Las Vegas Aces vs New York Liberty Prediction 8/17/23 WNBA Picks

The New York Liberty and Las Vegas Aces meet Thursday in WNBA action at the Michelob ULTRA Arena. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.

New York Liberty Betting Preview 

The New York Liberty enter this contest riding a 7-game winning streak. The Liberty are 3 games back for the top seed in the WNBA. The New York Liberty are averaging 88.5 points on 45.7 percent shooting and allowing 80.7 points on 42 percent shooting. Breanna Stewart is averaging 23.3 points and 3.8 assists, while Sabrina Ionescu is averaging 16.8 points and 5.9 rebounds. Jonquel Jones is the third double-digit scorer, and Betnijah Laney is dishing 2.3 assists. The New York Liberty are shooting 38 percent from beyond the arc and 82.7 percent from the free throw line. The New York Liberty are allowing 34.4 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 38.2 rebounds per game.

Las Vegas Aces Betting Preview 

The Las Vegas Aces look for a win after winning 12 of their last 14 games. The Aces have lost just 3 games since June 11. The Las Vegas Aces are averaging 94 points on 49.6 percent shooting and allowing 79.6 points on 42.4 percent shooting. A’ja Wilson is averaging 21.2 points and 9.6 rebounds, while Kelsey Plum is averaging 19 points and 2.6 rebounds. Jackie Young is the third double-digit scorer and Chelsea Gray is grabbing 3.5 rebounds. The Las Vegas Aces are shooting 38.9 percent from beyond the arc and 83 percent from the free throw line. The Las Vegas Aces are allowing 34 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 34.9 rebounds per game.

Trends 

The Liberty are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 vs. Western Conference and 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Aces are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 home games and 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The under is 6-1 in Liberty last 7 overall. The over is 16-7 in Aces last 23 Thursday games. The Liberty are 2-9 ATS in the last 11 meetings in Las Vegas and 6-16 ATS in the last 22 meetings.

Randy’s Pick

The Las Vegas Aces have the ability to mop the floor with the Liberty as they’ve been consistently the best team in the league and a lot of their wins aren’t competitive. However, the Liberty have beaten up on the Aces in the last two meetings, and that includes a win on Tuesday for the Commissioner’s Cup Championship. If there’s any team that can give the Aces trouble, it’s the Liberty, and they’ve proven it twice. You have to see value with the points. Give me the road dog.