Las Vegas Aces at Connecticut Sun 7/17/22 - WNBA Picks & Predictions

The Las Vegas Aces look for their third consecutive victory when visiting the Connecticut Sun on Sunday. Las Vegas is 17-7 following its 108-74 rout of the New York Liberty on Thursday. A'ja Wilson was the leading scorer with 25 points. Las Vegas led 71-36 at halftime and never looked back after the break. Las Vegas is first in the Western Conference, one game ahead of the second-place Seattle Storm.

Kelsey Plum is the leading scorer for Las Vegas with an average of 20.2 points per game, while A’ja Wilson is the second leading scorer and the leading rebounder with averages of 19.0 points and 10.0 rebounds per game. Chelsea Gray is the leader in assists with an average of 5.9 assists per game. Las Vegas has five players averaging in double-figures in scoring and as a team is scoring an average of 91.3 points per game. 

Connecticut looks for its third consecutive win on Sunday when hosting Las Vegas. The Sun are 16-8 following a 93-68 victory over the Atlanta Dream on Friday. Jonquel Jones was the leading scorer for Connecticut with 21 points. Connecticut took the lead immediately and never trailed in the game. The Sun are second in the Eastern Conference, two games behind the first-place Chicago Sky.

Jonquel Jones is leading Connecticut in scoring and rebounding with averages of 15.1 points and 9.0 rebounds per game, while Alyssa Thomas is the leader in assists with an average of 5.6 assists per game. Brionna Jones is the second leading scorer with an average of 13.5 points per game and one of five players for Connecticut averaging double-figures in scoring. The Sun are scoring an average of 84.5 points per game.