Atlanta Dream vs New York Liberty Prediction, 9/24/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Atlanta Dream vs New York Liberty

Date: Tuesday, September 24, 2024

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: ESPN

Barclays Center is the venue where and the New York Liberty (32-8) will play the Atlanta Dream (15-25) on Tuesday in Game 2 of their series.

The Atlanta Dream ended up losing by a score of 83-69 in Game 1. Atlanta wrapped up the contest with a 39.7% field goal percentage (27 out of 68) and knocked down 3 of their 16 3-pointers. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Dream converted 12 of 19 tries for a rate of 63.2%. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they earned 36 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 16 assists in this game as well as forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and having 9 steals. When talking about defending, Atlanta allowed 43.3% from the floor on 29 out of 67 shooting. New York doled out 6 assists and had 10 steals in the matchup. Furthermore, New York pulled down 37 boards (6 offensive, 31 defensive) and earned 5 blocked shots. New York finished 94.4% at the free throw line by converting 17 of their 18 tries. They made 8 of 23 attempts from beyond the arc.

Rhyne Howard is one player who came through for the contest. She ended up scoring 14 points on 5 out of 14 shooting. She was on the court for 29 minutes and totaled 6 rebounds. Howard ended up shooting 35.7% from the field and dished out 4 assists.

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Atlanta heads into this matchup with a record of 15-25 for the season. They average 77.0 points per contest (12th in the league) while shooting 40.8% from the field. The Dream are connecting on 30.8% on three-point shots (239 of 775) and 77.1% from the charity stripe. As a team, Atlanta is grabbing 36.1 rebounds per contest and has racked up 736 assists so far this season, which is 12th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They are giving up possession 12.5 times per game and as a team they are committing 16.9 personal fouls on a nightly basis. When they are on the defensive end, the Dream are forcing their opponents into 12.5 turnovers per game and they draw 17.6 personal fouls. The Dream defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 42.9% (500 of 702) and they concede 34.6 boards per contest as a squad. They are 7th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 804 relinquished on the campaign. They are giving up 34.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 5th in the league in points per game allowed (79.8).

In Game 1, the Liberty corralled 31 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards for a total of 37 for the contest. They turned the ball over 14 times, while recording 10 steals in the game. The Dream committed 14 fouls for the game which took the Liberty to the charity stripe for a total of 18 attempts. They were able to make 17 of those for a rate of 94.4%. Regarding 3-point shots, New York knocked down 8 of their 23 tries (34.8%). Overall, the Liberty finished shooting 29 for 67 from the floor which gave them a rate of 43.3%. The Liberty allowed the Dream to make 27 of their 68 tries from the floor which left them shooting 39.7% in this contest. They finished 18.8% from downtown by going 3 out of 16 and walked away from this one shooting 12 out of 19 from the free throw line (63.2%). When talking about cleaning the glass, New York allowed Atlanta to collect 36 in total (10 offensive).

Leonie Fiebich pitched in for the Liberty for the contest. She knocked down 7 of 8 in this contest for a field goal rate of 87.5%, and accounted for 1 rebound. Fiebich scored 21 points in her 25 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 1 assist for the game.

New York has a win-loss mark of 32-8 on the year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Liberty are shooting 44.8% from the floor, which ranks them 3rd in the league. New York has tallied 3,424 pts for the year (85.6 per game) and they collect 36.6 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 22.8 times per contest (2nd in the WNBA) and they lose possession via turnover 12.7 times per contest. The Liberty commit 15.4 personal fouls per game and they hit 81.4% from the charity stripe. The Liberty on the defensive side of the court are 3rd in the league in points allowed per contest with 76.5. They have forced 12.7 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 42.5% from the field (2nd in the league). The New York defense gives up 32.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter (279 of 860) and opponents are making 76.9% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 19.4 dimes and 32.7 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 3rd and 2nd in basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Atlanta

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