New York Liberty vs Chicago Sky Prediction, 5/11/2022 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: New York Liberty vs Chicago Sky

Date: Wednesday, May 11, 2022

Location: Wintrust Arena in Chicago, IL

TV: CBS Sports Network

Wintrust Arena is the venue where and the Chicago Sky (0-1) will play the New York Liberty (1-0) on Wednesday.

The New York Liberty took the court against the Connecticut Sun and walked away with a win by a score of 81-79 in their last contest. New York ended the game with a 47.5% field goal percentage (28 out of 59) and buried 10 of their 25 3-pointers. From the charity stripe, the Liberty knocked down 15 of 21 tries for a percentage of 71.4%. In regard to grabbing boards, they earned 27 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 17 assists in this contest while forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and getting 9 steals. Regarding the defense, New York let their opponent shoot 42.2% from the floor on 27 of 64 shooting. Connecticut recorded 11 dimes and had 10 steals in this game. In addition, Connecticut collected 34 rebounds (11 offensive, 23 defensive) and earned 6 blocks. Connecticut finished the game at 75.0% when shooting free throws by converting 21 of 28 attempts. They knocked down 4 out of their 17 attempts from 3-point land.

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New York will enter this matchup with a record of 1-0 on the season. The Liberty are connecting on 40.0% on three-point attempts (10 of 25) and 71.4% from the free throw line. They average 81.0 points per contest (7th in the WNBA) on 47.5% from the field. They are giving up possession 15.0 times per contest and as a group they commit 25.0 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, New York is pulling in 27.0 rebounds per game and has accumulated 17 assists this season, which is 9th in the WNBA in terms of passing. On the defensive end, the Liberty are able to force 15.0 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 19.0 fouls. They are conceding 23.5% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 4th in the WNBA in PPG allowed (79.0). The Liberty defense is giving up a FG percentage of 42.2% (15 of 19) and they surrender 34.0 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are currently ranked 3rd in the WNBA in giving up assists with 16 relinquished on the campaign.

When they last stepped on the court, the Chicago Sky took a defeat with a final score of 98-91 when they faced the Los Angeles Sparks. The Sky earned 25 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards totaling 31 for the matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 25 times, while getting 11 steals for this game. The Sparks earned 20 fouls for this contest which got the Sky to the free throw line for a total of 15 attempts. They were able to make 12 of those for a rate of 80.0%. Regarding shots from downtown, Chicago converted 7 out of 22 attempts (31.8%). When the final whistle was blown, the Sky finished the game shooting 36 for 70 from the floor which had them sitting at 51.4%. The Sky permitted the Sparks to knock down 32 of 65 attempts from the floor which had them at 49.2% in the game. They went 36.8% from beyond the arc by going 7 out of 19 and ended up going 27 out of 33 from the free throw line (81.8%). With respect to rebounding, Chicago allowed Los Angeles to pull down 36 in total (8 on the offensive glass).

Chicago has a win-loss record of 0-1 so far this year. The Sky commit 22.0 fouls per contest and they hit 80.0% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 28.0 times per contest (1st in the league) and they are giving up possession 25.0 times per game. Chicago has totaled 91 points this year and they pull down 31.0 boards per game. When it comes to offense, the Sky are connecting on 51.4% from the field, which ranks 2nd in the WNBA. The Sky are ranked 11th in the WNBA in PPG given up with 98.0. They are able to force 20.0 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 49.2% from the field (11th in the league). The Chicago defense gives up 36.8% on three-point shots (7 of 19) and their opposition makes 81.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 20.0 dimes and 36.0 boards per game, which ranks them 8th and 6th in basketball.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Chicago and under the total points

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