Washington Mystics vs Las Vegas Aces 8/15/20 - WNBA Picks & Predictions

On Saturday, the Washington Mystics look to snap a six-game losing streak when playing the Las Vegas Aces. The mystics fell to 3-6 following an 81-64 loss to the Los Angeles Sparks on Thursday. Ariel Atkins was the leading scorer for Washington in the loss with 20 points, while Emma Meesseman scored 12 points and grabbed 11 rebounds. Washington continues to play without star Elena Delle Donne, as well as Tina Charles, Aerial Powers, Natasha Cloud, Latoya Sanders and Kiara Leslie.

The leading active scorer and rebounder for Washington is Myisha Hines-Allen with an average of 14.8 points and 8.1 rebounds per game. The leader in assists is Leilani Mitchell with an average of 4.2 per game. Emma Meesseman and Ariel Atkins are tied for second in scoring with an average of 14.1 points each.

Las Vegas looks for its seventh consecutive victory on Saturday when facing the short-handed Mystics. Las Vegas improved to 7-2 following its 87-77 victory over the Minnesota Lynx on Thursday. A'ja Wilson led the Aces in the victory with 23 points, eight rebounds and four blocked shots. Las Vegas is in second place in the Western Conference just one game behind the Seattle Storm.

A'ja Wilson is leading Las Vegas in scoring and rebounding with averages of 21.2 points and 9.0 rebounds per game. Lindsay Allen is the leader in assists with an average of 3.0 per game. Angel McCoughtry is the second leading scorer for Las Vegas with an average of 15.9 points per game.