Seattle Storm at Las Vegas Aces Game 1 odds, picks and predictions

The Seattle Storm (25-15) take on the defending-champion Las Vegas Aces (27-13) Sunday in Game 1 of their best-of-3 series. Tip-off from Michelob ULTRA Arena is set for 10 p.m. (ESPN). Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's WNBA odds around the Storm vs. Acesodds, and make our expert WNBA picks and predictions .

Regular-season series: Aces won 3-1

The Storm come to town with G Jewell Loyd making it rain. She averaged a team-high 19.7 PPG with 4.5 boards, 3.6 dimes and 1.4 steals per game. She attempted nearly a half-dozen 3-pointers a game, which the Aces will have to respect. The Storm won 5 of 6 games to end the regular season.

The Aces won the last 3 meetings and covered in all of them. The last meeting was Wednesday with a 85-72 final in Seattle. C A'ja Wilson had 21 points and 7 boards. She averaged 26.9 PPG and 11.9 RPG in the regular season. The Aces closed out the season winning 9 of 10 games.

Storm at Aces odds Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook ; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 12:03 a.m. ET.

Moneyline (ML): Storm +340 (bet $100 to win $340) | Aces -450 (bet $450 to win $100)Against the spread (ATS): Storm +9.5 (-105) | Aces -9.5 (-115)Over/Under (O/U): 162.5 (O: -110 | U: -110) Storm at Aces picks and predictions Aces 85, Storm 75

The defending champs went through a lull in the middle portion of the schedule, but they are clearly hitting their stride at the right time. Wilson is still a dominant presence underneath, and she's getting help from G Kelsey Plum on the outside. Plum has scored 14-plus points in 7 of 8 games. The Aces have won 9 of 10 against Seattle, and they'll make it 10 of 11.

There's too much juice on LV here. There is one particular prop I'm feelin. It's (-155). She has 3+ boards in 5 of the last 6 games.

Against the spread In winning 9 of 10 overall, the Aces went 9-0-1 ATS. The Storm went 6-4 in their last 10, but just 4-6 ATS. Vegas is 8-2 ATS in the last 10 meetings with Seattle.

Take the ACES -9.5 (-115).

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Over/Under Three of the 4 meetings this season went Under, including cashing an Under at this total Wednesday with minimal sweat at 157.

Take the UNDER 162.5 (-110).

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