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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 No. 3 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 sitting 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.
Kierstan Bell #1 of the Las Vegas Aces reacts after hitting a 3-pointer against the Phoenix Mercury in the first quarter of their game at Michelob ULTRA Arena on August 21, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Getty ImagesPlus, 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.
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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).
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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.
