New York Liberty vs Atlanta Dream Prediction, 8/12/2022 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: New York Liberty vs Atlanta Dream

Date: Friday, August 12, 2022

Location: Gateway Center Arena in College Park, GA

TV: CBS Sports Network

Gateway Center Arena is the venue where and the Atlanta Dream (14-20) will take on the New York Liberty (14-20) on Friday.

The New York Liberty stepped onto the hardwood against the New York Liberty and went home with a win by a final score of 91-73 in their last contest. New York walked away from the contest with a 54.8% FG percentage (34 of 62) and converted 13 of 27 shots from beyond the arc. At the charity stripe, the Liberty buried 10 of their 11 shots for a rate of 90.9%. When discussing hauling in rebounds, they earned a total of 32 with 5 of them being of the offensive variety. They also dished out 21 assists for the game while forcing 9 turnovers and having 4 steals. When talking about defense, New York allowed 34.3% from the field on 23 out of 67 shooting. New York dished out 13 dimes and had 4 steals in this matchup. Furthermore, New York had 33 rebounds (13 offensive, 20 defensive) and added 3 blocked shots. New York finished the contest at 80.0% from the free throw line by converting 20 of 25 attempts. They also made 7 out of their 19 attempts from beyond the perimeter.

Sami Whitcomb is someone who was a major factor for the matchup. She ended up finishing with 15 points on 5 of 8 shooting. She was on the court for 27 mins and also grabbed 4 boards. Whitcomb shot 62.5% from the field and also totaled 5 assists.

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New York enters this matchup with a win-loss mark of 14-20 so far this season. They have an average of 79.4 pts per game (10th in the WNBA) while shooting 43.0% from the floor. The Liberty are connecting on 34.8% on three-point attempts (330 of 947) and 82.4% from the free throw line. As a unit, New York is pulling in 34.2 rebounds per game and has accounted for 702 assists for the campaign, which ranks 6th in the WNBA in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession via turnover 14.7 times per game and as a squad are committing 18.3 fouls on a nightly basis. When they are on defense, the Liberty have forced 11.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.0 personal fouls. The Liberty defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 42.1% (398 of 545) and they surrender 35.6 boards per game as a team. They rank 1st in the WNBA in allowing assists to their opponents with 621 relinquished for the season. They relinquish 33.9% from beyond the arc and they are 6th in the league in PPG from their opponents (82.3).

When they last played, the Atlanta Dream walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 97-90 when they played the Atlanta Dream. The Dream were able to snag 24 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards totaling 29 for the contest. They also turned the ball over 10 times, while earning 6 steals for this game. The Dream were called for 17 fouls for this game which took the Dream to the charity stripe for 18 tries. They were able to bury 15 of the free throw tries for a clip of 83.3%. When talking about 3-point attempts, Atlanta buried 9 out of their 19 tries (47.4%). When the final whistle blew, the Dream walked away from this one shooting 33 out of 66 from the field which had them shooting 50.0%. The Dream allowed the Dream to make 32 of their 67 attempts from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 47.8% for this contest. They shot 51.9% from downtown by connecting on 14 of 27 and ended up shooting 19 out of 19 from the free throw line (100.0%). When discussing cleaning the glass, Atlanta permitted Atlanta to grab 32 in all (6 on the offensive side).

Cheyenne Parker ended up being a major contributor for the Dream for the game. She converted 5 out of 9 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 55.6%, and tallied 5 rebounds. Parker earned 14 points in her 33 minutes on the court and added 5 dimes in this contest.

Atlanta has a win-loss mark of 14-20 on the season. Atlanta has totaled 2,673 points this year (78.6 per contest) and they snag 35.4 rebounds per contest. The Dream have committed 19.6 personal fouls per game and they hit 77.7% from the free throw line. When it comes to executing on offense, the Dream are connecting on 42.3% from the floor, which has them ranked 11th in the WNBA. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 17.6 times per contest (12th in the WNBA) and they lose possession via turnover 15.4 times per contest. The Dream on the defensive side of the court are 4th in the WNBA in PPG given up with 81.4. They have forced 14.1 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 43.0% from the field (3rd in the league). The Atlanta defense gives up 34.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter (280 of 812) and opponents are connecting on 77.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 19.5 dimes and 33.8 rebounds per game, which is 3rd and 6th in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Atlanta

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