New York Liberty vs Atlanta Dream Prediction, 6/24/2022 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: New York Liberty vs Atlanta Dream

Date: Friday, June 24, 2022

Location: Gateway Center Arena in College Park, GA

TV: CBS Sports Network

Gateway Center Arena is the site where and the Atlanta Dream (8-8) will take on the New York Liberty (7-10) on Friday.

The New York Liberty faced the Connecticut Sun and took home the win by a score of 81-77 in their last contest. New York ended the contest with a 44.9% FG percentage (31 of 69) and made 13 of 32 shots from beyond the perimeter. From the free throw line, the Liberty converted 6 of 8 tries for a rate of 75.0%. In relation to getting rebounds, they collected a total of 33 with 5 of them being offensive. They also distributed 25 assists for the contest while forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and earning 2 steals. Concerning the defense, New York let their opponent shoot 41.9% from the floor on 31 out of 74 shooting. Connecticut recorded 8 dimes and had 4 steals in the game. On top of that, Connecticut pulled down 34 rebounds (8 offensive, 26 defensive) and got 2 blocked shots. Connecticut ended up shooting 83.3% from the charity stripe by knocking down 10 of their 12 attempts. They also made 5 of 15 attempts from beyond the arc.

Stefanie Dolson is a player who was a major contributor for this game. She ended up finishing with 16 points on 7 of 9 shooting. She saw the court for 31 mins and also pulled down 6 boards. Dolson shot 77.8% from the field and also totaled 4 assists.

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New York will play this contest with a win-loss record of 7-10 this year. They are turning it over 14.7 times per game and as a group are committing 17.5 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, New York is pulling in 34.3 rebounds per game and has 334 dimes so far this season, which has them ranked 7th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Liberty are shooting 32.3% on 3-point shots (152 of 471) and 80.3% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 76.6 pts per contest (12th in basketball) on 42.5% from the field. Defensively, the Liberty are forcing their opponents into 12.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.5 fouls. They are giving up 34.7% on 3-point attempts and they are 5th in the league in opponents PPG (80.8). The Liberty defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 41.3% (204 of 281) and they relinquish 37.2 rebounds per game as a group. They rank 2nd in the league in giving up assists with 301 surrendered for the year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Atlanta Dream went home victorious with a score of 80-75 when they faced the Dallas Wings. The Dream were able to pull down 25 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 35 for this contest. They gave up possession 22 times, while getting 5 steals in this game. The Wings committed 22 fouls in the matchup which took the Dream to the free throw line for 15 attempts. They were able to make 12 of the free throw tries for a rate of 80.0%. When talking about 3-point shots, Atlanta buried 10 out of their 22 attempts (45.5%). When all was said and done, the Dream finished shooting 29 for 64 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.3%. The Dream allowed the Wings to bury 25 of their 66 attempts from the field 0 37.9% for the matchup. They wrapped up this game 24.0% from distance via 6 out of 25 and ended up going 19 out of 26 at the free throw line (73.1%). In reference to team rebounding, Atlanta permitted Dallas to get 31 in all (11 offensive).

Maya Caldwell ended up being a factor for the Dream in this contest. She converted 7 out of 11 in this matchup giving her a field goal percentage of 63.6%, and earned 1 rebound. Caldwell tallied 18 points in her 30 minutes of playing time and had 4 dimes in the game.

Atlanta has a win-loss record of 8-8 on the season. Atlanta has scored 1,250 pts so far this season (78.1 per contest) and they grab 36.4 boards per contest. The Dream are committing 20.6 fouls per contest while shooting 76.2% from the charity stripe. As an offensive unit, the Dream are connecting on 42.2% from the field, which has them ranked 9th in the league. They are dishing out assists 16.6 times per contest (12th in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 16.5 times per game. The Dream on defense are ranked 4th in the WNBA in PPG given up with 78.3. The Atlanta defense concedes 33.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter (126 of 382) and opponents are knocking down 77.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 18.6 dimes and 34.3 boards per game, ranking them 2nd and 5th in the league. They are forcing their opponents into 14.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 40.0% from the field (1st in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New York

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