Connecticut Sun vs New York Liberty Prediction, 7/16/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Connecticut Sun vs New York Liberty

Date: Tuesday, July 16, 2024

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: PRIME

The Connecticut Sun (18-5) travel to Barclays Center on Tuesday where they'll take on the New York Liberty (20-4).

The Connecticut Sun faced off with the Phoenix Mercury and notched a win by a score of 96-69 in their last game. Connecticut finished the game with a 47.4% FG percentage (37 out of 78) and made 10 out of their 26 shots from distance. At the charity stripe, the Sun converted 12 of 21 attempts for a percentage of 57.1%. With respect to rebounding, they collected a total of 44 with 16 of them being offensive. They also recorded 26 assists for the matchup as well as forcing 15 turnovers and having 9 steals. In regard to the defense, Connecticut let their opponent shoot 40.6% from the floor on 28 out of 69 shooting. Phoenix earned 16 assists and had 3 steals for the matchup. On top of that, Phoenix pulled down 33 rebounds (11 offensive, 22 defensive) and had 8 blocks. Phoenix ended up going 60.0% when shooting free throws by knocking down 6 of 10 shots. They also made 7 of their 25 tries from beyond the arc.

Rachel Banham is one player who came through for this contest. She finished with 24 points on 8 out of 11 shooting. She was on the hardwood for 23 mins played and pulled down 2 rebounds. Banham finished the contest at 72.7% from the floor and also earned 1 assist.

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Connecticut comes into this one with a record of 18-5 for the year. The Sun are connecting on 32.3% on shots from 3-point land (131 of 406) and 76.1% from the free throw line. They have an average of 80.0 pts per contest (8th in basketball) while going 43.8% from the field. They cough up possession 11.6 times per contest and as a team they commit 16.2 fouls per game. As a unit, Connecticut is grabbing 34.0 boards per game and has 445 dimes so far this season, which ranks 10th in basketball in terms of passing. On defense, the Sun have forced 15.0 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.4 fouls. The Sun defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 43.7% (620 of 1,419) and they relinquish 30.9 rebounds per game as a team. They rank 1st in the WNBA in giving up assists with 437 conceded for the year. They concede 30.5% from beyond the arc and they rank 1st in basketball in opponents points per game (72.5).

The last time they took the court, the New York Liberty went home victorious with a score of 81-67 against the Chicago Sky. The Liberty pulled down 24 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive boards totaling 28 in this game. They gave up possession of the ball 5 times, while recording 7 steals for the matchup. The Sky committed 16 fouls in this contest which took the Liberty to the free throw line for 14 shots. They were able to knock down 10 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 71.4%. Concerning shots from beyond the perimeter, New York buried 11 out of 36 tries (30.6%). When the final whistle blew, the Liberty walked away from this one shooting 30 for 71 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.3%. The Liberty allowed the Sky to convert 28 out of their 69 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 40.6% in this matchup. They finished the game shooting 46.7% from behind the 3-point line by hitting 7 out of 15 and walked away from this one shooting 4 of 4 from the free throw line (100.0%). Regarding rebounding, New York permitted Chicago to get 41 in all (12 on the offensive glass).

Sabrina Ionescu ended up being important for the Liberty for the game. She made 9 out of 21 in this matchup giving her a field goal percentage of 42.9%, and totaled 3 rebounds. Ionescu scored 28 points in her 34 mins of playing time and had 6 dimes for the game.

New York has a win-loss record of 20-4 on the season. New York has scored 2,064 pts so far this season (86.0 per game) and they collect 35.3 rebounds per contest. The Liberty are committing 15.0 fouls per contest and they go 82.4% from the charity stripe. When it comes to executing on offense, the Liberty are shooting 45.3% from the floor, which is ranked 1st in basketball. They are earning an assist 23.0 times per game (2nd in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.0 times per contest. The Liberty on defense are ranked 3rd in basketball in points per game surrendered with 77.0. The New York defense gives up 33.5% on shots from 3-point land (177 of 528) and opponents are converting on 77.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 19.8 assists and 34.0 boards per game, which ranks 4th and 4th in the WNBA. They are able to force 12.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 42.3% from the floor (3rd in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Connecticut

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