Atlanta Dream vs New York Liberty Prediction, 6/30/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Atlanta Dream vs New York Liberty

Date: Sunday, June 30, 2024

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: ESPN

Barclays Center is the site where and the New York Liberty (15-3) will take on the Atlanta Dream (7-9) on Sunday.

The Atlanta Dream took the court against the Connecticut Sun and walked away with a win by a score of 78-74 in their last game. Atlanta wrapped up the contest with a 49.1% FG percentage (28 out of 57) and buried 6 of their 14 three-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Dream buried 16 of their 22 attempts for a rate of 72.7%. In regard to grabbing boards, they earned 32 with 5 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 18 assists in this matchup while forcing the opposition into 18 turnovers and getting 12 steals. In the matter of the defense, Atlanta allowed the other team to shoot 39.0% from the floor on 23 out of 59 shooting. Connecticut distributed 6 assists and had 10 steals for the matchup. Additionally, Connecticut collected 26 rebounds (6 offensive, 20 defensive) and had 2 rejections. Connecticut finished the contest at 80.8% when shooting free throws by converting 21 of their 26 attempts. They converted 7 of 21 tries from downtown.

Allisha Gray is someone who was a contributor in this contest. She was able to score 17 points on 6 out of 10 shooting. She played 33 minutes played and also collected 5 boards. Gray finished the game at 60.0% from the field and also earned 1 assist.

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Atlanta heads into this game with a record of 7-9 so far this season. They turn it over 11.9 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 17.6 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Atlanta is pulling in 34.8 boards per game and has accounted for 295 dimes for the campaign, which is 12th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Dream are shooting 31.7% from downtown (96 of 303) and 79.0% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 76.0 points per game (12th in the league) while connecting on 39.8% from the floor. When they are on defense, the Dream are forcing 13.1 turnovers per game and they draw 18.6 fouls. They are currently ranked 4th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 332 surrendered so far this year. The Dream defense is allowing a FG percentage of 42.6% (209 of 297) and they surrender 35.7 boards per game as a squad. They are giving up 34.9% on 3-point shots while they are 5th in basketball in points per game allowed (80.5).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the New York Liberty walked away with a victory by a final of 96-75 against the Atlanta Dream. The Liberty were able to pull down 31 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 38 for the game. They also turned it over 12 times, while getting 7 steals in the game. The Dream committed 14 fouls for this game which took the Liberty to the free throw line for a total of 15 shots. They were able to make 14 of the free throw tries for a clip of 93.3%. With respect to shots from downtown, New York buried 10 of their 25 tries (40.0%). When the final whistle was blown, the Liberty finished 36 out of 70 from the floor which had them at 51.4%. The Liberty permitted the Dream to convert 30 of 79 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 38.0% for this contest. They wrapped up this game 16.7% from three-point range via 2 of 12 and ended up shooting 13 of 19 at the free throw line (68.4%). When discussing cleaning up the glass, New York allowed Atlanta to grab 40 in total (14 on the offensive glass).

Sabrina Ionescu pitched in for the Liberty in the matchup. She knocked down 9 out of 18 in this game for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and accounted for 3 rebounds. Ionescu scored 26 points in her 31 minutes of playing time and totaled 11 assists for this contest.

New York has a record of 15-3 for the year. As an offense, the Liberty are shooting 46.3% from the floor, which ranks them 1st in basketball. New York has totaled 1,586 points on the year (88.1 per contest) and they collect 36.3 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 23.4 times per contest (2nd in the league) and they turn it over 13.7 times per game. The Liberty have committed 16.0 fouls per game and they connect on 84.3% from the charity stripe. The Liberty defensively are ranked 3rd in basketball in PPG given up with 78.4. The New York defense concedes 33.3% on shots from behind the 3-point line (139 of 418) and opponents are knocking down 76.1% of their free throw attempts. They allow 20.0 assists and 32.7 boards on a nightly basis, ranking them 6th and 2nd in basketball. They are forcing their opponents into 12.4 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 42.1% from the floor (3rd in the WNBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Atlanta

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