Recent form
6-4
LV +2.7 vs WSH +1.8 margin
LV brings the hotter last-ten margin into this matchup tonight with balance.

WSH
19-13

LV
23-11
Verdict
Pass · no edge tonight.
The model doesn't see daylight against the posted line on this game. We don't surface negative-EV picks; check the drill-down for sub-model context.
Why this matchup
2 signals · model + marketPreview · WNBA
ashington Mystics visit Las Vegas Aces Thursday at 8/13 - 10:00 PM EDT. WSH is rolling — 5-1 in their last 6. LV is 5-3 in their last 8.
Vegas opened LV as a 6.5-point favorite with the total at 169.5. LV's moneyline implies a 73% break-even, WSH the inverse.
For bettors: the LV side carries the favorite-tax, the dog gets the points and a plus-money payout. The 169.5 total reads near the league average.
ByTheOnemodel/auto-generated · live odds + scouting data/refreshes with the page
Team stats
WSH
Away
Stat
LV
Home
44
FG %
49
Season series
Series tied 1-1
Model & market
Vegas line center
DraftKings via ESPN · 21+
Spread
LV -6.5
Half-pt below key 7
Total
169.5
Standard · +4.5 vs avg
1.0pt· 6h
Moneyline
Implied probabilities back-computed from American odds — break-even win % a moneyline bet needs to be +EV.
Line movement · 200 snapshots
ESPN-tracked · 21+
Spread
6.5
0.0 since open
Total
169.5
-1.0 since open
Scouting report
WSH @ LV
Rest going in
2 days
last game Aug 11
2 days
last game Aug 11
Model edge vs market
Pass · split signalMarket
LV -6.5
Model
WSH -19.5
Edge
split
Market
169.5
Model
On the roadmap
Edge
—
Market
LV -270
Model
WSH
Edge
fading market
Model spread derived from 21-day power-rank delta · not a true point-spread model. Total + ML model wires roadmap. Bet responsibly · 21+
Tale of the tape
19-13
Record
23-11
#3
Conf rank
#3
-0.9
Pt diff
+3.6
L1
Streak
W1
7-3
Last 10
6-4
77.3
Power score
57.8
#3
Power rank
#7
47.6
Sched ahead
74.6
Composite signals from ESPN standings + 21-day power rolling. NBA pace / ORtg / DRtg from ESPN core team-stats; NFL yards-per-game from nflverse aggregation. Park factors, weather, KenPom-class metrics still on the roadmap.
Betting line
LV -6.5·O/U 169.5·WSH +220/LV -270
Drill down
Sub-model tables · ensemble breakdown · last meeting · book shop · player props
Scouting report · pre-game
LV is 6-4 recently; WSH is 7-3.
76.5%
model · LV win prob
Recent form
Situational
Rest is even. LV has 0 straight road games; WSH has 1.
Model angle
LV's edge is mostly model confidence plus venue split. The signals lean the same way.
Players to watch
A'ja Wilson · 26.1 pts · last-10 26.4 vs season 25.6.
Jackie Young · 20.5 pts · last-10 22.1 vs season 18.2.
Shakira Austin · 19.1 pts · last-10 20.9 vs season 16.3.
Head-to-head · 2-3 · last 5
LV is 2-3 in the recent head-to-head sample.
Line move
The home moneyline has stayed mostly flat.
Aggregated from r107 anatomy · r109 CLV history · r112 calibration · r118 line moves · r124 player projections · refreshes every 5 minutes
Model ensemble · how the prediction is built
Each sub-model uses a different rating substrate. Bayesian model averaging weights them by rolling Brier score so the ensemble inherits each model's strengths. Disagreement flags games where the sub-models don't see eye-to-eye — lower confidence, wider band.
80.1%
ensemble · LV favored
Elo Static
73.4%
P(LV win)
34%
weight
Elo Recent
77.4%
P(LV win)
32%
weight
Pace Efficiency
78.4%
P(LV win)
33%
weight
Disagreement
2.18 pp
weighted σ across sub-models
Confidence
86% · high
maps from disagreement
Substrate count
3 / 3 active
ones with full inputs tonight
Weights recalibrated nightly on a 90-day rolling window with strict point-in-time correctness — no model gets credit for a game it hasn't seen. Headline % is Platt-scaled per league; sub-model rows show raw BMA inputs.
The receipts
LV's edge is mostly model confidence plus venue split. The signals lean the same way.
+6.5
pp edge · LV
0.00
CLV pp
80.2%
±8.2pp band
5u large — +7.2pp edge, quarter Kelly capped.
Edge
+10.2pp
+3.7pp post-cal
Kelly
26.7%
5.0% sized
Decimal
1.37
+7.2pp vs price
Contributor breakdown · sums to 6.5pp · LV over WSH
LV grades as a real model edge, not just noise.
LV's venue form is 7.5pp stronger in the recent sample.
LV has taken 2 of the last 3 meetings.
Open price
-278
Close price
-278
Open no-vig
70.5%
Close no-vig
70.5%
Line barely moved
How we read this game
Line shopping · 1 book
Same model, different prices. The same moneyline can vary 25¢ across books — taking the worst price wipes out a real edge instantly. Star marks the best-paying book per side.
+6.5pp
best edge · LV · DraftKings
WSH
no live price
LV
★ bestedge +6.5pp · implied 70.0%
| Book | WSH | LV | Best edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| DraftKings | +220 | -270★ | +6.5 |
Edges shown are model probability minus no-vig implied probability for that side at that book. Stars mark the highest-paying cell per side. Lines refresh every 60 seconds.
Player projections
Per-player stat projections built from a recency-weighted blend of the last ten games, season average, and matchup context. Confidence reflects sample size and stability — the top of each list is who to watch.
125
projections · 95 high confidence
Points
Rebounds
Assists
Blocks
Steals
Projections recompute every 30 minutes · prop lines plug in once sportsbook ingest lands
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