Aces vs Wings Odds: Vegas Ready To Sweep in Second Game of Series

Vegas Favored By Nine as Series Switches To Arlington

Of course, the Las Vegas Aces are favored on the Aces vs Wings odds. In most card games in Vegas, the Ace is the best card, and the stacked squad is 16-1 for good reason. Even with star guard Kelsey Plum potentially sidelined, Vegas is a nine-point favorite going into enemy territory. But Vegas, despite winning all the time, can struggle to cover spreads.

Aces Struggling to Cover Lofty Spreads

Las Vegas has consistently won games. The team has been a solid parlay piece, given their short moneyline odds. But spread bettors would be breaking even with their 9-8 record. This includes being just 3-4 against the spread (ATS) on the road.

Against Dallas, the Aces failed to cover their 12.5-point spread the other night. That makes it five straight games against Dallas that Vegas has lost on the spread. Now, the team travels to Arlington without All-Star point guard Plum.

Even with a roster that includes three other All-Stars plus former two-time MVP Candace Parker, losing Plum is a considerable blow to the team.

“She’s different,” head coach Becky Hammon said of Plum. “I’m not just talking with our group. She’s different from any other athlete I’ve ever seen, male or female. She’s just cut from a different cloth.”

Indeed, Plum earned a second All-Star selection this season with WNBA stats of 17.6 points, four assists, and two 3-pointers per game. She lit up Connecticut, then the second-best team in the league, for 25 points on 4-of-4 shooting from 3. This was her last game before getting sick.

Still, the Aces vs Wings odds heavily favor Las Vegas at -500 to win. And the team’s total of 82 points is the highest of the eight teams playing this Friday. Las Vegas should still beat Dallas. But the team will miss both Plum’s production and leadership.

Shorthanded Wings Having Tough Season

Dallas does not want to hear excuses due to injuries. The Wings have been shorthanded since the season started, losing guards Diamond DeShields and fifth-overall pick Lou Lopez Senechal.

In their absence, the trio of Arika Ogunbowale, Natasha Howard, and Satou Sabally have picked up the slack. They’ve combined to score 57.5 of the team’s 84.2 per game. But the team could stand to be more efficient. Dallas attempts the most field goals per game but shoots 41.2% from the field.

Howard and Sabally combine for 17.8 rebounds per game, and the team corrals the most on average. But Dallas could move up the standings if the team found easier ways to score. The team is 4-6 in games decided by seven points or fewer.

This includes its last game against the Aces, which it lost by 89-82. To its credit, it covered the Aces vs Wings odds’ spread. Dallas had Vegas on the ropes and led it 51-42 at the half. But Vegas clamped down and outscored Dallas 47-31, holding it to just 12-of-39 from the field. Ogunbowale missed all eight of her field goal attempts.

Most WNBA predictions expect Dallas to lose to Vegas again. But Dallas proved in the first half against Vegas that it can hang with the star-studded favorites.

Howard posted 32 points and 13 boards. It’s not a fluke, as she’s averaged 16.3 points and 8.6 boards in 12 career games versus Vegas, both of which are the best in team splits. She must “beast” again for the underdogs to stand a fighting chance.

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