Sun at Aces 8/11/19 - WNBA Picks & Predictions

The Connecticut Sun look to bounce back from a loss when the leaders of the Eastern Conference visit the Las Vegas Aces, the leader of the Western Conference on Sunday in a WNBA showdown. The Sun were beaten by Minnesota on Friday 89-57 and are now tied at the top in the East with Washington. Bria Holmes was the Sun’s high scorer in the loss with 10 points.

Las Vegas fell into a first place tie with Los Angeles after losing to the Chicago Sky 87-84. Liz Cambage led the Aces in the loss with 28 points, while Dearica Hamby led Las Vegas in rebounds with 12. The Aces outrebounded the Sky 41-33, but were hurt by poor outside shooting hitting just 23.5% of their shots from 3-point territory. The Aces continue to play without A’ja Wilson. Jonquel Jones is the leading scorer and leader in rebounds for the Sun with averages of 15.4 points and 10.2 rebounds per game. Jasmine Thomas is the third leading scorer with an average of 11.4 points per game and leader in assists with an average of 5.3 per game. Four players for the Sun are averaging double figures in scoring.

Liz Cambage is leading in scoring and rebounding with averages of 15.5 points and 8.0 rebounds per game for the Aces. A’ja Wilson is the second leading scorer and second leading rebounder for Las Vegas with averages of 15.4 points and 6.6 rebounds per game. Jackie Young leads the Aces in assists with an average of 4.1 per game.