New York Liberty vs Washington Mystics Prediction, 6/3/2022 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: New York Liberty vs Washington Mystics

Date: Friday, June 3, 2022

Location: Entertainment and Sports Arena in Washington, D.C.

TV: Twitter

The Washington Mystics (7-3) host the New York Liberty (2-7) at Entertainment and Sports Arena on Friday.

The New York Liberty stepped onto the hardwood against the Indiana Fever and took home the win by a score of 87-74 in their last contest. New York ended the game having earned a 45.2% FG percentage (28 of 62) and buried 11 of their 33 three-point shots. From the free throw line, the Liberty knocked down 20 of 24 tries for a percentage of 83.3%. In reference to hauling in boards, they collected 39 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 18 assists in this contest while forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and earning 2 steals. With respect to the defense, New York allowed the other team to shoot 32.9% from the field on 25 out of 76 shooting. Indiana distributed 11 assists and had 6 steals for this contest. On top of that, Indiana collected 33 boards (11 offensive, 22 defensive) and got 4 rejections. Indiana went 100.0% at the charity stripe by making 15 of their 15 attempts. They knocked down 9 of 26 tries from beyond the arc.

Stefanie Dolson is one player who was a major contributor in this matchup. She notched 16 points on 5 of 8 shooting. She was on the court for 25 minutes and also snagged 8 rebounds. Dolson went 62.5% from the field and also distributed 7 dimes.

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New York enters this game with a record of 2-7 this year. They are giving up possession 17.2 times per contest and as a unit they commit 19.6 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, New York is grabbing 34.1 rebounds per game and has earned 162 assists for the season, which ranks 10th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Liberty are connecting on 30.9% on 3-pointers (72 of 233) and 80.3% from the free throw line. They have an average of 72.2 points per outing (12th in the league) while shooting 39.7% from the field. On defense, the Liberty are forcing their opponents into 12.6 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.8 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 38.6% from beyond the arc while they are 8th in basketball in points per game allowed (84.0). The Liberty are giving up a FG percentage of 41.2% (113 of 160) and they relinquish 38.0 rebounds per game as a team. They rank 3rd in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 155 conceded on the season.

For their last game, the Washington Mystics walked away with a victory by a final of 87-75 against the Indiana Fever. The Mystics recorded 31 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 44 for the matchup. They turned the ball over 15 times, while recording 6 steals for the contest. The Fever earned 16 fouls for the matchup which got the Mystics to the charity stripe for 16 shots. They were able to bury 13 of those for a rate of 81.3%. In regard to three-point attempts, Washington made 8 of 24 attempts (33.3%). When the game finished, the Mystics went 33 out of 72 from the floor which had them sitting at 45.8%. The Mystics permitted the Fever to convert 30 of their 74 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 40.5% in this matchup. They shot 40.9% from 3-point land via 9 out of 22 and finished the game at 6 out of 9 at the free throw line (66.7%). Concerning rebounding, Washington permitted Indiana to pull down 32 in total (10 offensive).

Ariel Atkins ended up having an impact for the Mystics for the matchup. She made 9 of 16 for this game for a rate of 56.3%, and had 4 rebounds. Atkins totaled 28 points in her 34 mins on the court and tallied 2 assists in this game.

Washington has a record of 7-3 so far this season. Washington has accumulated 800 pts for the season (80.0 per game) and they collect 33.1 rebounds per game. The Mystics are committing 16.2 fouls per game and they shoot 80.2% from the charity stripe. As an offense, the Mystics are connecting on 44.6% from the floor, which has them ranked 5th in the WNBA. They are assisting teammates 21.1 times per game (3rd in basketball) and they are turning it over 12.7 times per game. The Mystics defensively are ranked 1st in the WNBA in points per game surrendered with 73.3. The Washington defense concedes 33.5% on shots from beyond the arc (69 of 206) and opponents are connecting on 76.5% of their foul shots. They give up 17.9 dimes and 34.0 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 4th and 5th in the league. They are forcing their opponents into 15.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 42.6% from the floor (6th in the WNBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New York

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