New York Liberty vs Washington Mystics Prediction, 7/21/2022 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: New York Liberty vs Washington Mystics

Date: Thursday, July 21, 2022

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C.

TV: NBATV

The Washington Mystics (16-11) host the New York Liberty (9-16) at Capital One Arena on Thursday.

The New York Liberty faced off with the Connecticut Sun and took a loss by a final of 82-63 in their last game. New York ended the contest with a 36.4% FG percentage (24 out of 66) and buried 9 of their 27 shots from distance. At the charity stripe, the Liberty converted 6 of their 6 attempts for a rate of 100.0%. In reference to hauling in boards, they collected 26 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 18 assists for this game as well as forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and getting 7 steals. With respect to defending, New York allowed 49.2% from the floor on 30 of 61 shooting. Connecticut distributed 8 dimes and had 11 steals for this game. Additionally, Connecticut grabbed 39 rebounds (8 offensive, 31 defensive) and earned 2 blocks. Connecticut finished the game shooting 70.8% at the charity stripe by converting 17 of their 24 attempts. They made 5 of 11 tries from distance.

Stefanie Dolson is one player who was a factor in the game. She ended up finishing with 12 points on 5 of 8 shooting. She played 23 mins played and also pulled down 6 rebounds. Dolson finished shooting 62.5% from the field and also recorded 1 assist.

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New York enters this matchup with a win-loss mark of 9-16 for the year. The Liberty are shooting 34.9% on shots from 3-point land (247 of 708) and 80.5% from the free throw line. They are averaging 79.2 pts per contest (10th in the WNBA) while hitting 42.7% from the field. They are losing possession via turnover 14.6 times per contest and as a team are committing 18.2 fouls per contest. As a unit, New York is pulling down 33.7 rebounds per contest and has earned 513 assists this year, which is 8th in the WNBA in terms of passing. When they are on defense, the Liberty are forcing their opponents into 11.8 turnovers per game while drawing 16.2 personal fouls. The Liberty are allowing a field goal percentage of 42.6% (295 of 406) and they concede 36.7 boards per contest as a basketball team. They are 1st in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 469 surrendered so far this season. They are relinquishing 36.6% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 8th in basketball in points per game from their opponents (84.6).

In their last game, the Washington Mystics got the win with a final of 70-57 against the Minnesota Lynx. The Mystics pulled down 34 defensive boards and 4 offensive rebounds totaling 38 for this game. They also coughed it up 8 times, while earning 12 steals in this game. The Lynx committed 12 fouls in this game which got the Mystics to the charity stripe for 12 attempts. They were able to knock down 11 of those for a percentage of 91.7%. In relation to three-point shots, Washington converted 7 of 25 tries (28.0%). When the final whistle was blown, the Mystics walked away from this one shooting 26 out of 69 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 37.7%. The Mystics allowed the Lynx to convert 22 of 66 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 33.3% in this matchup. They shot 20.0% from distance by going 4 of 20 and finished the game at 9 of 12 at the free throw line (75.0%). In reference to rebounding, Washington permitted Minnesota to pull down 45 overall (7 offensive).

Elena Delle Donne ended up having an impact for the Mystics in this matchup. She made 8 out of 16 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and earned 10 rebounds. Delle Donne accumulated 21 points in her 28 mins of playing time and had 3 assists for this game.

Washington has a record of 16-11 for the year. On the offensive side of the court, the Mystics are connecting on 43.4% from the floor, which ranks 6th in the WNBA. Washington has tallied 2,149 points on the year (79.6 per contest) and they collect 35.3 boards per game. They are getting an assist 20.2 times per game (7th in the league) and they are turning it over 13.2 times per game. The Mystics are responsible for committing 16.2 fouls per contest and they shoot 77.4% from the free throw line. The Mystics on defense are ranked 1st in the league in points per game surrendered with 75.2. The Washington defense gives up 33.4% on three-point shots (195 of 583) and opponents are converting on 75.9% of their free throw shots. They concede 18.3 dimes and 34.0 total boards per game, which has them ranked 1st and 4th in the league. They are able to force 14.6 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.7% from the field (5th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New York

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