Winning at sports betting is a lot like investing. Buying the dip is critical, but so is riding the wave.
The Las Vegas Aces are on that wave, having won nine straight games while posting a 7-2 mark against the spread (ATS) during that span.
The Aces have passed the New York Liberty for the three seed with just seven games remaining in the regular season.
Plus, star A’ja Wilson is the second-favorite MVP candidate with +200 odds at FanDuel after having odds in the neighborhood of 40/1 before the streak.
Las Vegas hits the road and plays outside the Pacific time zone for the first time in nearly a month — a span of 11 straight games. The Aces are 7.5-point favorites at the Washington Mystics with a total of 161 points.
Normally, I would look to fade a team that is due for regression but I think that arrives later in the road trip. I want to back the Aces because they are seeking revenge against a team that has beaten them in back-to-back meetings.
Plus, the Mystics are a shell of themselves. They recently traded All-Star Brittney Sykes and want to build around Sonia Citron and Kiki Iriafen. But these talented rookies are not quite ready to shoulder that responsibility and appear a bit overwhelmed with the workload.
Las Vegas’s nine-game win streak is no coincidence. Coach Becky Hammon adjusted her starting lineup to provide more toughness and defense with Kierstan Bell and NaLyssa Smith. That moved Jewell Loyd to a reserve role, which has allowed her to shoot more freely with the second unit.
I have a 61-50-1 ATS record in this Post sports section entering Friday’s wager on the Storm. My next play is Las Vegas laying the 7.5 points (-110, BetMGM Sportsbook).
Doug Kezirian is a New York Post contributor who has over two decades of experience in the betting space, including spending 11 years at ESPN as a host, columnist and betting analyst. He’s also the rare personality who has documented success – 14th place in 2023 Circa Million and Las Vegas SuperContest ($37K), two top-10 finishes in 2022 William Hill College Football Challenge ($58K) and also grabbed headlines with a $297K win on the 2021 NFL Draft.