Lynx at Aces 8/9/18 - WNBA Picks & Predictions

The Minnesota Lynx look for a second consecutive victory on Thursday when they visit the Las Vegas Aces in a WNBA tilt. The Lynx were victorious on Tuesday night 85-64 over the Chicago Sky to snap a three-game losing streak. Maya Moore led the Lynx with 31 points. Minnesota sits in third place in the Western Conference, but is a distant 6 ½ games out of first.

The Aces have lost two straight after falling on Tuesday night to the Atlanta Dream 109-100. Kelsey Plum led the Aces with 20 points. The Aces shot just 39% from 3-point territory and were outrebounded 34-29 in the game. However, the Aces led at the start of the fourth quarter 84-80 only to be outscored by the Dream 29-16 in the final quarter. Maya Moore leads Minnesota in scoring and is the third leading rebounder with averages of 17.8 points and 5.1 rebounds per game. Sylvia Fowles is the second leading scorer and leading rebounder with averages of 17.0 points and 11.6 rebounds per game. Danielle Robinson leads in assists with an average of 3.4 per game. Minnesota is scoring an average of 78.5 points per game.

A’ja Wilson leads Las Vegas in scoring and rebounding with averages of 20.4 points and 8.3 rebounds per game. Kayla McBride is the second leading scorer for the team averaging 19.2 points per game. Kelsey Plum leads the Aces in assists with an average of 3.9 per game. Las Vegas is scoring an average of 83.4 points per game.