The Las Vegas Aces will play the Atlanta Dream in an exciting matchup at the Michelob Ultra Arena this Friday night. The Las Vegas Aces are ranked third in the Western Conference with an 18-12 record. The Atlanta Dream is much worse in fifth place in the Eastern Conference, with 10-20 as their current record. According to the top WNBA betting experts, the Las Vegas Aces will emerge as the winners of this clash.
Las Vegas Aces vs Atlanta Dream Preview Information
Date: August 30, Friday | Time: 10:00 p.m. Eastern Time
Location: Michelob Ultra Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada
TV: ION
Stream: NBA League Pass
Moneyline: Las Vegas Aces (-550) vs Atlanta Dream (+425)
Spread: Las Vegas Aces (-10.5 – 110) vs Atlanta Dream (+10.5 -110)
Total (O/U): Las Vegas Aces (o165.5) vs Atlanta Dream (u165.5)
Las Vegas Aces
The Las Vegas Aces are coming to this game after taking a defeat in their last matchup against the Dallas Wings. Against Dallas, Las Vegas’ A’ja Wilson scored a total of 42 points, along with six boards and a pair of helpers. This season, the Aces are scoring an average of 87.03 points in each game, while allowing opponents to grab 83.20 points per contest. Wilson is the lead scorer for the team with a 27.1 point average this season.
Top 3 Players:
A’ja Wilson: PTS 27.1 REB 11.7 AST 2.3 STL 1.9
Kelsey Plum: PTS 17.6 REB 2.4 AST 4.4 STL 0.8
Jackie Young: PTS 17.1 REB 4.5 AST 5.1 STL 1.0
Atlanta Dream
The Atlanta Dream faced the Seattle Storm last time out and lost the game with a final score of 85-81. In that game, Atlanta’s Allisha Gray scored 22 points for the team, along with five boards. The Dream are putting up an average of 76.07 points in each game, while allowing their opponents to get away with 80.43 points per contest. In this WNBA season, the Dream are led in scoring by Rhyne Howard who has a 16.1 point average this season.
Top 3 Players:
Rhyne Howard: PTS 16.1 REB 4.6 AST 3.3 STL 1.8
Allisha Gray: PTS 16.0 REB 4.0 AST 2.4 STL 1.0
Tina Charles: PTS 14.6 REB 9.1 AST 2.3 STL 0.9
Las Vegas Aces vs Atlanta Dream Injury Report
Las Vegas Aces
No injuries
Atlanta Dream
Cheyenne Parker, F, Is out indefinitely, Leg
Aerial Powers, F, Is out indefinitely, Calf
Las Vegas Aces vs Atlanta Dream Betting Trends
Las Vegas Aces
Las Vegas is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
Las Vegas is 12-6 SU in its last 18 games
Las Vegas is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Las Vegas’s last 10 games
Las Vegas is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Atlanta Dream
Atlanta is 7-1-1 ATS in its last 9 games
Atlanta is 3-11 SU in its last 14 games
Atlanta is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Atlanta is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Atlanta is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Las Vegas
Las Vegas Aces vs Atlanta Dream Summary and Prediction
While both the teams are pretty strong in their offense, Atlanta’s defense needs some major bulwarking. The Aces had their guard down in the last game, and will not err again. The Las Vegas Aces are going to win this game with a final score of 83-79.
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