Sky at Aces 9/15/19 - WNBA Picks & Predictions
Last Updated: 07/21/2020 at 10:25 PM ET
The Chicago Sky visit the Las Vegas Aces on Sunday for a second round single-elimination WNBA playoff showdown. The Sky defeated the Phoenix Mercury in the first round on Wednesday 105-75. Diamond DeShields led the Sky with 25 points and Chicago pulled away in the second half outscoring Phoenix 61-35 after leading by just three points at the break.
Las Vegas enjoyed a bye in the first round. The Aces defeated Phoenix in its most recent outing on Sunday 98-89. Liz Cambage led the Aces with 21 points. Las Vegas outrebounded the Mercury 36-26 and outshot Phoenix from three-point territory 38.5% to 19.0%. A’ja Wilson scored 20 points while Dearica Hamby added 12.
Diamond DeShields leads the Sky in scoring with an average of 16.2 points per game. Jantel Lavender is out injured; therefore Cheyenne Parker with an average of 5.8 per game leads the Sky in rebounding. Courtney Vandersloot is the leader in assists with an average of 9.0 per game. Four players are averaging double-figures in scoring for the Sky.
A’ja Wilson is the leading scorer and second leading rebounder for Las Vegas with averages of 16.5 points and 6.4 rebounds per game. Liz Cambage is the second leading scorer and leader in rebounding with averaging of 15.8 points and 8.3 rebounds per game. Jackie Young leads the Aces in assists with an average of 4.5 per game.
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Although the Aces will win this and move on to the next round of the playoffs, Las Vegas will have difficulty covering the number. Chicago has covered the number in 4 of the last 5 played in Las Vegas and in 5 of the last 7 overall against the Aces. Las Vegas on the other hand has failed to cover the number in 5 of its last 7 overall. Final Score Prediction, Las Vegas Aces win but fall short ATS 84-82.
