Connecticut Sun vs Las Vegas Aces Prediction, 8/20/2026 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Connecticut Sun vs Las Vegas Aces

Date: Thursday, August 20, 2026

Location: Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas, NV

TV: WNBA League Pass

Odds/Point Spread: Connecticut (+13.5)

The Connecticut Sun (9-25) head to Michelob ULTRA Arena on Thursday where they'll take on the Las Vegas Aces (24-13). The odds on this contest have Las Vegas as 13.5 point favorites. The total is set at 169.5.

The Connecticut Sun faced off with the Los Angeles Sparks and took home the win by a score of 85-77 in their last game. Connecticut ended the contest with a 50.7% field goal percentage (36 out of 71) and converted 4 of their 12 3-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Sun converted 9 of their 11 attempts for a percentage of 81.8%. In the matter of hauling in boards, they collected 33 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 23 assists in this contest while creating 16 turnovers and earning 12 steals. In reference to defense, Connecticut allowed their opponent to shoot 45.3% from the field on 29 of 64 shooting. Los Angeles doled out 18 dimes and had 12 steals in this contest. In addition, Los Angeles had 29 boards (10 offensive, 19 defensive) and got 4 rejections. Los Angeles finished shooting 73.9% at the charity stripe by burying 17 of 23 shots. They also knocked down 2 of 16 tries from beyond the arc.

Olivia Nelson-Ododa is someone who came through for the game. She finished with 18 points on 7 out of 11 shooting. She was on the hardwood for 29 minutes played and snagged 11 boards. Nelson-Ododa finished the game at 63.6% from the floor and totaled 1 assist.

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Connecticut enters this contest with a mark of 9-25 for the year. They currently have an average of 79.5 pts per game (15th in basketball) while hitting 43.0% from the floor. The Sun are shooting 30.0% on shots from downtown (192 of 640) and 70.5% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Connecticut is grabbing 33.1 boards per contest and has accounted for 652 assists this year, which is 14th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 13.9 times per contest and as a team are committing 22.7 personal fouls per contest. On the defensive end of the court, the Sun are able to force 14.3 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.1 personal fouls. The Sun are giving up a shooting percentage of 46.1% (486 of 685) and they relinquish 32.9 boards per game as a unit. They are ranked 3rd in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 673 conceded so far this season. They are relinquishing 35.7% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 6th in the league in PPG allowed (86.9).

When they last played, the Las Vegas Aces walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 97-82 against the Atlanta Dream. The Aces earned 26 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 33 for this contest. They also turned the ball over 17 times, while earning 4 steals for this contest. The Dream committed 22 fouls for the contest which got the Aces to the free throw line for a total of 25 tries. They were able to make 22 of them for a rate of 88.0%. Concerning shots from 3-point land, Las Vegas converted 10 of their 28 tries (35.7%). When the final whistle blew, the Aces ended up going 25 out of 63 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 39.7%. The Aces allowed the Dream to convert 32 out of 71 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 45.1% in this contest. They went 34.8% from distance by going 8 of 23 and finished the contest at 25 of 27 from the charity stripe (92.6%). When talking about team rebounding, Las Vegas allowed Atlanta to get 32 in all (4 offensive).

A'ja Wilson pitched in for the Aces in this matchup. She knocked down 7 out of 18 for the contest giving her a field goal percentage of 38.9%, and tallied 14 rebounds. Wilson accumulated 27 points in her 34 mins on the court and had 3 dimes in the game.

Las Vegas has a mark of 24-13 so far this year. Las Vegas has earned 3,342 pts for the season (90.3 per game) and they collect 33.4 boards per contest. The Aces are responsible for committing 17.8 fouls per game and they hit 81.2% from the free throw line. On the offensive side of the court, the Aces are hitting on 48.2% from the field, which is ranked 3rd in the WNBA. They are getting an assist 21.8 times per game (3rd in basketball) and they cough up possession 12.2 times per game. The Aces on the defensive end are ranked 8th in the WNBA in PPG given up with 87.4. They relinquish 19.0 assists and 33.9 rebounds per contest, which is 2nd and 9th in the WNBA. The Las Vegas defense concedes 35.5% on three-point shots (330 of 930) and their opponents are converting on 79.7% of their free throw shots. They are forcing 12.7 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 44.7% from the floor (6th in basketball).

Who will win tonight's WNBA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Las Vegas (-13.5)

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