The Washington Mystics 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.

Washington Mystics Betting Preview 

The Washington Mystics have lost 13 of their last 21 games and have lost 8 of their last 13 games. The Mystics are currently the fifth seed. The Washington Mystics are averaging 80.5 points on 42.5 percent shooting and allowing 81 points on 43.8 percent shooting. Elena Delle Donne is averaging 17.2 points and 5.7 rebounds, while Brittney Sykes is averaging 15.5 points and 3.8 assists. Natasha Cloud is the third double-digit scorer, and Ariel Atkins is dishing 2.5 assists. The Washington Mystics are shooting 33.3 percent from beyond the arc and 82 percent from the free throw line. The Washington Mystics allowing 35 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32.3 rebounds per game.

Las Vegas Aces Betting Preview 

The Las Vegas Aces look to rebound from back to back losses. The Aces have lost just 6 games since June 11. The Las Vegas Aces are averaging 92.6 points on 48.4 percent shooting and allowing 80.6 points on 42.8 percent shooting. A’ja Wilson is averaging 21.9 points and 9.5 rebounds, while Kelsey Plum is averaging 18.7 points and 2.5 rebounds. Jackie Young is the third double-digit scorer and Chelsea Gray is grabbing 4 rebounds. The Las Vegas Aces are shooting 37.6 percent from beyond the arc and 83.8 percent from the free throw line. The Las Vegas Aces are allowing 34.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 34.8 rebounds per game.

Trends

The Mystics are 1-8 ATS in their last 9 road games and 2-6-1 ATS in their last 9 games overall. The Aces are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 home games and 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The under is 5-1 in Mystics last 6 overall. The under is 4-0 in Aces last 4 home games. The Mystics are 2-5 ATS in the last 7 meetings in Las Vegas and 4-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings.

Randy’s Pick

The Las Vegas Aces blowing the doors off here wouldn’t be shocking, as it’s what they’ve done all year, and they usually play their best after a rare loss. However, the Washington Mystics are starting to get healthy, they’ve won 4 of their last 6 tries, and they just beat the Aces comfortably last week. The Mystics are fighting for playoff seeding, and they’re a lot more dangerous when Delle Donne is on the court. I’ll take a stab with the points.