WNBA Las Vegas Aces vs Dallas Wings Preview and Prediction

Date/Time: 08-17-2018 20:00 EDT

Spread: Dallas Wings -2.5

Total: +173.5

In this battle between the two squads sitting on the bottom places of the West, the second to last Las Vegas Aces, who want to continue on the winning ways, are visiting the worse Dallas Wings, who have been struggling mightily and are looking to end a lengthy losing streak of their own.

Aces have a 14-17 record (16-15 ATS) so far in the league and have the second-worse record currently in the Western Conference. They have lost their last two games and in their latest matchup they got defeated by the Liberty at home, 85-72. Wings are 14-18 (16-16 ATS) so far in the league and they have the worse record currently in the West. They have lost their last nine games and in their latest matchup they got defeated by the Sun on the road, 76-96.

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Las Vegas are led in scoring by A’ja Wilson with 20.2 ppg. The rookie also leads the team in rebounding with 8.1 per game, while Kayla McBride follows with 18.6 ppg, adding 3.9 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game. Tamera Young adds 10 ppg and 5.2 rebounds per game. Dallas are led in scoring by Liz Cambage with 22.8 ppg. She also leads the team in rebounding with 9.7 per game, while Skylar Diggins-Smith follows with 18.2 ppg, adding 3.4 rebounds and leading the team in assists made with 6.2 per game. Kayla Thornton adds 9.3 ppg and 4.1 rebounds per game.

This will be the third meeting between those two teams so far this season, with the Wings having won both previous ones. At home with a 77-67 score and on the road 91-97. Wings have a 9-7 home record so far, while Aces are 6-9 on the road. Wings have the third-best offense in the league with 86.6 ppg to Aces’ 84.1 and are also better defensively, allowing a third-worse of 84.9 ppg while Aces follow second to last with 86.2. Aces have a better accuracy from behind the arc, shooting with 34.8% to Wings’ 30.5%, while both teams have almost the same accuracy from behind the arc (44.3% and 44%). Both squads are almost equal in rebounding (37.1 and 36.7), while Aces dish more dimes (19.8 to 18.1) and commit fewer turnovers (12.9 to 14.4). Wings have been on a free fall lately so expect the much better Aces to get away with the road win one way or another.

Las Vegas Aces vs Dallas Wings Prediction: Las Vegas Aces +2.5 (-108)