The Las Vegas Aces return home Friday night to face the Washington Mystics, and A’ja Wilson enters the matchup in MVP form. She’s averaging 26.5 points and 13.0 rebounds through two games, including a 31-point, 16-rebound effort in the season opener and a 22-point, 10-rebound double-double on Tuesday in a win over Connecticut.
Here’s the best A’ja Wilson prop bet on DraftKings Sportsbook for Friday’s matchup:
Best A’ja Wilson Prop Bet on DraftKings Sportsbook
39.5+ Total Points + Rebounds (-125)
Wilson has cleared this combined line in one of two games to open the season and came up just short in the second — despite playing limited fourth-quarter minutes in a blowout.
With the Aces returning to Michelob ULTRA Arena for their home opener, expect Wilson’s usage to remain high, especially while Jackie Young and Chelsea Gray continue working through shooting slumps.
Las Vegas faces a Mystics team that’s coming off a road loss to Golden State, where they allowed 30 points to Brittney Sykes and 12 rebounds to Kiki Iriafen. That bodes well for Wilson’s chances to take over early and often on Friday. Wilson is motivated to set the tone for Las Vegas is the group integrates younger talents into the fold.
“I’ve been sitting on my (expletive) for the last couple of months like I want to play, I want to get out there and I love that I could play with the young group and kind of get their wheels going and see how they play out there,” Wilson said after her performance against Connecticut.
“I’m prepared whenever my name is called, and Becky has faith in me being on the court. The score doesn’t matter to us; we just want to play the right way,” Wilson explained. “I’m thankful to be out there playing. Like I said, I haven’t been doing anything for the last month. Just let me play.”
Wilson’s elite workload, combined with the favorable matchup against a travel-weary Washington frontcourt, puts her in a strong position to surpass this number. Back her to lead the Aces with another dominant showing at home.
