Storm vs Aces Picks and Prediction – 9/23/2024

The fifth-seeded Seattle Storm played the first game of a best-of-three quarterfinals series on the road Sunday versus the fourth-seeded Las Vegas Aces. Seattle finished the regular season 25-15 and defeated the Phoenix Mercury 89-70 in the season finale. Seattle was victorious in five of its final six games of the regular season. Make sure you stay up to date with the WNBA with our expert WNBA picks.

Jewell Loyd is leading Seattle in scoring with an average of 19.7 points per game, while Ezi Magbegor is the leading rebounder with an average of 8.0 per game and Skylar Diggins-Smith is the leader in assists with an average of 6.4 per game. Seattle has five players averaging double figures in scoring and as a team is scoring an average of 83.2 points per game.

Las Vegas finished the regular season 27-13 and defeated the Dallas Wings 98-84 in the season finale. Las Vegas won each of its final five games of the regular season and nine of the last 10. Las Vegas is peaking at the right time. The Aces have the league’s high scorer in A’ja Wilson and are the leaders in points scored per game.

A’ja Wilson is leading Las Vegas in scoring and rebounding with averages of 26.9 points and 11.9 rebounds per game, while Kelsey Plum is the second-leading scorer with an average of 17.8 points per game. Jackie Young is the leader in assists with an average of 5.3 per game. Las Vegas has three players averaging double figures in scoring and as a team is scoring an average of 86.4 points per game.

Seattle was 4-13 ATS in its last 17 games. Las Vegas ended the regular season going 9-1 straight up and 9-0-1 ATS over its final 10 games. The Aces were 3-1 straight up and against the spread in four head-to-head meetings versus Seattle this season. The Aces have the best offense in the WNBA, scoring an average of 86.1 points per game, and have the second-best field-goal shooting percentage at 45.4. Final Score Prediction Las Vegas Aces win and cover ATS 90-77.