Las Vegas Aces vs Chicago Sky Prediction, 8/1/2026 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Las Vegas Aces vs Chicago Sky

Date: Saturday, August 1, 2026

Location: Wintrust Arena in Chicago, IL

TV: CBS

Odds/Point Spread: Las Vegas (-6.5)

The Las Vegas Aces (20-8) head to Wintrust Arena on Saturday where they'll meet the Chicago Sky (10-18). Chicago opens this matchup as 6.5 point dogs. The over/under has been set at 181.5.

The Las Vegas Aces faced the New York Liberty and went home with a win by a final score of 104-99 in their last game. Las Vegas wrapped up the contest with a 51.6% FG percentage (33 out of 64) and converted 13 out of their 28 shots from 3-point land. At the charity stripe, the Aces knocked down 25 of 27 tries for a rate of 92.6%. Regarding pulling down boards, they compiled 26 with 3 of them being offensive. They also recorded 25 assists for the contest while forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and having 5 steals. In the matter of defense, Las Vegas allowed the other team to shoot 51.5% from the field on 35 out of 68 shooting. New York distributed 8 dimes and had 9 steals in this matchup. On top of that, New York grabbed 34 rebounds (8 offensive, 26 defensive) and had 1 block. New York ended up going 84.0% at the charity stripe by knocking down 21 of 25 attempts. They buried 8 of their 22 tries from 3-point land.

A'ja Wilson is a player who was a major factor for this contest. She ended up scoring 33 points on 11 out of 22 shooting. She played for 36 minutes and also pulled down 10 boards. Wilson finished the contest at 50.0% from the field and distributed 6 dimes.

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Las Vegas steps onto the court with a record of 20-8 this year. The Aces are connecting on 36.2% on shots from beyond the arc (236 of 652) and 79.7% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 91.7 pts per contest (3rd in the WNBA) while shooting 49.4% from the field. They turn the ball over 11.8 times per contest and as a group are committing 17.8 personal fouls per contest. As a team, Las Vegas is grabbing 33.8 rebounds per game and has 631 assists for the campaign, which is 2nd in the league in terms of passing the rock. On the defensive end, the Aces are forcing 12.1 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.6 personal fouls. The Aces defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 44.1% (340 of 548) and they concede 33.3 boards per game as a group. They are 4th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 531 conceded so far this year. They give up 34.9% on 3-point shots and they are 7th in basketball in opponents points per game (86.7).

When they last played, the Chicago Sky took home the win by a final score of 94-88 against the Connecticut Sun. The Sky were able to corral 26 defensive boards and 4 offensive boards for a total of 30 in the game. They also turned the ball over 9 times, while recording 8 steals for this game. The Sun committed 16 personal fouls in the game which got the Sky to the charity stripe for 26 attempts. They were able to convert 23 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 88.5%. In regard to 3-point attempts, Chicago converted 7 out of 22 tries (31.8%). In all, the Sky finished 32 out of 67 from the floor which had them at 47.8%. The Sky permitted the Sun to bury 31 out of their 70 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.3% in this contest. They went 31.8% from three-point range by going 7 out of 22 and ended up shooting 19 out of 24 from the free throw line (79.2%). Regarding cleaning the glass, Chicago permitted Connecticut to snag 37 in all (10 offensive).

Kamilla Cardoso was important for the Sky for this contest. She converted 8 out of 12 in this game giving her a rate of 66.7%, and added 6 rebounds. Cardoso scored 26 points in her 21 minutes of playing time and had 1 assist for the contest.

Chicago has a mark of 10-18 so far this season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Sky are hitting on 44.4% from the field, which is 9th in the WNBA. Chicago has accounted for 2,457 points for the campaign (87.8 per game) and they average 32.9 rebounds per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 21.2 times per game (5th in the WNBA) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.5 times per game. The Sky are responsible for committing 21.3 fouls per contest while shooting 77.0% from the free throw line. The Sky on the defensive side of the court are 11th in the WNBA in points allowed per game with 89.7. They have conceded 19.6 assists and 37.3 boards per contest, which has them ranked 5th and 15th in the WNBA. The Chicago defense gives up 31.1% on shots from 3-point land (210 of 676) and their opposition makes 80.4% of their free throw shots. They are forcing 13.2 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 44.1% from the floor (6th in basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Las Vegas (-6.5)

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