The Las Vegas Aces close out a road trip at Wintrust Arena on Saturday afternoon, bringing a fully healthy A'ja Wilson to Chicago for the third and final regular-season meeting between these two clubs.
Las Vegas enters at 20-8 and among the top teams in the league, while a Chicago Sky side battered by injuries all season sits at 10-18 and scrambling to find positive signs before the second half gets away from them entirely.
There was one on Thursday. DiJonai Carrington made her 2026 debut off the bench against Connecticut, pouring in nine points as Chicago overcame a five-point deficit in the fourth quarter, powered by Kamilla Cardoso's 26-point effort, to win 94-88.
It was the kind of performance a struggling team needed heading into a tough weekend matchup. The challenge now is replicating it against a far more formidable opponent.
Wilson delivered 33 points, 10 rebounds, and six assists in Las Vegas's 104-99 win over the New York Liberty on Thursday. Tip-off at Wintrust Arena is at 1:00pm ET on CBS.
Aces vs. Sky betting picks and predictions
Las Vegas Aces -6.5 @ -110
Wilson's availability changes the entire complexion of this matchup, and she looks fully healthy after suffering an ankle injury at the end of June.
The four-time MVP is averaging 26.4 points, 9.7 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 1.6 steals, and 2.0 blocks on 53.5% shooting.
She dominated both previous meetings with Chicago this season, producing 30 points, 15 rebounds, four steals, and three blocks in the June 28 game at United Center, a performance that became the first of its kind in WNBA history, before NaLyssa Smith led Las Vegas to a 98-90 overtime win on July 3 in Wilson's absence.
With Wilson back and healthy, Chicago has no interior answer for her. Cardoso is an excellent player, but she will face a Wilson who has already dismantled this Chicago frontcourt once this season in their most memorable statistical performance of the year.
Skylar Diggins, who would have been Chicago's best hope of generating the transition offense needed to stay close, is out with a right knee injury and is currently week-to-week. Without their primary point guard, the Sky's ability to push pace and exploit Las Vegas in open court is significantly reduced.
Las Vegas is 7-3 in their last 10 games; they’ve averaged 96.8 points during that stretch and surpassed 100+ points four times. Jackie Young (17.5 PPG, 6.7 AST) and Chelsea Gray (12.9 PPG, 7.1 AST) give the Aces a dynamic backcourt that Chicago's thin perimeter defence struggles to contain.
Back Las Vegas to win and cover in a game where the full complement of Aces weapons faces a Sky side missing its floor general.
A'ja Wilson Over 27.5 Points @ -115
Wilson enters Saturday having just delivered 33 points against New York on Thursday, and Chicago has done nothing this season to suggest it can contain her. Her 30-point, 15-rebound, four-steal, three-block outing on June 28 in this very building was unprecedented in WNBA history.
The matchup problem for Chicago is structural. Cardoso is their best interior defender, but Wilson's combination of post skill, mid-range shooting, and free-throw volume means even a committed defensive effort rarely holds her below 25.
Wilson is averaging 26.4 points per game this season, and she has 26+ points in four of her last five games. With Diggins absent and Chicago's perimeter defence stretched thin, Las Vegas will funnel the ball inside to Wilson early and often.
Her 53.5% field goal percentage and ability to draw fouls give her multiple routes to clearing the total. Back Wilson to go Over 27.5 in Wintrust Arena.
Kamilla Cardoso Over 14.5 Points @ -115
Chicago's injury situation removes several of its most reliable secondary scorers from the equation, which concentrates the Sky's offensive burden on Cardoso more than ever. With Diggins out and Azurá Stevens managing a personal absence, Cardoso will receive heavy usage as the primary post option, and she has shown this season that she can produce regardless of the defensive assignment opposite her.
Her 26-point performance on Thursday against Connecticut was the latest evidence of a player operating with full confidence in her own ability to manufacture points when the game demands it; 18 of those 26 came in the fourth quarter alone.
Cardoso is averaging 14.5 points and shooting 59.0% from the field this season. Even against Wilson on the other end, Cardoso's role as Chicago's offensive anchor means she will touch the ball frequently, and in a game where the Sky need to keep scoring to stay competitive, her total should climb. Back her to clear 14.5 points.
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Las Vegas Aces vs. Chicago Sky WNBA odds
Las Vegas Aces | -250 |
Chicago Sky | -205 |
Spread | LV Aces -6.5 |
Total Points | O/U 185.5 |
Las Vegas Aces vs. Chicago Sky player props
Player Points
A'ja Wilson (LV Aces) | O/U 27.5 |
Jackie Young (LV Aces) | O/U 19.5 |
Sydney Taylor (CHI Sky) | O/U 16.5 |
Kamilla Cardoso (CHI Sky) | O/U 14.5 |
Chelsea Gray (LV Aces) | O/U 12.5 |
NaLyssa Smith (LV Aces) | O/U 10.5 |
Las Vegas Aces vs. Chicago Sky Team News
Las Vegas Aces
Las Vegas head into Saturday without Cheyenne Parker-Tyus and Kierstan Bell (leg). However, Wilson and the rest of the crew are ready to roll.
Chicago Sky
Chicago is significantly shorthanded heading into Saturday. Skylar Diggins is out with a right knee injury and has missed seven consecutive games, with no timetable for return. Rickea Jackson is out for the remainder of the season with a torn ACL.
Azurá Stevens will miss Saturday's game for personal reasons after sitting out Friday's win over Connecticut. DiJonai Carrington made her 2026 debut on Friday and is expected to be available in a limited role, providing Chicago with a welcome perimeter option off the bench.
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