Las Vegas Aces vs. Los Angeles Sparks – 8/7/20 WNBA Pick, Odds, and Prediction

The Los Angeles Sparks and Las Vegas Aces meet Friday in WNBA action at the IMG Academy.  

The Los Angeles Sparks need a statement victory after splitting their last four games. The Los Angeles Sparks are averaging 83.8 points on 45.8 percent shooting and allowing 80.8 points on 45 percent shooting. Candace Parker is averaging 13.6 points and 2.6 assists while Nneka Ogwumike is averaging 13.2 points and 4.8 rebounds. Chelsea Gray is the third double-digit scorer and Riquna Williams is dishing 1.6 assists. The Los Angeles Sparks are shooting 35.1 percent from beyond the arc and 78.3 percent from the free throw line. The Los Angeles Sparks are allowing 34.9 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 31.8 rebounds per game. 

The Las Vegas Aces look for another win after winning three of their last four games. The Las Vegas Aces are averaging 88.6 points on 47.6 percent shooting and allowing 81.4 points on 44.2 percent shooting. A’ja Wilson is averaging 19.8 points and 9.2 rebounds while Angel McCoughtry is averaging 14.4 points and five rebounds. Dearica Hamby is the third double-digit scorer and Kayla McBride is grabbing 1.6 rebounds. The Las Vegas Aces are shooting 37.7 percent from beyond the arc and 77.7 percent from the free throw line. The Las Vegas Aces are allowing 28.2 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 39.4 rebounds per game.

The Sparks are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 vs. Western Conference, 7-19 ATS in their last 26 games playing on 1 days rest and 2-6 ATS in their last 8 games overall. The Aces are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 Friday games, 5-15-1 ATS in their last 21 games following a ATS win and 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The under is 6-2 in Sparks last 8 overall. The under is 3-1-1 in Aces last 5 overall. The Sparks are 7-15 ATS in the last 22 meetings in Las Vegas.

The Los Angeles Sparks have been hit or miss this season in the bubble and haven’t had much success against the number. The Las Vegas Aces are due for a breakout performance after some shaky performances themselves, but their offense is clicking during this recent winning streak, and they’ll have the best player on the floor in this one.

I’ll lay the reasonable chalk.