Liberty vs Aces Picks and Prediction – 10/5/2024

The New York Liberty visit the Las Vegas Aces on Friday for Game 3 of their WNBA semifinals best-of-five series. New York leads the series 2-0. The Liberty defeated the Aces 88-84 in Game 2 on Tuesday after opening the series with an 87-77 win. In the Game 2 win, the leading scorer for New York was Sabrina Ionescu with 24 points. New York shot 49.3% overall and outrebounded and Las Vegas 35-29. Keep up to date with the WNBA with our expert WNBA picks.

Through the first four games of the postseason, the leading scorer and leader in assists for New York is Sabrina Ionescu with averages of 24.5 points and 6.0 assists per game. Jonquel Jones is the leading rebounder with an average of 10.0 per game. Breanna Stewart is the second-leading scorer with an average of 20.5 points per game. Connecticut has four players averaging double figures in scoring.

Las Vegas is in a must-win situation on Friday when hosting New York for Game 3. The Aces must win or be eliminated from the postseason. In Tuesday’s loss, the leading scorer for Las Vegas was A’ja Wilson with 24 points. Las Vegas shot 43.5% overall and 44.0% from 3-point territory. However, the biggest difference was in rebounding as the Aces had six fewer rebounds than the Liberty.

During the postseason, A’ja Wilson is leading Las Vegas in scoring and rebounding with averages of 22.5 points and 8.5 rebounds per game, while Chelsea Gray is the leader in assists with an average of 6.0 per game. Kelsey Plum is the second leading scorer with an average of 15.3 points per game and is one of five players for Las Vegas averaging double figures in scoring.

The Las Vegas Aces will pick up a victory at home on Friday when hosting the New York Liberty in Game 3. The Aces have covered the number in 10 of the last 14 overall and behind the strong play of A’ja Wilson, Kelsey Plum, Chelsea Gray, and Jackie Young, the Aces on their home court will be too much for New York to keep pace in what will be a high scoring matchup. Final Score Prediction, Las Vegas Aces win and cover ATS 91-93.