Dallas Wings vs Las Vegas Aces 8/2/20 - WNBA Picks & Predictions
The Dallas Wings meet up with the Las Vegas Aces in their fourth games of the season. The Wings come in having won two straight games, the latter sneaking away with a win over teh Indiana Fever 76-73 to improve to 2-1 on the season. The Aces lost their last game, falling 102-95 to the Phoenix Mercury and dropping to 1-2 on the season for the defending Western Conference runner-ups.
The Wings are led by rookie Satou Sabala who emerged as a force in the WNBA with 23 points and 17 rebounds in the Wings win over the Fever. She has scored in double figures in all three games to start the season and is averaging a team-high 8.7 rebounds per game. The Wings average 88 points per game ranking 5th in the WNBA. The leading scorer however is Arike Ogunbowale who is averaging 18 points despite struggling from the field shooting just 32.8% from the field.
The Aces are led by dominant center A’ja Wilson who is averaging 20 points and 10 rebounds per game to start the season. The Aces have four players averaging double digits and a very deep scoring attack which leads them to lead the WNBA in points per game with 93.7. Point guard Lindsey Allen has been huge running the point, leading the team in assists with 4 per game.
Both of these teams have struggled on defense with the Wings allowing opponents to shoot 44% from the field and score 86 points per game, ranking them 7th in the WNBA. While the Aces allow 86.7 points per game ranking 8th but allow opponents to score 47.6% from the field.
The Wings and Aces are two of the premier teams in the WNBA and we should see plenty of offense with the 5th and 1st scoring. The problem for the Aces will be if rookie Satou Sabala can continue where she left off last week, it is going to be hard to stop with the plethora of weapons the Wings possesses. Satou Sabala is able to pick up right where she left off and the Wings get their third straight win. Final score prediction, Dallas Wings win and cover the spread as underdogs, winning the game 87-84.
