Aces at Sparks 8/1/19 - WNBA Picks & Predictions

The Las Vegas Aces look for their fourth straight victory on Thursday when they visit the Los Angeles Sparks. The Aces defeated the Dallas Wings on Tuesday 86-54 in their first game back from the All-Star break. Dearica Hamby led the Aces in the rout with 18 points. Las Vegas led by 15 points at the half; 29 points after three quarters; and just coasted to the win.

Los Angeles won its last outing 78-66 over the Atlanta Dream last Tuesday. Nneka Ogwumike led the Sparks with 24 points, nine boards and five assists. The Sparks trailed by two points midway through the fourth quarter but went on a 15-1 run to end the game and win by 12. Los Angeles is second in the Western Conference 2 ½ games behind the first place Aces. A’ja Wilson is the leading scorer and second leading rebounder for Las Vegas with averages of 15.4 points and 6.6 rebounds per game. Liz Cambage is second in scoring and the leading rebounder with averages of 15.2 points and 8.0 rebounds per game for the Aces. Jackie Young leads the Aces in assists with an average of 4.2 per game.

Maria Vadeeva leads the Sparks in scoring with an average of 24.0 points per game, but is with the Russian National team. Chelsea Gray is the third leading scorer and leader in assists with averages of 13.2 points and 5.5 assists per game. Nneka Ogwumike is the leader in rebounds with an average 9.4 per game and the second leading scorer with an average of 16.6 points per game.