Las Vegas Aces vs New York Liberty Prediction, 8/9/2026 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Las Vegas Aces vs New York Liberty

Date: Sunday, August 9, 2026

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: ABC

Barclays Center is the site where and the New York Liberty (19-13) will take on the Las Vegas Aces (22-9) on Sunday.

The Las Vegas Aces faced off with the Indiana Fever and notched a win by a score of 86-84 in their last game. Las Vegas walked away from the contest having earned a 40.7% FG percentage (35 of 86) and converted 5 out of their 22 shots from downtown. When they shot from the free throw line, the Aces buried 11 of 14 tries for a rate of 78.6%. When discussing grabbing rebounds, they collected 39 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 24 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing 21 turnovers and getting 9 steals. In the matter of the defense, Las Vegas let their opponent shoot 46.3% from the floor on 31 out of 67 shooting. Indiana doled out 6 assists and had 10 steals in the game. Moreover, Indiana collected 38 rebounds (6 offensive, 32 defensive) and had 4 blocks. Indiana shot 75.0% from the free throw line by burying 15 of their 20 tries. They also converted 7 of their 20 attempts from downtown.

A'ja Wilson is one player who was a major factor in this game. She ended up walking away with 26 points on 10 out of 25 shooting. She played for 37 mins and collected 13 boards. Wilson finished shooting 40.0% from the field and dished out 3 dimes.

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Las Vegas steps onto the hardwood with a mark of 22-9 on the season. The Aces are shooting 35.8% on 3-pointers (256 of 715) and 79.6% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 91.8 points per game (3rd in the league) while connecting on 49.2% from the field. They are turning it over 11.9 times per game and as a team are committing 18.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Las Vegas is grabbing 34.1 rebounds per game and is sitting with 700 assists this year, which has them ranked 1st in the league in terms of passing. Defensively, the Aces have forced 12.4 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.3 personal fouls. They are ranked 3rd in the WNBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 585 surrendered this season. The Aces defensively are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 44.0% (385 of 598) and they surrender 33.4 rebounds per game as a group. They are surrendering 34.4% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 6th in the league in points per game allowed (86.5).

The last time they took the court, the New York Liberty went home victorious with a score of 92-86 against the Seattle Storm. The Liberty were able to corral 30 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 38 for the game. They also turned the ball over 10 times, while getting 7 steals for this game. The Storm committed 19 fouls for the matchup which took the Liberty to the free throw line for 21 attempts. They were able to make 19 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 90.5%. When it comes to shots from distance, New York converted 7 out of 29 attempts (24.1%). When the game finished, the Liberty shot 33 for 75 from the floor which had them shooting 44.0%. The Liberty permitted the Storm to make 36 out of their 79 attempts from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 45.6% for the matchup. They wrapped up this game 31.8% from beyond the perimeter by going 7 of 22 and ended up shooting 7 out of 11 at the charity stripe (63.6%). Regarding cleaning up the glass, New York permitted Seattle to snag 35 in total (13 offensive).

Breanna Stewart was important for the Liberty in the game. She made 12 of 22 in this matchup giving her a field goal percentage of 54.5%, and totaled 8 rebounds. Stewart had 28 points in her 33 mins of playing time and had 2 assists for this game.

New York has a win-loss mark of 19-13 on the year. As an offense, the Liberty are hitting on 46.3% from the field, which ranks 5th in basketball. New York has scored 2,883 points on the year (90.1 per game) and they snag 34.7 boards per game. They are earning an assist 20.8 times per contest (6th in basketball) and they are turning it over 13.8 times per contest. The Liberty commit 18.7 fouls per contest and they connect on 85.4% from the charity stripe. The Liberty are ranked 9th in basketball in PPG surrendered with 87.5. The New York defense concedes 35.0% on shots from distance (290 of 829) and opponents are converting on 75.0% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 21.7 dimes and 31.1 boards per game, which has them ranked 12th and 4th in the league. They are forcing 11.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 45.3% from the floor (7th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Las Vegas

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