Aces Visit Fever in WNBA Finals Preview Thursday
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- A'ja Wilson is the -500 MVP favorite at BetMGM and has taken 58.4% of handle since posting, leading the WNBA in scoring (26.6 PPG) and blocks (2.0 BPG) while sitting 10 points from passing Candace Parker for 11th on the all-time scoring list.
- The Las Vegas Aces visit the Indiana Fever on Thursday at 7 p.m. ET on Prime Video in their final regular-season meeting, with an Aces-Fever WNBA Finals matchup priced at +2200 at FanDuel behind Aces-Lynx at +310.
- Jackie Young ended Wilson's eight-game team scoring streak Monday with 28 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists — her third career triple-double — and is averaging 25.0 PPG on 60.7% shooting since the All-Star break.
- The Indiana Fever lead the WNBA in scoring by far at 96.5 PPG, set a league record with six straight 100-point games, and became the first team with 15 games of 100-plus points in a season.
- Kelsey Mitchell is second in the league in scoring at 24.0 PPG and logged her 14th straight 20-point game (37 points) on Sunday, the second-longest such streak in WNBA history behind Wilson's 15 in a row in 2024.
- The Aces lost the first two meetings at home by 16 and 34 points, averaging just 71.5 PPG on 39.5% shooting — nearly 14 points below their output against any other opponent — while Wilson and Clark both missed the first matchup.
Why it matters: Thursday functions as a measuring-stick game ahead of a potential Finals rematch: the Aces have been outscored by a combined 50 points across two prior home losses to these same Fever, so the defending champions need a statement win to validate their +310 Finals-favorite status behind Minnesota.
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