Las Vegas Aces vs Minnesota Lynx Final — August 8, 2026
Last 10 games
Rest & travelrest and travel
Rest & travelAbout these numbers
Margin of each of the last 10 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.
Distance is straight-line from each team's home arena; time-zone change is at game time. Rest counts days since each team's previous game.
The pre-game matchup
The Aces visited the Lynx on Saturday, August 8 at 1:00 PM ET.
The Lynx closed as 4.5-point favorites at home against the Aces. The spread opened at Lynx -5.5. The total closed at 182.5, up from 181.5 at the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Aces +160, Lynx -192) prices the Aces at 37% and the Lynx at 63%.
Written from the numbers available before kickoff.
Result
Final score and result vs the closing line
Las Vegas Aces 87, Minnesota Lynx 98
Minnesota Lynx won by 11.
- Against the closing spread (Minnesota Lynx -4.5): Minnesota Lynx covered.
- Combined score 185 vs the closing total of 182.5: Over.
- Minnesota Lynx closed at -192 on the moneyline (a 63% no-vig market-implied chance).
Chance Quality Result
Based on the quality of shots each team created, Minnesota Lynx won 53% of G&W replays (Las Vegas Aces 47%). The chances each team created were close to even.
The Chance Quality Result describes the chances each team created. It is not the official result and never changes it or any record.
Market
Closing line and line movement
Aces +5.5 (-112)
Aces +4.5 (-105)
Lynx -216 65%
Lynx -192 63%
Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at kickoff. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.
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G&W Line
G&W’s own number for this game, next to the market. Analytics
Matchup
Head-to-head
The teams have met 9 times since 2024: the Aces won 3 and the Lynx 6.
| Date | Score | Line | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 2026 | Lynx 97, Aces 100 Aces won | ||
| Sep 4, 2025 | Lynx 87, Aces 97 Aces won | ||
| Aug 2, 2025 | Lynx 111, Aces 58 Lynx won | ||
| Jul 25, 2025 | Aces 78, Lynx 109 Lynx won | ||
| Jun 17, 2025 | Aces 62, Lynx 76 Lynx won |
Meetings since 2024, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.
Teams
Las Vegas Aces
- Las Vegas Aces team stats
- Golden State Valkyries 87, Las Vegas Aces 77 (Oct 9)
- Las Vegas Aces 81, Golden State Valkyries 83 (Oct 7)
- Las Vegas Aces 60, Golden State Valkyries 71 (Oct 4)
Minnesota Lynx
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