Indiana Fever vs New York Liberty Prediction, 5/21/2023 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Indiana Fever vs New York Liberty

Date: Sunday, May 21, 2023

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: Youtube TV

The New York Liberty (16-20 last season) play the Indiana Fever (5-31 last year) at Barclays Center on Sunday.

The Indiana Fever stepped onto the hardwood against the Washington Mystics and ended up losing by a score of 95-83 in their last contest. Indiana walked away from the game with a 56.9% field goal percentage (29 out of 51) and converted 8 of 13 3-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Fever converted 17 of their 20 tries for a percentage of 85.0%. In regard to rebounding, they compiled 25 with 2 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 16 dimes for this contest as well as forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and earning 5 steals. Regarding defense, Indiana allowed their opponent to shoot 48.3% from the floor on 29 out of 60 shooting. Washington distributed 7 assists and had 14 steals for the contest. Additionally, Washington collected 24 boards (7 offensive, 17 defensive) and got 3 rejections. Washington finished 85.7% from the free throw line by burying 30 of 35 attempts. They knocked down 7 out of their 21 tries from 3-point range.

Emma Cannon is a player who was a factor for this game. She ended up with 14 points on 5 out of 8 shooting. She played 24 minutes and grabbed 3 rebounds. Cannon ended up going 62.5% from the field but didn't record a dime.

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Indiana comes into this game after finishing with a mark of 5-31 last season. They had an average of 78.0 points per game (12th in basketball) while connecting on 40.9% from the floor. The Fever connected on 33.8% on three-point attempts (245 of 724) and 74.6% from the charity stripe. As a squad, Indiana pulled in 33.3 boards per contest and accounted for 649 dimes last season, which had them ranked 11th in the WNBA in terms of passing. They turned the ball over 15.1 times per contest and as a group committed 20.0 personal fouls per game. Defensively, the Fever forced their opponents into 14.3 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.0 personal fouls. The Fever defense gave up a FG percentage of 47.4% (1,169 of 2,467) and they surrendered 35.8 rebounds per game as a squad. They were 12th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 780 surrendered last year. They surrendered 33.9% on shots from distance and they ranked 12th in the league in opponents PPG (89.1).

The last time they took the hardwood, the New York Liberty took a defeat with a final score of 90-72 against the Chicago Sky. The Liberty snagged 28 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards totaling 33 in this game. They also coughed it up 14 times, while getting 4 steals for this contest. The Sky were called for 9 personal fouls for the contest which got the Liberty to the free throw line for a total of 6 tries. They were able to knock down 5 of the free throws for a percentage of 83.3%. Concerning three-point attempts, New York knocked down 7 of 22 tries (31.8%). In all, the Liberty finished the game shooting 30 out of 69 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.5%. The Liberty allowed the Sky to convert 36 out of 75 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 48.0% for the contest. They finished 29.6% from three-point range by hitting 8 of 27 and finished the contest at 10 out of 13 from the charity stripe (76.9%). In relation to how they attacked the glass, New York permitted Chicago to collect 39 in total (8 on the offensive side).

Rebecca Allen ended up having an impact for the Liberty for this game. She made 1 of 5 in this game for a rate of 20.0%, and had 4 rebounds. Allen racked up 4 points in her 22 mins on the hardwood and had 2 dimes for the game.

New York had a record of 16-20 last year. As an offense, the Liberty hit 43.1% from the floor, which had them ranked 9th in the WNBA. New York scored 2,866 points last season (79.6 per contest) and they collected 34.3 rebounds per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists was at 20.7 times per contest (5th in basketball) and they coughed up possession 14.6 times per game. The Liberty committed 18.2 fouls per game and they connected on 82.3% from the charity stripe. The Liberty on defense were ranked 6th in the league in points given up per game with 82.0. They forced their opponents into 11.7 turnovers per game and allowed teams to shoot 41.8% from the floor (1st in the WNBA). The New York defense allowed 33.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter (256 of 761) and their opposition made 82.2% of their free throw shots. They conceded 18.2 dimes and 35.7 boards per game, which was ranked 1st and 8th in those categories on the defensive end.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take New York

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