New York Liberty vs Dallas Wings Prediction, 8/8/2022 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: New York Liberty vs Dallas Wings

Date: Monday, August 8, 2022

Location: College Park Center in Arlington, TX

TV: NBATV

The Dallas Wings (16-16) host the New York Liberty (13-19) at College Park Center on Monday.

The New York Liberty faced off with the New York Liberty and went home with a loss by a final score of 76-62 in their last contest. New York ended the contest having earned a 30.9% FG percentage (21 of 68) and knocked down 7 out of their 32 shots from 3-point land. From the charity stripe, the Liberty made 13 of their 16 attempts for a rate of 81.3%. In the matter of rebounding, they earned 35 with 7 of them being offensive. They also recorded 18 assists for the matchup as well as forcing 13 turnovers and having 8 steals. Concerning defending, New York allowed 37.5% from the floor on 27 of 72 shooting. New York distributed 9 dimes and had 4 steals for this contest. Additionally, New York grabbed 40 rebounds (9 offensive, 31 defensive) and had 3 rejections. New York finished the contest at 87.5% from the charity stripe by converting 14 of their 16 tries. They buried 8 of 27 tries from downtown.

Sabrina Ionescu is a player who was a major factor for this game. She ended up walking away with 20 points on 6 of 15 shooting. She was on the hardwood for 34 mins and also totaled 5 boards. Ionescu shot 40.0% from the floor and also recorded 5 assists.

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New York comes into this game with a mark of 13-19 for the season. The Liberty are shooting 34.4% on three-point shots (306 of 890) and 81.8% from the free throw line. They average 79.1 pts per contest (10th in the league) while shooting 42.6% from the floor. They are giving up possession 14.8 times per contest and as a unit they commit 18.3 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, New York is collecting 34.4 boards per game and is sitting with 666 assists for the season, which is 4th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. When they are on the defensive end, the Liberty are forcing 11.8 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.1 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 1st in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 594 surrendered so far this season. The Liberty defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 42.1% (379 of 516) and they relinquish 35.8 rebounds per game as a squad. They are giving up 33.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 7th in basketball in PPG from their opponents (82.5).

When they last stepped on the court, the Dallas Wings took home the win by a final score of 95-91 when they played the Dallas Wings. The Wings were able to collect 24 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 34 in the game. They also gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while getting 10 steals for the contest. The Wings were called for 31 personal fouls in this game which got the Wings to the charity stripe for a total of 45 shots. They were able to convert 34 of those for a percentage of 75.6%. In reference to three-point attempts, Dallas converted 7 of 20 attempts (35.0%). When the game finished, the Wings shot 27 out of 65 from the field which gave them a rate of 41.5%. The Wings permitted the Wings to make 31 of 70 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 44.3% for this contest. They shot 33.3% from 3-point land by going 6 out of 18 and ended up going 23 of 29 at the free throw line (79.3%). When discussing how they cleaned up the glass, Dallas permitted Dallas to collect 30 in total (10 offensive).

Kayla Thornton ended up being a factor for the Wings for the game. She made 4 out of 5 for the contest for a field goal rate of 80.0%, and added 5 rebounds. Thornton scored 21 points in her 40 mins on the hardwood and added 2 dimes in this game.

Dallas has a record of 16-16 for the year. As an offense, the Wings are shooting 42.9% from the field, which ranks 8th in the WNBA. Dallas has accounted for 2,637 points so far this season (82.4 per contest) and they average 34.1 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 18.7 times per contest (10th in the league) and they turn the ball over 12.8 times per game. The Wings are committing 19.3 fouls per game and they connect on 76.7% from the charity stripe. The Wings on defense are ranked 6th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 82.4. The Dallas defense gives up 33.1% on three-point shots (219 of 661) and opponents are making 77.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 20.0 dimes and 33.4 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 5th and 4th in the league. They are able to force 13.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 45.6% from the field (10th in the WNBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New York

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