New York Liberty vs Indiana Fever Prediction, 8/13/2023 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: New York Liberty vs Indiana Fever

Date: Sunday, August 13, 2023

Location: Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

TV: ESPN

The Indiana Fever (8-22) play the New York Liberty (23-6) at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Sunday.

The New York Liberty stepped onto the hardwood against the Chicago Sky and notched a win by a score of 89-73 in their last contest. New York finished the contest with a 51.5% FG percentage (34 out of 66) and made 13 out of their 25 shots from downtown. At the free throw line, the Liberty made 8 of their 12 attempts for a rate of 66.7%. Concerning pulling down boards, they earned 34 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 28 assists in the game in addition to forcing the other team into 17 turnovers and getting 9 steals. In regard to defense, New York allowed the other team to go 41.4% from the floor on 29 out of 70 shooting. Chicago totaled 7 dimes and had 7 steals in this game. Furthermore, Chicago snagged 33 rebounds (7 offensive, 26 defensive) and added 2 rejections. Chicago finished the game shooting 88.9% from the free throw line by knocking down 8 of 9 tries. They buried 7 out of their 24 attempts from 3-point land.

Breanna Stewart is one player who was a factor in the matchup. She ended up finishing with 21 points on 8 of 16 shooting. She saw the court for 32 mins and also snagged 12 boards. Stewart ended up going 50.0% from the floor and dished out 6 assists.

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New York comes into this matchup with a record of 23-6 on the campaign. They turn it over 14.0 times per contest and as a squad they commit 17.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, New York is pulling in 38.3 rebounds per contest and has totaled 703 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 1st in the league in terms of passing. The Liberty are connecting on 37.9% on shots from 3-point land (322 of 850) and 83.1% from the free throw line. They average 88.1 points per outing (2nd in the WNBA) while connecting on 45.5% from the field. On defense, the Liberty have forced 11.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.3 fouls. They are 3rd in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 546 surrendered so far this season. The Liberty defense is allowing a FG percentage of 41.9% (346 of 501) and they surrender 33.4 rebounds per game as a group. They give up 34.2% on three-point shots while they are 3rd in the WNBA in PPG allowed (80.4).

The last time they took the court, the Indiana Fever took home the win by a final score of 91-73 when they faced the Minnesota Lynx. The Fever were able to pull down 26 defensive boards and 13 offensive boards for a total of 39 for this contest. They turned it over 12 times, while getting 8 steals for the matchup. The Lynx committed 17 fouls for this contest which took the Fever to the free throw line for 14 shots. They were able to convert 13 of them for a percentage of 92.9%. In regard to 3-point shots, Indiana knocked down 10 out of their 27 tries (37.0%). At the conclusion of this game, the Fever walked away from this one shooting 34 out of 68 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.0%. The Fever permitted the Lynx to bury 25 of their 63 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 39.7% for the game. They finished 52.6% from distance by shooting 10 out of 19 and ended up going 13 of 15 at the free throw line (86.7%). When discussing rebounding, Indiana permitted Minnesota to snag 26 in total (7 offensive).

Kelsey Mitchell ended up being a factor for the Fever for the game. She made 8 out of 15 in this game giving her a rate of 53.3%, and accounted for 1 rebound. Mitchell earned 24 points in her 34 mins of playing time and tallied 4 assists for this game.

Indiana has a record of 8-22 so far this year. The Fever have committed 20.3 personal fouls per game and they hit 79.6% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 18.1 times per game (11th in basketball) and they turn it over 14.3 times per game. Indiana has scored 2,404 points for the year (80.1 per game) and they snag 34.5 rebounds per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Fever are hitting on 44.1% from the floor, which ranks them 5th in the league. The Fever on the defensive end are ranked 11th in basketball in PPG given up with 84.7. They relinquish 20.4 assists and 32.0 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 9th and 1st in the WNBA. The Indiana defense allows 37.9% on shots from distance (254 of 670) and opponents are connecting on 81.4% of their free throw shots. They are forcing 12.7 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 44.6% from the floor (8th in basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Indiana

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