Sparks vs Aces Picks and Prediction – 8/18/2024

The Los Angeles Sparks complete a back-to-back on Sunday when visiting the Las Vegas Aces after hosting the Chicago Sky on Saturday. Los Angeles is 6-19 and 10th in the standings, 4 ½ games behind the 8th and final qualifying spot for the postseason. Los Angeles lost to the New York Liberty 103-68 last time out and has lost four of the last five. Make sure you stay up to date with the WNBA with our expert WNBA picks.

Dearica Hamby is leading Los Angeles in scoring and rebounding with averages of 19.0 points and 10.1 rebounds per game. Aari McDonald is the leader in assists with an average of 4.0 per game. Azura Stevens is the second-leading scorer with an average of 12.8 points per game. Los Angeles is scoring an average of 78.5 points per game.

The Las Vegas Aces complete a back-to-back on Sunday when hosting Los Angeles, after hosting the New York Liberty on Saturday. Las Vegas is 16-8 and fourth in the WNBA standings, five games behind first-place New York. Las Vegas was defeated by the Chicago Sky 93-85 before the break for the Olympics. A’ja Wilson was the leading scorer for Las Vegas in the loss with 28 points.

A’ja Wilson is leading Las Vegas in scoring and rebounding with averages of 27.2 points and 12.0 rebounds per game, while Jackie Young is the second leading scorer and the leader in assists with averages of 18.5 points and 5.5 assists per game. Las Vegas has three players averaging double figures in scoring. The Aces are scoring an average of 88.7 points per game.

The Las Vegas Aces are a much better and more talented squad from top to bottom than Los Angeles and that will show on Sunday when the two square off. Los Angeles has failed to cover the number in five of its last seven. The Sparks are scoring an average of only 78.5 points per game while shooting just 42.3% overall. In contrast, Las Vegas averages 88.7 points per game and is shooting 44.6%. Final Score Prediction Las Vegas Aces win and cover ATS 95-72.