The WNBA has shaped well in both the conferences with most games being a nail-biter so far. On Thursday evening, Los Vegas Aces are set to host their rivals Minnesota Lynx in what is claimed to be a lopsided clash.

The hosts have fired on all fronts while their rivals have got off on the wrong foot in the first few games. The prediction platforms have placed the Minnesota side as the underdogs with the Vegas side being the title contenders this season. The Lynx would be banking heavily on a great head-to-head record in this encounter.

Las Vegas Aces vs Minnesota Lynx Prediction and Odds: Recent Form

The Las Vegas Aces are back at it after a largely successful season in 2021 where they made it until the semifinal stage. They were once again the hot favourites for this season after piling up a strong squad. They played only one game in the preseason where they lost to their nemesis Lynx.

But they seemed to have things under control in the regular season after triumphing against the likes of Mercury, Storm and Dream with the lone defeat coming against Mystics. This meant that their top spot strengthened in the Western Conference.

On the contrary, the Minnesota Lynx haven’t pleased their fans one bit with the side struggling to get to business in the initial phase of the WNBA. They did have a decent 2021 season after making it until the second round but they would be aiming for much higher this time around.

Coming to the recent outings, they started off on the wrong note with defeats to Storm, Mystics, Fever and Sky but the redemption was round the corner as they finally scored their first points with a nail-biting victory against Sparks. They are at the bottom of the table as of today.

Las Vegas Aces vs Minnesota Lynx Prediction and Odds: Head-to-head

Matches: 37: Lynx: 27 Aces: 10 Draw: 0

Last Meeting: Aces won 102-81 against Lynx on 9^th September 2021.

Aces vs Lynx Prediction: Players to watch

Aces:

A’ja Wilson who has played at the centre position has tons of experience in the WNBA with an average of 15 points and 2.3 assists this season so far.

Kelsey Plum who is the shooting guard has a free throw percentage of 92.9 while the point guard Chelsea Gray needs to do better than 9.8 points per game this season.

Jackie Young brings the power and versatility to the centre with a free throw percentage of 85.7% and a field goal percentage of 55.6% in 4 games this season.

Lynx:

Moriah Jefferson has played over 110 games with an average of 8.7 points per game and a field goal percentage of 44.5% in this edition.

Sylvia Fowles’ performance will be the decisive factor for the Lynx pitched in with 16 points and 11 rebounds against Sky.

Aerial Powers who will be the shooting guard has averaged 10.5 points in every outing and has to step up in the coming games for the side to succeed.

Nikolina Milic who plays as the forward has averaged 10.5 points and 4.5 rebounds in the recent past.

Las Vegas Aces vs Minnesota Lynx Prediction and Odds: Predicted Winner

Even though the head-to-head record says otherwise, the Las Vegas Aces are the team to beat in the Western Conference so far and the Lynx don’t have the odds backing them ahead of this clash. The away side would do everything to cause an upset on Thursday night.

Looking at the outright predictions by Oddschecker, Las Vegas-based side is the hot favorite to bask in the glory with the best odds of 10/3 while the away side is in the bottom half with outside odds of 30/1. On the other hand, the Covers have put the Aces in the driver’s seat to win the 2022 WNBA while the Lynx would be elated to make it to the postseason.

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