The Aces have won 77.1% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (27-8). Las Vegas has a 12-3 record (winning 80% of its games) as a moneyline favorite of -426 or shorter. The Aces have an 81.0% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline's implied probability.

The Fever continued their surprising postseason run, handing the more experienced Aces just their second loss in 20 games in the opener of their semifinal series.

The semifinals have arrived in the 2025 WNBA playoffs. On Sunday, the Indiana Fever continued their Cinderella run with a Game 1 victory over the Las Vegas Aces behind an outstanding performance by Kelsey Mitchell. Later in the afternoon, the Minnesota Lynx took the first game against the Phoenix Mercury after an intense and physical 40 minutes.

In the bright lights of Michelob Ultra Arena, A'ja Wilson needs more faces next to her. She can’t be the only one contributing on a nightly basis if the Las Vegas Aces are to advance out of the semifinals.

Mark Davis -- who owns both the Raiders and Aces -- showed up with the four-time MVP's father and Aces staff in matching pink wigs.

Fever fans understandably held on to the receipts from the ESPN studio crew after Indiana downed the Las Vegas Aces in Game 1 of the WNBA semifinals.

The 2025 WNBA playoffs resumed Sunday with the start of the semifinals. In the first game of the afternoon, the Indiana Fever continued their surprise run with an 89-73 win over the Las Vegas Aces, who had won 18 of their last 19 games. Later on, the top-seeded Minnesota Lynx used a dominant fourth quarter to defeat the Phoenix Mercury, 82-69.