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Aces vs. Fever Game 2 Picks, Predictions & Odds: WNBA Playoffs First Round

Aces vs. Fever Game 2 picks, predictions & odds for Wednesday’s WNBA Playoffs — plus our best bet and score prediction.
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Best Bet: LVA +1.5 (-115) at DraftKings

Best Bet: Over 183.5 (-110)

Score Prediction: Aces 93, Fever 91

The Pick: Aces 93, Fever 91

We’ll take Vegas and the Over based on head-to-head trends along with playoff data for the Aces.

Game Betting Analysis

It’s hard to go against the Aces here, winning Game 1 in convincing fashion for their eighth straight victory. Vegas has also covered the spread in seven straight games when facing Indiana as an underdog, and five of eight meetings overall. The underdog has also covered four of six meetings – so all the data points in the direction of the Aces here. In terms of the total, the Over has hit in four of six meetings which includes Game 1 – the seventh straight Over Vegas has hit in the playoffs.

WNBA Game Trends & Betting Data

Aces vs. Fever Odds (Spread, Moneyline, Over/Under)

Deciding Factor: A’ja Wilson’s Efficiency vs. Indiana’s Doubling Dilemma

Las Vegas won Game 1, 102-85, because A’ja Wilson could not be guarded one-on-one — 38 points on 15-of-19 shooting (79%), her 11th career 30-point playoff game, an all-time WNBA record — and the Aces shot 59% as a team while blowing the game open with a 13-2 run that turned a 36-36 tie into a 62-47 halftime lead. That leaves Stephanie White with the same dilemma that broke Game 1: leave Wilson single-covered and live with historic efficiency in the post, or send a second defender and open the floor for Jackie Young (21 points, 10 assists) and Chelsea Gray (14 points, 8 assists) to pick apart the weak side.

Indiana got a genuine positive in Aliyah Boston’s return from injury (18 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists in 25 minutes), but Caitlin Clark struggled to control the game (15 points, 10 assists, 6 turnovers on 6-of-17 shooting) and Kelsey Mitchell was nearly invisible, scoring just 12 on a night she’s averaged 24.7 all season. Indiana has to win Tuesday to force a Game 3, and that likely means finding a hybrid look — physical, early digs at Wilson without fully committing a second defender — while getting Mitchell back to form so the Aces’ perimeter shooters aren’t the release valve every time Wilson draws help.

Game Information

  • Date: Tuesday, September 29, 2026
  • Kickoff: 6:30 p.m. ET
  • Network: APVO
  • Venue: Gainbridge Fieldhouse – 189.6 ppg; 13-9 O/U
  • Series Score: Aces 1-0

WNBA Playoffs Betting Central

Key Players

Las Vegas Aces

  • A’ja Wilson — Last Game: 38 points, 16 rebounds
  • Jackie Young — Last Game: 21 points, 10 assists

Indiana Fever

  • Caitlin Clark— Last Game: 15 points, 10 assists
  • Kelsey Mitchell — Last Game: 12 points

Photo Credit: REUTERS

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Thom Cunningham is the Lineups.com News Editor and has been involved with sports media for almost two decades at Spectrum, VegasInsider.com, Oddschecker, VSiN and much more as a content producer - focused on the betting and gaming space over the last decade tracking insights, data analytics and covering various markets from the NFL to the Oscars. 

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