Indiana Fever vs New York Liberty Prediction, 5/18/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Indiana Fever vs New York Liberty

Date: Saturday, May 18, 2024

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: ABC

Barclays Center is the venue where and the New York Liberty (2-0) will take on the Indiana Fever (0-2) on Saturday.

The Indiana Fever stepped onto the hardwood against the New York Liberty and ended up losing by a score of 102-66 in their last game. Indiana ended the contest with a 36.7% FG percentage (22 out of 60) and converted 5 of their 19 three-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Fever buried 17 of their 22 attempts for a rate of 77.3%. In reference to hauling in boards, they compiled a total of 26 with 7 of them being offensive. They also distributed 13 assists in this contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and getting 5 steals. Regarding defending, Indiana allowed the other team to go 46.2% from the field on 36 of 78 shooting. New York totaled 13 dimes and had 8 steals for the game. On top of that, New York pulled down 40 rebounds (13 offensive, 27 defensive) and earned 8 rejections. New York shot 95.7% from the charity stripe by making 22 of 23 tries. They also knocked down 8 of their 27 tries from downtown.

Aliyah Boston is a player who had an impact for the matchup. She was able to score 12 points on 5 of 15 shooting. She saw the court for 30 mins played and also pulled down 7 boards. Boston went 33.3% from the field and also distributed 2 dimes.

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Indiana steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss record of 0-2 on the campaign. They are losing possession via turnover 19.0 times per contest and as a squad they commit 20.5 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Indiana is snagging 27.0 rebounds per game and has accounted for 29 assists so far this season, which has them ranked 2nd in basketball in terms of passing. The Fever are hitting 33.3% on 3-pointers (13 of 39) and 78.0% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 68.5 points per game (12th in the WNBA) while going 41.8% from the field. On the defensive end, the Fever are forcing their opponents into 12.5 turnovers per game and they draw 19.5 fouls. They are 12th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 42 conceded this season. The Fever are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 47.2% (25 of 39) and they relinquish 35.0 boards per contest as a group. They are surrendering 35.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 12th in the league in points per game from their opponents (97.0).

When they last stepped on the court, the New York Liberty got the win with a final of 102-66 against the Indiana Fever. The Liberty recorded 27 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 40 for the game. They gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while recording 8 steals for this contest. The Fever were called for 20 personal fouls in this contest which got the Liberty to the charity stripe for 23 shots. They were able to bury 22 of the free throws for a rate of 95.7%. In the matter of three-point attempts, New York converted 8 of 27 attempts (29.6%). When this game wrapped up, the Liberty ended up going 36 for 78 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.2%. The Liberty permitted the Fever to convert 22 of 60 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 36.7% in the game. They went 26.3% from three-point range by connecting on 5 of 19 and finished the contest at 17 out of 22 at the free throw line (77.3%). When discussing rebounding, New York permitted Indiana to grab 2 overall (7 offensive).

Breanna Stewart ended up being important for the Liberty in the matchup. She knocked down 12 out of 21 for this game giving her a rate of 57.1%, and had 10 rebounds. Stewart accumulated 31 points in her 29 minutes on the court and accounted for 4 dimes in the game.

New York has a mark of 2-0 this season. As an offense, the Liberty are shooting 46.6% from the floor, which is 3rd in the WNBA. New York has accounted for 187 points for the campaign (93.5 per contest) and they collect 38.0 rebounds per contest. They are getting an assist 21.5 times per contest (4th in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 14.0 times per contest. The Liberty are responsible for committing 18.5 personal fouls per game while shooting 92.1% from the charity stripe. The Liberty defensively are ranked 3rd in the league in points allowed per game with 73.0. They have allowed 17.5 assists and 30.0 boards per contest, ranking them 5th and 2nd in basketball. The New York defense concedes 29.4% on shots from beyond the arc (15 of 51) and their opposition makes 75.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They are able to force 12.5 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 38.4% from the floor (3rd in basketball).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take New York and under the total points

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