The Las Vegas Aces and Chicago Sky are playing in the first round of the WNBA Playoffs, with Game 2 next to come.
Dig into the best bets available (based on our computer predictions) for Sunday’s game, before you place an informed wager on the matchup.
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Spread: Sky (-18) to Cover
- The model favors the Aces by 17.0 points, just 1.0 less than the 18-point spread set by DraftKings.
- The Sky are 20-16-0 against the spread this year.
- The Aces’ ATS record is 19-18-0 this season.
- Las Vegas has a 5-1 record against the spread this season when favored by 18 points or more.
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Total: Under 170.5
- In this matchup, the model projects a total (168.2 points) marginally lower than the DraftKings over/under (170.5 points).
- Aces games have finished over 170.5 points scored, their current matchup’s total, 19 times (out of 37) this season.
- Chicago has played in 13 games this year (36.1% of opportunities) in which the teams combined to score more than 170.5 points.
- A total of 19 of the Aces’ 36 games with a set total have hit the over (52.8%).
- Sky games have gone over the point total in 19 out of 36 opportunities (52.8%).
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Moneyline Winner: Aces (-2100)
- Prediction: Aces 93, Sky 76
- This season, Chicago has been the underdog 21 times and won seven, or 33.3%, of those games.
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Aces Leaders
- The Aces leader in points and rebounds is A’ja Wilson, who scores 22.9 points and grabs 9.5 boards per game.
- Las Vegas’ best passer is Chelsea Gray, who averages 7.3 assists per game to go with her 15.3 PPG scoring average.
- Kelsey Plum makes more threes per game than any other member of the Aces, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 2.4 per contest.
- Gray and Wilson lead Las Vegas on the defensive end, with Gray leading the team in steals, averaging 1.4 per game, and Wilson in blocks, averaging 2.2 per contest.
Aces Injuries
| Name | Game Status | Injury |
|---|---|---|
| Candace Parker | Out | Foot |
| Riquna Williams | Out | Back |
Sky Leaders
- Kahleah Copper puts up 18.7 points per game to be the top scorer for the Sky.
- The Chicago leaders in rebounding and assists are Alanna Smith with 6.6 rebounds per game (he also adds 9.2 points and 1.8 assists per game) and Courtney Williams with 6.3 assists per game (he also tacks on 10.4 points and 6.0 rebounds per game).
- Marina Mabrey is the top shooter from distance for the Sky, hitting 2.3 threes per game.
- Elizabeth Williams is at the top of the Chicago steals and blocks leaderboards with 1.3 steals per game and 1.5 blocks per game.
Sky Injuries
| Name | Game Status | Injury |
|---|---|---|
| Rebekah Gardner | Out | Foot |
| Isabelle Harrison | Out | Knee |
All stats in this article refer to the 2023 regular season.
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