Aces at Mystics 8/3/18 - WNBA Picks & Predictions

The Las Vegas Aces look to bounce back from defeat on Friday when they visit the nation’s capital to play the Washington Mystics. The Aces lost their last outing to the Phoenix Mercury 104-93 on Wednesday. The Aces were led in scoring by A’ja Wilson with 29 points. Las Vegas shot just 39.3% from the field and 18.2% from three-point territory in the loss.

Washington was victorious in its most recent outing 86-71 over the Atlanta Dream. The win narrowed the Dream’s lead to just one game over the Mystics in the Eastern Conference. The Mystics were led Elena Delle Donne who scored 28 points and grabbed a career high 16 boards. A’ja Wilson leads Las Vegas in scoring and rebounding with averages of 20.3 points and 8.5 rebounds per game. Kayla McBride is the second leading scorer for the team averaging 19.3 points per game. Kelsey Plum leads the Aces in assists with an average of 3.5 per game. Las Vegas is scoring an average of 83.0 points per game.

Elena Delle Donne leads the Mystics in scoring and rebounding averaging 20.9 points and 7.5 rebounds per game. Two other players, led by Kristi Toliver (13.4 ppg) are scoring in double figures for the Mystics. Natasha Cloud and Toliver are tied for the lead in assists with averages of 4.5 per game. Washington is scoring an average of 84.2 points per game.