DraftKings Sportsbook<\/a>. The Tempo are +750 underdogs, with the game total set at 180.5 points.<\/p>\nLet\u2019s dive into a preview, prediction, and pick for this Aces-Tempo matchup.<\/p>\n
Aces vs. Tempo Preview<\/p>\n
This is the second of three regular-season contests between these teams. The first matchup was a 109-83 blowout for the Aces fueled by their stars. Jackie Young racked up 24 points and 12 assists, while the M\u2019VP A\u2019ja Wilson put up 26 points of her own. Combined with their strong defense, it was too much for the Tempo to handle.<\/p>\n
Things have only gotten harder for the Tempo because of injuries. Five rotation players will miss Sunday\u2019s game: Marina Mabrey, Brittney Sykes, Nyara Sabally, Maria Conde, and Aneesah Morrow, as if things couldn\u2019t be more difficult for a team that has lost 16 of its last 18 games.<\/p>\n
For the Aces to get another win, the key is the defense. Such a severely shorthanded Tempo team can only do so much offensively, especially with their starting backcourt sidelined. Kiki Rice, Julie Allemand, and Isabelle Harrison will be primary sources of offense for this Toronto squad. Las Vegas can\u2019t afford to let those players get easy shots; if they can make things difficult for that trio, this should be another win.<\/p>\n
For the Tempo to pull off the unlikely upset, they need to lean into the three-point variability. Though Mabrey\u2019s absence looms large, this team has no trouble getting their threes up; Toronto ranks top five in three-point attempts and percentage. Rice, Allemand, and Harrison can all take their threes and knock them down, but Kia Nurse needs to step up as well. The veteran has seen limited usage this year, but will shoulder more minutes on Sunday and cannot be afraid to let it fly.<\/p>\n
Now that we know these teams a bit better, who will pull out the win, and how should we bet on this game?<\/p>\n
Aces vs. Tempo Pick, Best Bet<\/p>\n
Even if healthy, this would be a lopsided contest. Now that the Tempo has lost a starting lineup\u2019s worth of players, this one could get ugly. I\u2019ll take the Aces in a road blowout here.<\/p>\n
Best Bet: Las Vegas Aces -13.5 (-110)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The charge for the WNBA playoffs continues on Sunday. The defending champion Las Vegas Aces are looking to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":180190,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[49189,42604,48829,48,2318,2317],"class_list":["post-180189","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-toronto","tag-draftkings-sportsbook-insights","tag-las-vegas-aces","tag-sports-betting-picks","tag-toronto","tag-toronto-tempo","tag-wnba"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/180189","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=180189"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/180189\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/180190"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=180189"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=180189"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=180189"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}