Las Vegas Aces vs Connecticut Sun 9/3/20 - WNBA Picks & Predictions
Last Updated: 09/03/2020 at 4:32 PM ET
The Las Vegas Aces look to bounce back from a loss on Tuesday when playing the Connecticut Sun on Thursday. Las Vegas fell to 12-4 following its 92-85 loss to the Phoenix Mercury. In the loss, Jackie Young was the leading scorer for Las Vegas with 20 points, while Dearica Hamby had a team-high 13 rebounds. With the loss, Las Vegas dropped one game behind first-place Seattle in the Western Conference.
A'ja Wilson is leading Las Vegas in scoring and rebounding with averages of 20.1 points and 8.8 rebounds per game. Wilson is shooting 46.4% from the floor and 79.8% from the free-throw line. Angel McCoughtry is the second-leading scorer with an average of 14.3 points per game. Danielle Robinson leads Las Vegas in assists with an average of 3.3 per game.
Connecticut improved to 8-9 overall following its 70-65 victory over the New York Liberty on Tuesday night. DeWanna Bonner posted a double-double with 27 points and 11 rebounds for Connecticut. The Sun have won two straight and three of the last four and are in second place in the Eastern Conference but a distant three games behind the first-place Chicago Sky.
DeWanna Bonner is leading Connecticut in scoring with an average of 18.4 points per game and is second in rebounding with an average of 8.0 per game. Alyssa Thomas is the leading rebounder and the leader in assists with averages of 8.8 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game. Four players for the Connecticut Sun are averaging double-figures in scoring.
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Las Vegas is coming off a disappointing loss to Phoenix on Tuesday that prevented them from moving into a tie for first place in the Western Conference and will have a chip on their shoulders. The Aces have one 11 of their last 13 straight up and are 5-2-1 ATS in their last eight. Connecticut will keep the score close and cover but come up short against the more talented Aces. Final Score Prediction, Las Vegas Aces win but fall short ATS 83-80.
