom of the West. They have lost their last two games and in their latest matchup they got defeated by the Sun on the road, 88-109. Dream are 18-10 (18-10 ATS) so far in the league and are sitting on top of the East and the second place of the whole WNBA. They are 10-1 in their last 11 games and in their latest matchup they were victorious against the Lynx on the road 86-66.

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Las Vegas are led in scoring by A’ja Wilson with 20.5 ppg. The rookie also leads the team in rebounding with 8.3 per game, while Kayla McBride follows with 19.2 ppg, adding 4 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game. Tamera Young adds 10 ppg and 5 boards per game. Atlanta are led in scoring by Tiffany Hayes with 17.7 ppg. She also adds 3.4 rebounds per game, while Angel McCoughtry follows with 16.3 ppg, adding 6.1 rebounds per game. Brittney Sykes adds 9.5 ppg and 3.7 rebounds per game.

This will be the second matchup between those two teams this season, with the Dream having won the previous one on the road by 4 points. Dream have a 10-4 home record so far, while Aces are 6-8 on the road. Aces have a better offense with 80.6 ppg to Dreams’ 79.6, while Dream have the third-best defense in the league, allowing 78.2 ppg to Aces’ 83.1. Aces have better percentages both in field goals, shooting with 43.6% to Dreams’ second-worse of 41.5% and in 3-pointers, shooting with 35.4% to Dreams’ league-low of 29.8.%. Aces dish more dimes (19.3 to 17.9) and commit fewer turnovers per game (12.8 to 13.8), while the Dream grab more boards per game (36.7 to 35.8). Dream have been superior to the Aces throughouht the season and expect them to win easily at home today by more than 5 points.

Las Vegas Aces vs Atlanta Dream Prediction: Atlanta Dream -4.5 (-108)