Las Vegas Aces at Washington Mystics 6/5/21 - WNBA Picks & Predictions

The Las Vegas Aces look for their second consecutive victory when visiting the Washington Mystics on Friday. Las Vegas is 6-3 and second in the Western Conference standings following a 94-82 victory over the New York Liberty on Thursday. A’ja Wilson was the leading scorer for Las Vegas with 30 points and pulled down a team-high 13 rebounds. Las Vegas trails first place Seattle by just one game in the conference standings.

A’ja Wilson is leading Las Vegas in scoring with an average of 17.6 points per game, while Liz Cambage is the second leading scorer and leading rebounder with averages of 14.8 points and 8.1 rebounds per game. Chelsea Gray is the leader in assists with an average of 6.4 assists per game. Six players for Las Vegas are averaging double-figures in scoring.

Washington looks to bounce back from a loss when hosting Las Vegas on Saturday. The Mystics are 2-4 following in 86-81 loss to the Connecticut Sun last Friday. Tina Charles was the leading scorer in the loss for Washington with 29 points while Ariel Atkins scored 20. Washington continues to play without Elena Delle Donne and Sydney Wiese, while Kiara Leslie, Charles and Atkins are questionable for Saturday.

Tina Charles is the leading scorer and rebounder for Washington with averages of 26.7 points and 8.3 rebounds per game. Natasha Cloud is the leader in assists with an average of 4.2 assists per game. Ariel Atkins is the second leading scorer for Washington with an average of 16.0 points per game and is one of only two players, along with Charles, averaging double figures in scoring.