WNBA New York Liberty vs Las Vegas Aces Preview and Predicton

Date/Time: 08-15-2018 22:00 EDT

Spread: Las Vegas Aces -11

Total: +170

The worse team of the West is facing the second-worse both of the East and of the whole WNBA, when the New York Liberty, who are looking to end the longest active losing streak currently in the league, are visiting the Las Vegas Aces, who ended a losing streak and want to continue on the winning ways

Liberty are 7-23 (11-19 ATS) so far in the league and have the second-worse record both in the Eastern Conference and in the whole WNBA. They have lost their last ten games and in their latest matchup they got defeated by the Sparks on the road, 66-74. Aces are 13-17 (15-15 ATS) so far in the league and are sitting on the bottom of the Western Conference. In their latest matchup they ended a 4-game losing skid with a home victory against the Fever, 92-74.

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New York are led in scoring by Tina Charles with 20.1 ppg. She also leads the team in rebounding with 7.2 per game, while Kia Nurse follows with 8.5 ppg. Epiphanny Prince adds 8.4 ppg. Las Vegas are led in scoring by A’ja Wilson with 20.3 ppg. The rookie also leads the team in rebounding with 8.2 rebounds per game, while Kayla McBride follows with 18.7 ppg, adding 4 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game. Tamera Young adds 10 ppg and 5.1 rebounds per game.

This will be the third meeting between those two teams so far this season with the Aces having won both previous ones. At home with an 88-78 score and on the road with 63-78. Aces have a 7-8 home record so far, while Liberty are 3-10 on the road. Aces have a better offense with 84 ppg to Liberty’s 77.7 (second-worse), while Liberty have a better defense, allowing 84.5 ppg to Aces’ 86.6 (second-worse). Aces have a better accuracy from behind the arc, shooting with 35.6% to Liberty’s 31.6%, while both squads have almost the same accuracy from the field, shooting with 43.7% and 43.4%. They also make almost the same number of assists per game (19.9 and 19.8), while Aces commit fewer turnovers (13 to 14.9) and grab more boards (37.1 to 34.2). Aces are superior to Liberty and have already won twice by an average of 12.5 points, so expect them to win by more than 11 tonight.   

New York Liberty vs Las Vegas Aces Prediction: Las Vegas Aces -11 (-111)