Minnesota Lynx vs Las Vegas Aces Prediction, 8/15/2026 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Minnesota Lynx vs Las Vegas Aces

Date: Saturday, August 15, 2026

Location: Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas, NV

TV: CBS

The Minnesota Lynx (28-7) travel to Michelob ULTRA Arena on Saturday where they'll take on the Las Vegas Aces (24-11).

The Minnesota Lynx faced the Portland Fire and took home the win by a score of 85-81 in their last contest. Minnesota finished the contest with a 46.2% field goal percentage (30 out of 65) and knocked down 6 of 20 3-point shots. At the free throw line, the Lynx converted 19 of 26 tries for a rate of 73.1%. Regarding rebounding, they compiled 35 with 6 of them being offensive. They also recorded 22 assists for this game while creating 14 turnovers and earning 9 steals. Concerning defense, Minnesota allowed the other team to shoot 45.1% from the floor on 32 out of 71 shooting. Portland distributed 11 assists and had 7 steals in this contest. Additionally, Portland collected 39 rebounds (11 offensive, 28 defensive) and added 4 blocks. Portland finished 56.3% at the charity stripe by burying 9 of their 16 attempts. They also buried 8 out of their 31 attempts from 3-point range.

Napheesa Collier is a player who came through for the matchup. She accumulated 20 points on 7 out of 11 shooting. She saw the court for 33 minutes and also collected 9 rebounds. Collier finished the game at 63.6% from the field and totaled 2 dimes.

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Minnesota enters this matchup with a mark of 28-7 this year. They currently have an average of 92.6 points per contest (2nd in basketball) on 48.4% from the field. The Lynx are shooting 39.3% on shots beyond the perimeter (325 of 826) and 80.4% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Minnesota is pulling in 34.9 boards per game and has racked up 774 dimes on the season, which has them ranked 1st in the league in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 12.4 times per contest and as a group they are committing 18.3 personal fouls on a nightly basis. When they are on defense, the Lynx have forced 14.9 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 16.5 personal fouls. The Lynx defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 43.4% (521 of 577) and they concede 32.8 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They are currently ranked 9th in basketball in giving up assists with 718 surrendered for the season. They are relinquishing 32.8% on three-point shots and they are 3rd in the league in points per game allowed (83.7).

For their last game, the Las Vegas Aces got the victory with a final of 83-76 against the Washington Mystics. The Aces corralled 23 defensive boards and 4 offensive boards totaling 27 in the matchup. They also gave up possession 12 times, while recording 3 steals in the matchup. The Mystics earned 21 fouls for this contest which took the Aces to the free throw line for 27 shots. They were able to knock down 25 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 92.6%. Concerning shots from beyond the perimeter, Las Vegas made 10 out of 25 attempts (40.0%). In all, the Aces ended up going 24 for 59 from the field which gave them a rate of 40.7%. The Aces permitted the Mystics to convert 31 of 61 tries from the field which had them sitting at 50.8% in this game. They shot 40.0% from three-point range by going 6 of 15 and walked away from this one shooting 8 out of 16 at the charity stripe (50.0%). When discussing rebounding, Las Vegas permitted Washington to pull down 35 in all (7 on the offensive glass).

Jackie Young pitched in for the Aces in this matchup. She made 10 of 14 for this game giving her a field goal percentage of 71.4%, and accumulated 2 rebounds. Young racked up 32 points in her 35 mins of playing time and accumulated 5 dimes for this game.

Las Vegas has a mark of 24-11 for the year. As an offensive unit, the Aces are shooting 48.5% from the floor, which ranks them 2nd in basketball. Las Vegas has totaled 3,173 points for the year (90.7 per contest) and they average 33.5 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 22.1 times per contest (3rd in the WNBA) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 12.0 times per contest. The Aces commit 17.8 personal fouls per game and they hit 80.7% from the free throw line. The Aces defensively are ranked 6th in the league in PPG allowed with 86.9. The Las Vegas defense concedes 35.3% on 3-pointers (311 of 881) and their opponents are connecting on 78.8% of their free throw shots. They allow 19.1 dimes and 34.0 total boards per game, which ranks them 2nd and 10th in basketball. They are forcing their opponents into 12.7 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 44.6% from the floor (5th in basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Minnesota

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