Aces vs Liberty Picks and Prediction – 8/28/2023

On Monday, the Las Vegas Aces visit the New York Liberty for a WNBA showdown between the top two teams in the league. Las Vegas dropped to 30-5 following its 78-62 loss to the Washington Mystics on Saturday. Las Vegas has clinched first place in the Western Conference but leads the WNBA playoff standings by only 2 ½ games over second place New York. Las Vegas has five games remaining, while New York has six. Keep up with the WNBA, with our WNBA picks.

A’ja Wilson is leading Las Vegas in scoring and rebounding with averages of 21.9 points and 9.5 rebounds per game, while Chelsea Gray is the leader in assists with an average of 7.2 assists per game. Kelsey Plum is the second leading scorer with an average of 18.9 and one of four players for Las Vegas averaging double figures in scoring. Las Vegas scores an average of 93.7 points per game.

The New York Liberty look for their fourth consecutive victory on Monday when hosting Las Vegas. New York is 27-7 following its 111-76 victory over the Minnesota Lynx on Saturday. Breanna Stewart scored 38 points and pulled down 11 rebounds for the Liberty. New York has won three straight and 10 of its last 11 and is creeping closer to first in the WNBA standings.

Breanna Stewart is leading New York in scoring and rebounding with averages of 23.1 points and 9.2 rebounds per game, while Courtney Vandersloot is leading New York in assists with an average of 8.0 assists per game. New York has five players averaging double figures in scoring and as a team is scoring an average of 88.2 points per game.