Chicago Sky vs New York Liberty Prediction, 7/23/2022 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Chicago Sky vs New York Liberty

Date: Saturday, July 23, 2022

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: NBATV

Barclays Center is the venue where and the New York Liberty (9-17) will play the Chicago Sky (20-6) on Saturday.

The Chicago Sky took the court against the Seattle Storm and walked away with a win by a score of 78-74 in their last contest. Chicago wrapped up the contest with a 48.5% field goal percentage (32 out of 66) and made 5 of their 21 three-point attempts. When they shot from the free throw line, the Sky knocked down 9 of 11 tries for a percentage of 81.8%. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 38 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 20 assists for the matchup while forcing 14 turnovers and getting 6 steals. In the matter of defense, Chicago let their opponent shoot 42.0% from the floor on 29 of 69 shooting. Seattle doled out 9 assists and had 5 steals for the contest. On top of that, Seattle pulled down 28 rebounds (9 offensive, 19 defensive) and got 2 rejections. Seattle ended up going 81.8% at the free throw line by converting 9 of their 11 attempts. They knocked down 7 out of their 19 attempts from beyond the arc.

Emma Meesseman is a player who came through in this matchup. She totaled 16 points on 7 out of 12 shooting. She was on the court for 34 mins and pulled down 10 boards. Meesseman finished the game at 58.3% from the floor and totaled 6 assists.

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Chicago steps onto the hardwood with a record of 20-6 this season. They are averaging 85.7 pts per contest (2nd in basketball) while shooting 47.9% from the floor. The Sky are connecting on 35.9% on shots from 3-point land (192 of 535) and 83.4% from the free throw line. As a unit, Chicago is collecting 36.1 boards per contest and has tallied 620 assists this season, which ranks 1st in basketball in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 14.1 times per game and as a group are committing 16.3 personal fouls on a nightly basis. Defensively, the Sky are able to force 13.0 turnovers per game while drawing 16.0 fouls. They relinquish 34.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 4th in basketball in PPG allowed (79.3). The Sky are giving up a FG percentage of 42.6% (337 of 416) and they surrender 33.1 boards per game as a unit. They currently rank 6th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 518 surrendered so far this year.

For their last game, the New York Liberty took a loss by a final score of 78-69 when they faced the Washington Mystics. The Liberty were able to pull down 28 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive rebounds for a total of 32 for this contest. They also gave up possession 15 times, while earning 7 steals for this game. The Mystics earned 10 fouls in this game which got the Liberty to the charity stripe for a total of 10 tries. They were able to convert 9 of those for a percentage of 90.0%. When talking about 3-pointers, New York made 8 out of their 26 attempts (30.8%). When the final whistle was blown, the Liberty went 26 out of 62 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.9%. The Liberty allowed the Mystics to make 29 of 66 attempts from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 43.9% for this contest. They wrapped up this game 23.8% from three-point range by shooting 5 out of 21 and ended up shooting 15 out of 18 at the charity stripe (83.3%). In relation to how they rebounded, New York allowed Washington to snag 35 in total (7 on the offensive glass).

Natasha Howard was important for the Liberty for the contest. She made 7 out of 12 for this game for a field goal percentage of 58.3%, and earned 10 rebounds. Howard had 17 points in her 33 mins on the court and accumulated 1 assist in this game.

New York has a win-loss mark of 9-17 on the season. New York has accounted for 2,050 points for the year (78.8 per game) and they collect 33.7 boards per contest. The Liberty are committing 18.2 fouls per contest and they connect on 80.8% from the free throw line. As an offensive team, the Liberty are connecting on 42.6% from the field, which ranks them 9th in the league. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 20.4 times per game (5th in basketball) and they are turning it over 14.6 times per contest. The Liberty defensively are ranked 8th in the league in PPG given up with 84.3. They have forced 11.8 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.7% from the floor (4th in basketball). The New York defense gives up 36.1% on three-point shots (196 of 543) and opponents are knocking down 82.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 18.7 dimes and 36.6 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks 2nd and 10th in basketball.

Who will win tonight's WNBA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Chicago

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