Phoenix Mercury vs New York Liberty Prediction, 6/18/2023 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Phoenix Mercury vs New York Liberty

Date: Sunday, June 18, 2023

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: Youtube TV

Barclays Center is the venue where and the New York Liberty (6-3) will play the Phoenix Mercury (2-7) on Sunday.

The Phoenix Mercury stepped onto the hardwood against the Washington Mystics and took a loss by a final of 88-69 in their last game. Phoenix wrapped up the contest having earned a 39.0% FG percentage (23 of 59) and buried 7 of their 22 shots from downtown. When they shot from the free throw line, the Mercury buried 16 of their 20 attempts for a rate of 80.0%. With respect to grabbing boards, they compiled 27 with 5 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 20 assists for this game in addition to forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and earning 8 steals. In regard to the defense, Phoenix allowed the other team to go 50.0% from the field on 32 of 64 shooting. Washington recorded 6 assists and had 8 steals for the contest. Moreover, Washington snagged 34 rebounds (6 offensive, 28 defensive) and earned 4 rejections. Washington ended up going 81.3% at the free throw line by knocking down 13 of their 16 tries. They also converted 11 of 26 tries from beyond the arc.

Michaela Onyenwere is a player who had an impact for the matchup. She accumulated 20 points on 7 of 11 shooting. She played for 32 mins played and also pulled down 9 rebounds. Onyenwere ended up going 63.6% from the floor and also recorded 1 assist.

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Phoenix heads into this game with a record of 2-7 so far this season. They are averaging 78.0 pts per contest (10th in the WNBA) while going 44.2% from the field. The Mercury are connecting on 32.7% on 3-point shots (65 of 199) and 82.1% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Phoenix is snagging 30.0 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 186 assists this season, which ranks 6th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 16.6 times per contest and as a unit are committing 20.6 personal fouls per contest. On the defensive end, the Mercury are forcing 11.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.4 fouls. They are conceding 31.4% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 12th in basketball in points per game allowed (86.2). The Mercury defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 42.8% (106 of 175) and they surrender 35.4 rebounds per game as a squad. They are 3rd in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 178 surrendered on the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the New York Liberty took a defeat with a final score of 86-79 when they faced the Atlanta Dream. The Liberty were able to corral 25 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards totaling 33 for the matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while earning 8 steals in this game. The Dream were called for 18 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Liberty to the free throw line for a total of 22 attempts. They were able to make 19 of the free throw tries for a rate of 86.4%. When it comes to three-point shots, New York converted 8 out of their 27 tries (29.6%). Overall, the Liberty ended up shooting 26 out of 66 from the floor which gave them a rate of 39.4%. The Liberty permitted the Dream to knock down 31 out of 71 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 43.7% for the matchup. They finished 33.3% from beyond the arc by hitting 8 out of 24 and ended up going 16 of 18 from the free throw line (88.9%). When it comes to how they rebounded, New York permitted Atlanta to pull down 42 in total (13 on the offensive side).

Betnijah Laney ended up being a major contributor for the Liberty in the game. She converted 6 of 9 for the game for a rate of 66.7%, and added 1 rebound. Laney scored 17 points in her 34 minutes of playing time and had 2 dimes in the matchup.

New York has a win-loss mark of 6-3 so far this year. When it comes to offense, the Liberty are connecting on 45.6% from the floor, which ranks them 2nd in the league. New York has totaled 767 pts for the campaign (85.2 per contest) and they grab 36.0 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 23.9 times per game (1st in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.8 times per contest. The Liberty are responsible for committing 18.2 personal fouls per game and they go 83.3% from the charity stripe. The Liberty on defense are ranked 5th in the league in PPG given up with 80.0. They are forcing 12.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 41.0% from the floor (2nd in basketball). The New York defense concedes 35.2% on shots from beyond the arc (68 of 193) and their opposition knocks down 76.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 17.1 dimes and 35.6 rebounds per contest, which is 1st and 9th in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Phoenix

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