New York Liberty vs Atlanta Dream Prediction, 6/9/2023 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: New York Liberty vs Atlanta Dream

Date: Friday, June 9, 2023

Location: Gateway Center in College Park, GA

TV: WNBA League Pass

The Atlanta Dream (2-3) play the New York Liberty (4-2) at Gateway Center on Friday.

The New York Liberty played the Chicago Sky and took a loss by a score of 86-82 in their last contest. New York wrapped up the game with a 44.6% field goal percentage (33 of 74) and converted 6 of their 25 3-point shots. From the free throw line, the Liberty buried 10 of 14 attempts for a percentage of 71.4%. With respect to pulling down boards, they compiled 41 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 25 assists for the contest as well as forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and having 7 steals. Regarding defense, New York allowed the other team to go 44.8% from the floor on 30 out of 67 shooting. Chicago earned 6 assists and had 4 steals in the matchup. On top of that, Chicago collected 34 rebounds (6 offensive, 28 defensive) and got 8 blocked shots. Chicago ended up shooting 63.0% at the charity stripe by knocking down 17 of 27 shots. They made 9 of 23 shots from distance.

Courtney Vandersloot is one player who was a major factor for the matchup. She walked away with 18 points on 6 out of 9 shooting. She was on the court for 31 minutes and totaled 8 boards. Vandersloot walked away from this one shooting 66.7% from the field and also totaled 10 dimes.

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New York heads into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 4-2 this season. The Liberty are connecting on 34.4% on shots from 3-point land (54 of 157) and 80.5% from the free throw line. They are averaging 80.0 points per game (8th in the league) while going 44.9% from the field. They lose possession by turning the ball over 15.0 times per contest and as a team they are committing 17.3 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, New York is pulling down 36.0 rebounds per contest and has earned 142 dimes so far this year, which ranks 4th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. On the defensive end, the Liberty are forcing 12.2 turnovers per game and they draw 16.7 fouls. They are 3rd in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 102 conceded on the season. The Liberty defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 40.3% (73 of 100) and they surrender 34.5 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They are relinquishing 35.7% on shots from distance and they are ranked 2nd in basketball in PPG allowed (76.3).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Atlanta Dream took a defeat with a final score of 92-87 when they played the Las Vegas Aces. The Dream recorded 30 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 36 in this contest. They also turned it over 15 times, while getting 5 steals in the matchup. The Aces were called for 13 fouls for this contest which took the Dream to the free throw line for 10 attempts. They were able to make 9 of them for a clip of 90.0%. When talking about three-point shots, Atlanta knocked down 10 of their 24 tries (41.7%). When all was said and done, the Dream finished shooting 34 for 74 from the field which had them at 45.9%. The Dream allowed the Aces to make 33 out of their 70 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 47.1% for the matchup. They finished shooting 28.6% from 3-point land by hitting 6 of 21 and finished the contest at 20 of 25 at the free throw line (80.0%). When discussing rebounds, Atlanta permitted Las Vegas to pull down 31 in total (5 on the offensive glass).

Cheyenne Parker ended up being a major contributor for the Dream for the game. She made 10 out of 18 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 55.6%, and had 11 rebounds. Parker had 25 points in her 29 mins of playing time, but didn't record an assist.

Atlanta has a record of 2-3 for the campaign. Atlanta has tallied 418 pts so far this year (83.6 per contest) and they grab 36.8 boards per game. The Dream have committed 17.6 fouls per game and they hit 83.3% from the charity stripe. When it comes to offense, the Dream are connecting on 40.8% from the floor, which has them ranked 9th in basketball. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 19.2 times per contest (7th in the league) and they turn it over 14.0 times per game. The Dream are ranked 6th in the league in PPG given up with 81.8. They are forcing 13.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 41.2% from the field (4th in the WNBA). The Atlanta defense gives up 31.7% on shots from 3-point land (38 of 120) and their opponents are connecting on 79.8% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 17.8 assists and 38.2 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 2nd and 11th in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New York

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