Aces vs Liberty Picks and Prediction – 10/1/2024

The Las Vegas Aces play the second game of their WNBA semifinals best-of-five series on the road Tuesday versus the New York Liberty. Las Vegas trails in the series 0-1 following an 87-77 loss in Game 1 on Sunday. Kelsey Plum was the leading scorer for Las Vegas in the loss with 24 points. The loss snapped a seven-game winning streak for Las Vegas that included the first two games of the postseason. Keep up to date with the WNBA with our expert WNBA picks.

During the postseason, A’ja Wilson is leading Las Vegas in scoring and rebounding with averages of 22.5 points and 10.5 rebounds per game. Kelsey Plum is the second-leading scorer with an average of 15.5 points per game. Chelsea Gray is the leader in assists with an average of 8.0 per game. Las Vegas has five players averaging double figures in scoring and has scored an average of 80.5 points per game.

The New York Liberty have won each of the last three after defeating Las Vegas on Sunday in Game 1 of the series. The leading scorer for New York in Sunday's victory was Breanna Stewart with 34 points. New York shot 50% overall and 42.1% from 3-point territory while outrebounding Las Vegas 31-22. Sabrina Ionescu chipped in with 21 points and five assists. 

During the postseason, Sabrina Ionescu is leading New York in scoring and assists with averages of 24.6 points and 6.3 assists per game. Jonquel Jones is the leading rebounder with an average of 10.7 per game, while Breanna Stewart is the second leading scorer with an average of 22.3 points per game. New York has four players averaging double figures in scoring during the postseason.

The Las Vegas Aces will bounce back with a strong effort on the road Tuesday to level this series at 1-1, but the play here is UNDER. The UNDER has cashed in nine of Las Vegas’ last 11 and in seven of New York's last 10 at home. The first game of this series cashed OVER but before that, four consecutive meetings between these two had cashed UNDER and Las Vegas will need to tighten its defense to win. Final Score Prediction, Las Vegas Aces win but our best play is UNDER 81-79.