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Mercury vs Aces Betting Pick
This game will be played at Michelob Ultra Arena at 10:00 PM ET on Tuesday, May 17, 2022.
The Las Vegas Aces and Phoenix Mercury have both played well early in the WNBA season, posting winning records early in the year. On Tuesday night, they square off in Las Vegas, in a game that both teams hope will be a statement game moving forward. In tonight’s WNBA predictions, we look at Mercury vs Aces in what should be the best game of a five-game WNBA slate.
Why Bet The Mercury:
✅ Las Vegas destroyed the Phoenix Mercury in the opening game of each team’s WNBA season. But the Mercury did not have Brianna Turner or Diamond DeShields for that game, both of whom are back for the Mercury now. Expect a deeper Mercury team to be much more competitive in this contest.
✅ Tina Charles is dangerous against a team like the Aces, as she showed last season with a 31-point outburst in a game in Las Vegas. Expect Charles to play well again in this game, and for her to make A’ja Wilson and Dearica Hamby work defensively, which has the potential to reduce the impact of both players on the offense end.
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✅ The Mercury are one of the few teams in the WNBA with the guard play to keep up with that of the Aces. Diana Taurasi and Skylar Diggins-Smith lead a guard group that is more than capable of scoring with the likes of Kelsey Plum and company, which should help the Mercury stay in this game until the end.
Phoenix Mercury
The Phoenix Mercury have rebounded nicely from a blowout loss to the Las Vegas Aces in their season opener, winning their next two games against the Seattle Storm. Phoenix benefited from the lack of Breanna Stewart in those contests against the Storm, as Tina Charles and Diana Taurasi led the team to victory in each game. Now, the Mercury hope that their recent reinforcements will aid them to a win against the title favorites in Las Vegas.
Diamond DeShields was not around for the Mercury’s first game against the Aces, as she was just getting back from international duty. Her presence should help the Mercury bench perform much better than they did against Las Vegas the first time. That second unit will be key against an Aces team that plays at an exhausting pace.
Las Vegas Aces
The Las Vegas Aces have shown why they are the favorites to win the WNBA Finals this season, winning three of their first four games to kick off the season. Their lone loss came against the Washington Mystics, who have looked like contenders in their own right early in this campaign. After beating the Mercury already this season, the Aces will look to move to 2-0 against their fellow title contenders and to improve to 4-1 on the year.
The key to this game for the Aces will be their defense, as the Mercury are going to be better equipped to get sustained scoring than they were in the season opener. While Las Vegas’ offensive pace is their calling card so far under Becky Hammon, holding the Mercury under 80 points would give them a much easier path to victory in this contest.