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The Seattle Storm and the Las Vegas Aces play Game 2 of their 1st-round best-of-3 series Tuesday at Michelob Ultra Arena at Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino. Tip-off is scheduled for 9:30 p.m. ET (ESPN). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s WNBA odds around the Storm vs. Aces odds, and make our expert WNBA picks and predictions.
Playoff series: Aces lead 1-0; won regular-season series 3-1
The Aces picked up a 78-67 victory in Game 1 Sunday, cashing as a 9.5-point favorite as the Under (162) cashed.
Las Vegas shot 43.5% (30-of-69) from the floor, while going 38.9% (7-of-18) from behind the arc. The Aces were perfect from the free-throw line, too (11-of-11). As expected, C A’ja Wilson led the team with 21 points, while posting 8 rebounds, 5 blocked shots and 2 assists. G Tiffany Hayes had 20 points off the bench, including 2 triples.
Seattle shot just 36.8% (25-of-68) from the field, while going 25.0% (4-of-16) from behind the 3-point line. It was also perfect from the charity stripe (13-of-13).
Seattle actually outrebounded Las Vegas (40-3), but the Aces had only 8 turnovers, while the Storm had 13 miscues. G Jewell Loyd had an off game, though, going for just 6 points on 2-of-8 shooting.
Storm at Aces odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 5:51 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Storm +350 (bet $100 to win $350) | Aces -450 (bet $450 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Storm +8.5 (-115) | Aces -8.5 (-105)
- Over/Under (O/U): 160.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Storm at Aces picks and predictions
Prediction
Aces 79, Storm 73
Moneyline
The Aces (-450) will set you back 4 1/2 times your potential return. That’s way too much risk for not enough return.
It’s tough putting a team away in an elimination game, and the Storm (+350) will give Las Vegas all it can handle. Loyd also won’t struggle like she did in Game 1. She rarely has back-to-back poor efforts, and she’ll work hard to try and force this series to a decisive Game 3.
AVOID.
Against the spread
The STORM +8.5 (-115) is worth a look in Game 2. Seattle did a good job in Game 1, but it wasn’t quite good enough. The biggest difference was that Loyd had trouble from the field, and she managed just 6 points. That won’t happen in a 2nd straight, especially with the season on the line.
Look for Seattle to keep things close in what could be a lower-scoring Game 2.
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Over/Under
UNDER 160.5 (-110) is a strong play in Game 2.
Both of these teams were perfect from the free-throw line in the series opener. That’s unlikely to happen again.
Seattle has cashed low in 7 of the past 9 games since Sept. 3, including the past 2 meetings with Las Vegas.
The Under is on a 8-1 run for the Aces since Sept. 3, while going 16-5 across the past 21 contests.
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