The Western Conference is a one-team show.
The Las Vegas Aces are 16-1 on the season, and they haven't lost a game at home so far in 2023. The Aces are on the road on Friday night, taking on the Dallas Wings (8-9) who are in second place in the West.
That's right, there isn't a single team in the West over .500 other than Vegas.
Las Vegas' superteam of Kelsey Plum, A'ja Wilson, Candace Parker, Jackie Young and Chelsea Gray has overmatched every team it's played so far, including the Wings on Wednesday night with a seven-point win.
Dallas came up short despite 32 points from Natasha Howard in that game.
Can the Wings change their fortune on Friday? Here are the latest odds:
Aces vs. Wings odds, spread and total
Aces vs. Wings prediction and pick
Sure, the Aces only won by seven points at home on Wednesday, but I'm not going to shy away from betting on them in this spot.
Vegas is still 9-8 against the spread on the season, and Dallas is just 2-3 ATS in the underdog role in 2023.
The Wings need a big game from Howard, Satou Sabally or Arike Ogunbowale to compete, but even that may not be enough. The Wings simply don't have the shooting to compete in this matchup.
Dallas ranks dead last in the league in 3-point percentage while the Aces are second in that statistic.
Ogunbowale is averaging over 20.0 points per game on the season, but she's shooting under 40.0 percent from the field. Meanwhile, every one of Las Vegas' top five scores is shooting at least 46.7 percent from the field.
Don't overthink this game after a closer matchup on Wednesday.
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Game odds refresh periodically and are subject to change.
