Connecticut Sun vs New York Liberty Prediction, 5/27/2023 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Connecticut Sun vs New York Liberty

Date: Saturday, May 27, 2023

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: WNBA League Pass

Barclays Center is the venue where and the New York Liberty (1-1) will take on the Connecticut Sun (3-0) on Saturday.

The Connecticut Sun faced the Washington Mystics and notched a win by a score of 88-81 in their last contest. Connecticut wrapped up the contest with a 47.5% field goal percentage (29 out of 61) and buried 8 of their 22 shots from downtown. At the charity stripe, the Sun made 22 of 30 tries for a rate of 73.3%. In reference to hauling in boards, they compiled 30 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 21 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and getting 9 steals. In relation to defense, Connecticut let their opponent shoot 41.5% from the field on 27 out of 65 shooting. Washington earned 18 assists and had 5 steals for the matchup. Moreover, Washington grabbed 33 rebounds (12 offensive, 21 defensive) and added 1 block. Washington finished the contest at 90.5% from the free throw line by burying 19 of 21 attempts. They buried 8 of their 28 attempts from 3-point land.

Alyssa Thomas is one player who was a major contributor in the game. She notched 22 points on 6 out of 9 shooting. She played 36 minutes and totaled 10 rebounds. Thomas ended up going 66.7% from the floor and also dished out 5 assists.

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Connecticut enters this matchup with a record of 3-0 for the season. They currently have an average of 79.3 points per contest (5th in the WNBA) while hitting 38.5% from the floor. The Sun are hitting 29.8% on three-point shots (17 of 57) and 72.4% from the charity stripe. As a team, Connecticut is pulling in 39.7 boards per game and has 53 dimes for the year, which is 2nd in the league in terms of passing the ball. They are giving up possession 12.3 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 21.3 fouls per contest. On the defensive end, the Sun are able to force 14.7 turnovers per game and they draw 23.3 personal fouls. The Sun are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 38.0% (44 of 70) and they surrender 35.3 rebounds per game as a team. They currently rank 11th in the league in giving up assists with 51 surrendered this season. They are conceding 23.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 4th in basketball in points per game allowed (72.0).

In their last game, the New York Liberty took home the win by a final score of 90-73 against the Indiana Fever. The Liberty were able to corral 29 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards for a total of 36 for this contest. They also coughed it up 17 times, while earning 7 steals in the matchup. The Fever were called for 16 personal fouls for the contest which got the Liberty to the free throw line for a total of 11 tries. They were able to knock down 10 of those for a percentage of 90.9%. When talking about shots from beyond the arc, New York made 14 of 29 tries (48.3%). When the game finished, the Liberty ended up going 33 out of 68 from the floor which gave them a rate of 48.5%. The Liberty allowed the Fever to bury 26 of their 73 tries from the field which had them shooting 35.6% for the matchup. They finished the game shooting 25.0% from distance by shooting 5 out of 20 and ended up shooting 16 of 21 at the free throw line (76.2%). When talking about rebounding, New York allowed Indiana to pull down 35 in total (12 offensive).

Breanna Stewart ended up being a major contributor for the Liberty for the game. She buried 15 out of 21 for this contest for a field goal rate of 71.4%, and totaled 12 rebounds. Stewart earned 45 points in her 30 minutes on the hardwood and accumulated 3 dimes in the game.

New York has a record of 1-1 for the year. New York has earned 154 points on the campaign (77.0 per game) and they snag 38.0 rebounds per game. The Liberty commit 16.5 fouls per game and they shoot 84.0% from the free throw line. As an offense, the Liberty are shooting 41.5% from the floor, which is 4th in basketball. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 23.0 times per game (1st in the league) and they cough up possession 18.5 times per contest. The Liberty on the defensive end are ranked 5th in the WNBA in points per game surrendered with 76.5. They have relinquished 17.0 assists and 33.5 boards per game, which has them ranked 3rd and 2nd in basketball. The New York defense allows 25.6% on 3-pointers (11 of 43) and their opponents are making 81.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They are forcing 13.5 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 40.6% from the floor (9th in the WNBA).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Connecticut

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