SportsLine experts Calvin Wetzel and Aaron Barzilai reveal their WNBA picks as Kayla Thornton and the Golden State Valkyries take on Jackie Young and the Las Vegas Aces

The Valkyries wrap up a tough four-game road trip with a pivotal test in Las Vegas. Their recent form has been encouraging—Golden State broke even at 10–9, clinching a key road win in Indiana behind Veronica Burton’s 21 points,

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After she wrapped up her postgame press conference in a dark room in the bowels of George Mason University’s EagleBank Arena, the head coach of the Las Vegas Aces got up from the table, began walking toward the door and said,

Jewell Loyd passed Tamika Catchings on the WNBA's all-time 3-pointers made list in the Aces' loss to the Mystics on Thursday.

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The Aces’ struggles center more on inconsistency, although reigning MVP A’ja Wilson did miss some time with a concussion. However, Las Vegas has some legitimate issues. The Liberty are a five-point home favorite Tuesday with a total of 165.5 points.

The New York Liberty's recent tilt against the Las Vegas Aces hit a ratings jackpot for ESPN. Per Madeline Kenney of the New York Post, Tuesday's ESPN broadcast of the most recent WNBA champions drew a peak of 813,