Connecticut Sun vs New York Liberty Prediction, 8/24/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Connecticut Sun vs New York Liberty

Date: Saturday, August 24, 2024

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: WNBA League Pass

The New York Liberty (24-4) play the Connecticut Sun (20-7) at Barclays Center on Saturday.

The Connecticut Sun played the Los Angeles Sparks and took home the win by a score of 69-61 in their last game. Connecticut walked away from the contest having earned a 38.4% field goal percentage (28 of 73) and converted 5 of their 16 shots from 3-point land. From the charity stripe, the Sun knocked down 8 of 17 attempts for a percentage of 47.1%. In relation to pulling down rebounds, they earned 36 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 21 assists in this matchup while forcing the other team into 21 turnovers and earning 12 steals. When discussing defending, Connecticut allowed their opponent to shoot 39.4% from the field on 26 of 66 shooting. Los Angeles totaled 15 assists and had 8 steals for the contest. On top of that, Los Angeles pulled down 42 rebounds (8 offensive, 34 defensive) and added 6 blocked shots. Los Angeles ended up shooting 70.0% from the free throw line by making 7 of their 10 tries. They converted 2 of 19 attempts from 3-point land.

DiJonai Carrington is someone who had an impact in the matchup. She ended up scoring 19 points on 8 of 17 shooting. She played for 31 minutes played and grabbed 4 rebounds. Carrington ended up going 47.1% from the floor and distributed 1 assist.

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Connecticut steps onto the hardwood with a record of 20-7 on the season. The Sun are connecting on 32.1% on shots from downtown (153 of 476) and 75.8% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 80.1 pts per contest (8th in the league) while connecting on 43.8% from the floor. They lose possession via turnover 11.9 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 16.7 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Connecticut is collecting 33.9 boards per contest and has totaled 529 dimes on the campaign, which has them ranked 10th in the league in terms of passing. When they are on defense, the Sun are forcing 15.4 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.3 fouls. They are 1st in the WNBA in giving up assists with 508 surrendered on the year. The Sun defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 43.5% (727 of 1,673) and they surrender 31.6 boards per contest as a squad. They concede 30.9% on shots from distance while they are 1st in basketball in points per game allowed (73.5).

When they last stepped on the court, the New York Liberty walked away with a victory by a final of 94-74 when they faced the Dallas Wings. The Liberty recorded 33 defensive boards and 14 offensive boards totaling 47 in the game. They turned it over 15 times, while getting 7 steals in this contest. The Wings were called for 21 personal fouls for the game which took the Liberty to the free throw line for a total of 24 shots. They were able to convert 18 of the free throws for a percentage of 75.0%. With respect to three-point shots, New York buried 8 out of their 28 attempts (28.6%). In all, the Liberty finished shooting 34 for 74 from the field which had them shooting 45.9%. The Liberty permitted the Wings to make 25 out of their 66 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 37.9% for this game. They went 42.9% from 3-point land by going 9 out of 21 and ended up shooting 15 out of 23 from the charity stripe (65.2%). When it comes to rebounding, New York permitted Dallas to grab 28 in all (9 offensive).

Breanna Stewart ended up being a factor for the Liberty for the contest. She made 7 out of 22 for this contest for a field goal rate of 31.8%, and totaled 12 rebounds. Stewart scored 26 points in her 32 minutes on the court and tallied 3 dimes in the game.

New York has a win-loss record of 24-4 so far this year. As an offense, the Liberty are hitting on 45.4% from the floor, which ranks them 1st in basketball. New York has tallied 2,422 pts on the season (86.5 per contest) and they collect 36.0 rebounds per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 22.9 times per game (2nd in the WNBA) and they turn it over 12.4 times per contest. The Liberty commit 15.3 fouls per game and they go 82.7% from the free throw line. The Liberty on the defensive side of the court are 3rd in the league in PPG surrendered with 76.1. They surrender 19.4 dimes and 33.4 rebounds on a nightly basis, ranking them 4th and 3rd in the WNBA. The New York defense concedes 33.0% on shots from beyond the arc (203 of 616) and their opposition knocks down 76.7% of their foul shots. They are able to force 12.6 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 41.7% from the field (2nd in the WNBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Connecticut

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