New York Liberty vs Chicago Sky Prediction, 7/13/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: New York Liberty vs Chicago Sky

Date: Saturday, July 13, 2024

Location: Wintrust Arena in Chicago, IL

TV: ABC

The Chicago Sky (9-12) play the New York Liberty (18-4) at Wintrust Arena on Saturday.

The New York Liberty faced the Connecticut Sun and notched a win by a score of 71-68 in their last contest. New York finished with a 49.1% field goal percentage (28 out of 57) and converted 3 of 13 3-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Liberty made 12 of 16 shots for a rate of 75.0%. In regard to hauling in boards, they compiled a total of 33 with 1 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 22 assists in the matchup as well as forcing 9 turnovers and having 5 steals. In regard to defense, New York allowed 35.8% from the floor on 24 out of 67 shooting. Connecticut recorded 7 dimes and had 1 steal for the contest. Furthermore, Connecticut snagged 35 rebounds (7 offensive, 28 defensive) and had 2 blocks. Connecticut walked away from this one shooting 87.5% at the charity stripe by knocking down 14 of their 16 attempts. They knocked down 6 out of their 17 tries from long range.

Sabrina Ionescu is one player who came through in this matchup. She left the arena with 21 points on 8 of 15 shooting. She played 35 minutes and snagged 5 rebounds. Ionescu shot 53.3% from the floor and totaled 5 dimes.

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New York enters this matchup with a record of 18-4 this season. The Liberty are hitting 33.9% on 3-pointers (222 of 655) and 82.4% from the charity stripe. They average 86.0 pts per contest (2nd in the WNBA) while hitting 45.4% from the field. They cough up possession 12.6 times per contest and as a unit are committing 15.5 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, New York is pulling in 35.9 boards per contest and is sitting with 505 dimes for the season, which ranks 2nd in basketball in terms of passing the rock. Defensively, the Liberty have forced 12.1 turnovers per game while drawing 17.2 fouls. The Liberty defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 42.2% (266 of 378) and they surrender 33.6 boards per game as a team. They currently rank 6th in the WNBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 438 surrendered on the campaign. They relinquish 33.0% on shots from downtown and they are 3rd in the league in points per game allowed (77.5).

When they last stepped on the court, the Chicago Sky took home the win by a final score of 78-69 when they played the Atlanta Dream. The Sky were able to corral 35 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 43 for the game. They also coughed up the ball 10 times, while recording 11 steals in the game. The Dream had 11 fouls in the game which took the Sky to the charity stripe for a total of 13 shots. They were able to make 8 of them for a rate of 61.5%. When discussing shots from beyond the arc, Chicago made 6 out of 17 tries (35.3%). When the game finished, the Sky ended up going 32 for 74 from the floor which gave them a rate of 43.2%. The Sky allowed the Dream to convert 28 out of 69 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.6% in this matchup. They finished shooting 20.0% from beyond the arc by connecting on 2 out of 10 and walked away from this one shooting 11 out of 16 at the free throw line (68.8%). Concerning how they attacked the glass, Chicago allowed Atlanta to collect 36 in total (5 offensive).

Chennedy Carter ended up being a factor for the Sky in this matchup. She made 9 out of 21 in this game for a field goal rate of 42.9%, and earned 5 rebounds. Carter totaled 19 points in her 34 minutes on the hardwood and accumulated 5 assists for the contest.

Chicago has a win-loss record of 9-12 for the campaign. The Sky are committing 19.7 fouls per game and they hit 74.6% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 19.3 times per contest (10th in basketball) and they are turning it over 12.7 times per game. Chicago has accumulated 1,666 points for the campaign (79.3 per game) and they grab 36.7 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Sky are shooting 42.2% from the field, which is 11th in the WNBA. The Sky on the defensive side of the court are 5th in the WNBA in PPG allowed with 80.6. They surrender 20.8 assists and 35.0 boards per contest, which has them ranked 6th and 7th in the WNBA. The Chicago defense surrenders 31.0% on 3-pointers (135 of 435) and opponents are connecting on 78.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They are able to force 15.1 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 43.5% from the field (7th in the WNBA).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Chicago

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