Aces at Storm 5/31/18 - WNBA Picks & Predictions

On Thursday, the Las Vegas Aces (0-3) visit the Seattle Storm (4-1). The two teams played head to head last Sunday with Seattle coming out on top 105-98 in Las Vegas.

The Aces, who relocated last year from San Antonio, lost to the Storm in their home opener. The Aces were led in the loss by A’ja Wilson with 27 points, while Nia Coffey chipped in with 23 points and Kayla McBride, who was debuting this season after completing her season in the Turkish Pro League, scored 21.

Seattle opened its season with a loss and has since won four straight including an 81-77 win on Tuesday night over the Washington Mystics. In the win, Jewell Loyd led the Storm with 27 points while hauling down eight boards. Breanna Stewart scored 25 points for Seattle. Kayla McBride leads the Aces in scoring with an average of 21.0 point per game, but has played just one game. The second leading scorer and leading rebounder is A’ja Wilson who is averaging 19.0 points and 8.7 rebounds per game. Two other Las Vegas players are averaging double figures in scoring as both Tamara Young and Nia Coffey are averaging 16.0 points per game. Lindsay Allen leads the team in assists with an average of 4.0 per game.

Jewell Loyd leads the Storm in scoring and is tied for second in rebounding averaging 23.0 points and 6.2 rebounds per game. The second leading scoring and leading rebounder is Brianna Stewart averaging 21.4 points and 9.2 rebounds per game. Natasha Howard (14.2 ppg) is the only other Seattle player averaging double figures in scoring. Sue Bird leads the Storm in assists with an average of 5.8 per game.