New York Liberty vs Indiana Fever Prediction, 7/12/2023 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: New York Liberty vs Indiana Fever

Date: Wednesday, July 12, 2023

Location: Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

TV: WNBA League Pass

The New York Liberty (13-4) are headed to Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Wednesday where they'll take on the Indiana Fever (5-14).

The New York Liberty played the Seattle Storm and earned the victory with a final of 80-76 in their last contest. New York ended the contest having earned a 40.9% FG percentage (27 out of 66) and made 13 out of their 30 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the charity stripe, the Liberty converted 13 of 15 shots for a percentage of 86.7%. With respect to hauling in boards, they compiled a total of 30 with 4 of them being offensive. They also doled out 23 assists in this game while forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and having 5 steals. When talking about defending, New York allowed the other team to shoot 38.7% from the floor on 29 out of 75 shooting. Seattle doled out 15 assists and had 7 steals for the game. Moreover, Seattle collected 48 rebounds (15 offensive, 33 defensive) and earned 6 rejections. Seattle walked away from this one shooting 85.7% at the free throw line by making 12 of their 14 shots. They converted 6 of their 32 tries from 3-point land.

Breanna Stewart is one player who was a major factor for the contest. She notched 25 points on 8 of 17 shooting. She was on the hardwood for 37 minutes played and collected 8 rebounds. Stewart finished 47.1% from the floor and recorded 3 dimes.

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New York heads into this matchup with a mark of 13-4 for the season. They cough up possession 14.0 times per game and as a group are committing 17.8 fouls per contest. As a unit, New York is collecting 36.2 boards per contest and is sitting with 413 dimes on the season, which is 2nd in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Liberty are connecting on 38.4% on three-point shots (176 of 458) and 82.6% from the charity stripe. They average 87.4 pts per contest (2nd in basketball) while hitting 45.7% from the field. Defensively, the Liberty are able to force 12.6 turnovers per game while drawing 18.3 fouls. They concede 35.1% from beyond the arc and they rank 4th in the WNBA in points per game from their opponents (80.9). The Liberty defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 42.2% (504 of 1,193) and they relinquish 34.1 rebounds per game as a unit. They are currently ranked 1st in the WNBA in allowing assists with 312 conceded on the campaign.

In their last game, the Indiana Fever took a loss by a score of 77-76 against the Dallas Wings. The Fever snagged 24 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 35 for this contest. They coughed up the ball 17 times, while recording 5 steals in the matchup. The Wings committed 18 fouls in this game which got the Fever to the charity stripe for 17 tries. They were able to knock down 13 of them for a rate of 76.5%. When it comes to shots from beyond the arc, Indiana made 3 of 14 attempts (21.4%). When the final whistle blew, the Fever finished the game shooting 30 for 67 from the field which gave them a rate of 44.8%. The Fever allowed the Wings to bury 27 of 62 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 43.5% in this matchup. They finished the game shooting 15.4% from downtown via 2 of 13 and finished the contest at 21 out of 26 at the free throw line (80.8%). When it comes to how they rebounded, Indiana permitted Dallas to grab 33 in all (9 offensive).

Aliyah Boston pitched in for the Fever in this matchup. She converted 7 out of 12 in the game giving her a rate of 58.3%, and had 8 rebounds. Boston racked up 18 points in her 32 mins of playing time, but left the arena with no assists.

Indiana has a mark of 5-14 on the year. Indiana has totaled 1,556 points for the campaign (81.9 per game) and they collect 35.4 rebounds per contest. The Fever commit 21.2 fouls per game and they hit 78.8% from the free throw line. In terms of offensive execution, the Fever are connecting on 44.6% from the field, which ranks 5th in the league. They are getting an assist 18.1 times per game (11th in the league) and they turn it over 13.5 times per contest. The Fever on defense are ranked 10th in the league in points per game surrendered with 85.5. They give up 20.0 dimes and 32.4 rebounds per contest, which ranks 9th and 1st in basketball. The Indiana defense allows 36.2% on shots from distance (149 of 412) and opponents are knocking down 81.0% of their free throw shots. They are forcing their opponents into 11.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 44.2% from the floor (8th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New York

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