New York Liberty vs Connecticut Sun Prediction, 7/19/2022 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: New York Liberty vs Connecticut Sun
Date: Tuesday, July 19, 2022
Location: Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT
TV: NBATV
The New York Liberty (9-15) go to Mohegan Sun Arena on Tuesday where they'll meet the Connecticut Sun (16-9).
The New York Liberty took the court against the Las Vegas Aces and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 108-74 in their last contest. New York wrapped up the contest having earned a 34.9% FG percentage (22 of 63) and converted 8 out of their 26 shots from downtown. From the free throw line, the Liberty buried 22 of their 25 attempts for a rate of 88.0%. When discussing rebounding, they collected 30 with 5 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 18 assists for this game as well as forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In relation to defense, New York allowed their opponent to shoot 53.5% from the field on 38 of 71 shooting. Las Vegas dished out 6 dimes and had 9 steals for the game. In addition, Las Vegas grabbed 40 rebounds (6 offensive, 34 defensive) and had 3 blocked shots. Las Vegas finished shooting 76.2% at the free throw line by knocking down 16 of 21 tries. They converted 16 out of their 33 attempts from downtown.
Natasha Howard is one player who was a major factor for the matchup. She scored 19 points on 8 of 12 shooting. She played for 25 minutes and totaled 9 rebounds. Howard finished the game shooting 66.7% from the floor but had no assists when the game ended.
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New York heads into this game with a win-loss mark of 9-15 so far this year. They are averaging 79.9 pts per game (9th in basketball) while hitting 42.9% from the floor. The Liberty are connecting on 34.9% on shots beyond the perimeter (238 of 681) and 80.2% from the free throw line. As a unit, New York is pulling down 34.0 boards per contest and has totaled 495 assists on the campaign, which has them ranked 8th in basketball in terms of passing. They turn it over 14.5 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 18.2 fouls per contest. When they are on defense, the Liberty are forcing 11.8 turnovers per game and they draw 16.5 fouls. The Liberty are giving up a FG percentage of 42.4% (283 of 397) and they relinquish 36.6 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are ranked 1st in the WNBA in giving up assists with 449 conceded for the year. They are surrendering 36.4% from beyond the arc and they rank 8th in basketball in PPG allowed (84.7).
The last time they took the court, the Connecticut Sun took a loss by a final score of 91-83 when they played the Las Vegas Aces. The Sun earned 31 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards for a total of 41 for the matchup. They turned the ball over 22 times, while earning 4 steals in the matchup. The Aces committed 14 personal fouls in this contest which got the Sun to the free throw line for a total of 16 shots. They were able to convert 14 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 87.5%. With respect to 3-pointers, Connecticut converted 7 of 18 attempts (38.9%). When the final whistle was blown, the Sun went 31 out of 65 from the field which gave them a rate of 47.7%. The Sun allowed the Aces to make 31 of 74 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.9% for this game. They shot 25.0% from distance by going 9 out of 36 and walked away from this one shooting 20 of 24 from the free throw line (83.3%). In the matter of cleaning up the glass, Connecticut allowed Las Vegas to collect 30 overall (10 on the offensive side).
DeWanna Bonner ended up having an impact for the Sun for the matchup. She made 5 out of 12 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 41.7%, and had 7 rebounds. Bonner had 19 points in her 33 mins on the court and had 1 assist in this game.
Connecticut has a win-loss record of 16-9 this year. The Sun are committing 17.8 fouls per game while shooting 79.1% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 20.3 times per contest (6th in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 14.4 times per contest. Connecticut has scored 2,111 pts for the season (84.4 per game) and they pull down 36.5 boards per game. As an offense, the Sun are hitting on 45.6% from the field, which ranks 3rd in the league. The Sun defensively are ranked 3rd in the league in points allowed per game with 78.0. They are able to force 15.0 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 43.4% from the field (7th in basketball). The Connecticut defense gives up 32.0% on 3-point attempts (182 of 569) and their opponents are knocking down 79.3% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 19.4 assists and 29.4 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 4th and 1st in the WNBA.
Who will win tonight's WNBA game against the spread?
Tony Sink's Pick: Take New York
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