New York Liberty vs Indiana Fever Prediction, 6/10/2022 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: New York Liberty vs Indiana Fever
Date: Friday, June 10, 2022
Location: Indiana Farmers Coliseum in Indianapolis, IN
TV: Bally Sports Indiana
Indiana Farmers Coliseum is the site where and the Indiana Fever (3-11) will take on the New York Liberty (4-8) on Friday.
The New York Liberty faced the Minnesota Lynx and went home with a win by a final score of 88-69 in their last contest. New York finished having earned a 46.4% FG percentage (32 out of 69) and converted 12 of 33 shots from downtown. At the charity stripe, the Liberty made 12 of 15 attempts for a rate of 80.0%. With respect to hauling in boards, they earned 35 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 21 dimes for the matchup in addition to forcing 12 turnovers and earning 5 steals. When talking about defending, New York allowed 32.8% from the floor on 22 of 67 shooting. Minnesota doled out 13 dimes and had 11 steals in this matchup. On top of that, Minnesota had 36 rebounds (13 offensive, 23 defensive) and had 1 block. Minnesota finished 84.6% when shooting free throws by burying 22 of 26 attempts. They also knocked down 3 out of their 22 attempts from distance.
Sabrina Ionescu is someone who had an impact in this contest. She was able to score 26 points on 10 of 11 shooting. She played 26 minutes and pulled down 8 rebounds. Ionescu finished the game at 90.9% from the floor and dished out 8 assists.
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New York enters this game with a mark of 4-8 so far this year. They turn the ball over 15.9 times per contest and as a squad are committing 18.6 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, New York is pulling down 34.2 boards per contest and is sitting with 215 dimes on the campaign, which is 9th in the league in terms of passing. The Liberty are hitting 30.0% on shots from 3-point land (99 of 330) and 80.8% from the free throw line. They average 74.1 points per game (12th in basketball) while hitting 40.5% from the floor. Defensively, the Liberty have forced 12.8 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.8 fouls. They relinquish 35.8% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 8th in the league in PPG allowed (81.6). The Liberty defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 41.0% (154 of 213) and they surrender 37.8 boards per contest as a team. They rank 1st in basketball in allowing assists with 203 conceded so far this season.
When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Indiana Fever went home defeated by a final of 88-69 when they played the Connecticut Sun. The Fever pulled down 20 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards for a total of 29 in this contest. They gave up possession of the ball 15 times, while earning 8 steals for the matchup. The Sun committed 16 personal fouls for the contest which took the Fever to the free throw line for a total of 14 attempts. They were able to knock down 12 of the free throw tries for a rate of 85.7%. When talking about shots from beyond the perimeter, Indiana converted 3 of their 21 tries (14.3%). When the final whistle blew, the Fever finished 27 out of 72 from the floor which had them at 37.5%. The Fever allowed the Sun to knock down 31 of 66 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.0% in this matchup. They shot 29.4% from beyond the arc by connecting on 5 out of 17 and walked away from this one shooting 21 out of 27 from the charity stripe (77.8%). In regard to team rebounding, Indiana allowed Connecticut to snag 41 in total (11 on the offensive glass).
NaLyssa Smith was important for the Fever for the matchup. She made 8 out of 15 in this game giving her a rate of 53.3%, and had 7 rebounds. Smith totaled 19 points in her 30 minutes on the hardwood, but went home with no dimes.
Indiana has a win-loss record of 3-11 this year. The Fever commit 21.4 fouls per contest and they hit 76.6% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 18.7 times per game (7th in the WNBA) and they turn the ball over 15.4 times per contest. Indiana has scored 1,109 pts on the year (79.2 per game) and they grab 34.6 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Fever are shooting 40.0% from the floor, which is ranked 12th in the WNBA. The Fever on the defensive end are ranked 12th in basketball in PPG given up with 88.1. They have given up 19.5 dimes and 36.4 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 6th and 10th in the league. The Indiana defense concedes 35.6% on shots from 3-point land (93 of 261) and their opponents are knocking down 79.4% of their free throw shots. They are able to force 15.3 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 46.0% from the floor (11th in the league).
Who will win tonight's WNBA game against the spread?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Indiana
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