Aces at Sun 8/5/18 - WNBA Picks & Predictions

On Sunday, the Las Vegas Aces visit the Connecticut Sun in an inter-conference WNBA showdown. The Aces cancelled their game on Friday with Washington for what they called a risk of injury to players for travel woes the team has had. In their most recent outing, the Aces were beaten by the Phoenix Mercury 104-93. A’ja Wilson led the Aces in the loss with 29 points

Connecticut won its third straight game on Wednesday defeating the New York Liberty 92-77. Jonquel Jones led the Sun with 21 points, while Courtney Williams scored 17 points pulled down eight rebounds and handed out six assists. The Sun are now just two games behind first place Atlanta in the Eastern Conference. 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.

Chiney Ogwumike leads Connecticut in scoring and is second in rebounding with averages of 14.4 points and 7.4 rebounds. Courtney Williams is the second leading scorer with an average of 12.9 points per game. Jasmine Thomas is the team’s third leading scorer and leader in assists with averages of 11.9 points and 4.5 assists per game. Connecticut is scoring an average of 85.9 points per game.