Stephen Nover's WNBA October Game of the Month
(WNBA) Las Vegas vs. Seattle,
Point Spread: 8.50 | -115.00 Las Vegas (Away)
Result: Loss
Down 0-2 in this best-of-five WNBA championship series, Las Vegas is in a must-win spot. 
Can the Aces remain alive? I don't know. I do know this is the most points they've gotten all season and I'm going to back them at this high number.
Seattle has defeated Las Vegas by 13 points in each of the first two games. The Storm accomplished this by shooting 50 and 57 percent, respectively, from the floor. Las Vegas is a top-three defensive team. Seattle shot 47 percent from the field in the regular season. 
So I think the Storm's shooting percentage is coming down. The Aces outscored Seattle, 46-44, in the paint during Sunday's Game 2. The Storm, though, got to shoot 10 more free throws than Las Vegas. 
Maybe the free throw disparity won't be so great for this matchup especially after Aces coach Bill Laimbeer griped about it. 
Seattle is much deeper than Las Vegas. The Aces have had two games now to figure out they need to play at a slow pace and look to score inside instead of trying to trade baskets at a fast pace against Seattle. The Aces have league MVP A'ja Wilson. Even Laimbeer, who I consider a mediocre coach at best, should be able to figure that out. Who knows, maybe then the Aces could get Breanna Stewart in foul trouble.
The Aces are 7-1 ATS following a loss and 9-3-1 ATS the past 13 times playing on one day's rest.