Las Vegas Aces vs. Connecticut Sun - 9/22/20 WNBA Pick, Odds, and Prediction
2020-09-22 19:00:00 EDT
The Connecticut Sun and Las Vegas Aces meet Tuesday in game two of the WNBA semifinals playoffs at the IMG Academy.
The Connecticut Sun look for a fourth straight playoff victory to advance to the WNBA Finals. The Connecticut Sun are averaging 80.4 points on 42.7 percent shooting and allowing 79.9 points on 44.3 percent shooting. DeWanna Bonner is averaging 19.7 points and three assists while Alyssa Thomas is averaging 15.5 points and nine rebounds. Brionna Jones is the third double-digit scorer and Jasmine Thomas is grabbing 1.7 rebounds. The Connecticut Sun are shooting 31.1 percent from beyond the arc and 75.5 percent from the free throw line. The Connecticut Sun are allowing 33 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 35.5 rebounds per game.
The Las Vegas Aces need a win here to save their season and force a game three on Thursday. The Las Vegas Aces are averaging 89.1 points on 47.6 percent shooting and allowing 80.5 points on 43.5 percent shooting. A’ja Wilson is averaging 20.3 points and 8.7 rebounds while Angel McCoughtry is averaging 14.7 points and 5.2 rebounds. Dearica Hamby is the third double-digit scorer and Kayla McBride is grabbing 2.2 rebounds. The Las Vegas Aces are shooting 35.4 percent from beyond the arc and 82.5 percent from the free throw line. The Las Vegas Aces are allowing 31 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 37.4 rebounds per game.
The Sun are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games as an underdog, 4-1 ATS in their last 5 playoff games as an underdog and 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The Aces are 8-1 ATS in their last 9 games playing on 1 days rest and 0-4 ATS in their last 4 Tuesday games. The over is 5-2 in Sun last 7 Tuesday games. The over is 5-2 in Aces last 7 overall. The over is 8-2 in the last 10 meetings.
The Las Vegas Aces should be the favorite here because they’re the more talented team and have their backs against the wall. However, the Connecticut Sun have been a different team over the last three weeks and are undefeated in the playoffs, which includes a beatdown game one victory. Sometimes you just ride the hot hand until it cools off. Give me the Connecticut Sun and the points.
