Mystics at Aces 6/20/19 - WNBA Picks & Predictions
Last Updated: 08/12/2019 at 9:19 PM ET
The Washington Mystics look for a second consecutive victory on Thursday when they visit the Las Vegas Aces. The Mystics defeated the Los Angeles Sparks on Tuesday 81-52. Ariel Atkins scored 22 points hitting 5 3-pointers in the rout. The win by Washington spoiled the return of Candace Parker to the Los Angeles lineup. Washington improved to 5-3 on the season with the win.
Las Vegas won its second straight with an 80-75 victory over the Minnesota Lynx and moved into a first place tie in the Western Conference with the Seattle Storm. Kayla McBride led the Aces in the win with 22 points. Las Vegas shot 44.4% from three-point territory and outrebounded the Lynx 38-31. Elena Della Donne is the leading scorer and rebounder for the Mystics with averages of 14.0 points and 8.5 rebounds per game. Natasha Cloud is the leader in assists an average 5.8 assists per game. In all six players are averaging double-figures in scoring with Ariel Atkins the second high scorer with an average of 11.4 points per game.
Kayla McBride is the leading scorer for Las Vegas with an average of 18.3 points per game. A’ja Wilson is the third leading scorer and leading rebounder for Las Vegas with averages of 13.4 points and 8.0 rebounds per game. Kelsey Plum leads the Aces in assists with an average of 3.0 per game. Liz Cambage is the second leading scorer with an average of 15.0 points per game.
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The UNDER looks solid here, but the better play is Las Vegas. The Aces have covered the number in 6 of the last 7 head-to-head with Washington. The talented trio of Liz Cambage, Kayla McBride and A’ja Wilson will prove to be too much for the Mystics defense. Las Vegas has covered the number in 35 of its last 52 versus Eastern Conference opponents. Final Score Prediction, Las Vegas Aces wins and covers 74-66.
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