Atlanta Dream vs. Las Vegas Aces 8/26/21 WNBA Pick, Odds, and Prediction

The Atlanta Dream and Las Vegas Aces face off on Thursday in a WNBA basketball showdown at Gateway Center Arena. These two teams faced off once earlier this season and it was Las Vegas who came away with the 118-95 victory. 

The Atlanta Dream come into this game sitting with a 6-18 record overall which puts them in 5th place in the Eastern Conference standings.The Atlanta Dream are really struggling coming into this game having lost nine games in a row. In the last game against the Chicago Sky, it was the defense that struggled again giving up 86 points and that led to the seven-point defeat. The Dream on the season are averaging 81 points per game while their defense is giving up 87.1 points per game. Courtney Williams has been the best player for Atlanta averaging 16.3 points while shooting 41 percent from the field and 38.6 percent from behind the three-point line. In this game, the Dream need to find a way to get better defense or this will be a long game. 

On the other side of this matchup is the Las Vegas Aces who sit with a 17-7 record overall which puts them in 1st place in the Western Conference. The Las Vegas Aces have found a lot of success this season but they are coming off a really bad loss in their last game. The Aces only managed to score 62 points and that led to the defeat. The Las Vegas Aces on the season are averaging 89.3 points per game while their defense is giving up 80.8 points per game. A’ja Wilson has been the best player for Las Vegas this season averaging 18.8 points while shooting 44.1 percent from the field.. If Las Vegas wants to win this game the Aces offense is going to need to be good. 

The Aces struggled in the last game but this is a much easier matchup for them. Look for Las Vegas to run up the score, Atlanta is going to have no answer, and Las Vegas will come away with a cover of the spread.