New York Liberty vs Connecticut Sun Prediction, 6/8/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: New York Liberty vs Connecticut Sun

Date: Saturday, June 8, 2024

Location: Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT

TV: ABC

The New York Liberty (9-2) travel to Mohegan Sun Arena on Saturday where they'll take on the Connecticut Sun (9-0).

The New York Liberty faced off with the Atlanta Dream and notched a win by a score of 78-61 in their last game. New York finished the contest with a 39.2% FG percentage (29 out of 74) and buried 9 of their 31 shots from 3-point land. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Liberty made 11 of their 13 attempts for a percentage of 84.6%. In regard to pulling down rebounds, they compiled 44 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 24 dimes for this game as well as forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In the matter of defense, New York allowed 34.4% from the floor on 22 of 64 shooting. Atlanta doled out 7 dimes and had 8 steals in this game. Moreover, Atlanta grabbed 34 rebounds (7 offensive, 27 defensive) and added 4 blocks. Atlanta ended up going 82.4% when shooting free throws by burying 14 of 17 shots. They also converted 3 out of their 21 attempts from distance.

Breanna Stewart is someone who came through in this contest. She ended up with 25 points on 8 out of 17 shooting. She was on the hardwood for 35 minutes and snagged 10 boards. Stewart finished shooting 47.1% from the field and totaled 5 assists.

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New York heads into this contest with a record of 9-2 so far this year. They are averaging 85.5 points per outing (3rd in basketball) while hitting 44.5% from the floor. The Liberty are connecting on 31.6% on three-point shots (99 of 313) and 83.8% from the free throw line. As a team, New York is snagging 37.0 rebounds per game and has racked up 237 assists for the campaign, which is 1st in the league in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 13.9 times per contest and as a group they are committing 16.3 fouls per contest. On the defensive end, the Liberty are forcing their opponents into 1.4 turnovers per game while drawing 2.2 personal fouls. They give up 31.6% from 3-point land and they rank 1st in basketball in PPG allowed (8.7). The Liberty defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 40.0% (16 of 24) and they concede 3.9 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are ranked 6th in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 24 surrendered for the year.

The last time they took the court, the Connecticut Sun got the victory with a final of 76-59 against the Washington Mystics. The Sun were able to snag 25 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 31 for this game. They gave up possession 12 times, while getting 7 steals in this matchup. The Mystics committed 21 personal fouls for this contest which took the Sun to the charity stripe for a total of 27 shots. They were able to bury 16 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 59.3%. When discussing shots from beyond the arc, Connecticut made 6 of 15 tries (40.0%). When the final whistle was blown, the Sun shot 27 out of 57 from the floor which had them shooting 47.4%. The Sun allowed the Mystics to bury 20 of 64 attempts from the field which had them shooting 31.3% in this matchup. They shot 20.7% from downtown by connecting on 6 of 29 and walked away from this one shooting 13 out of 15 from the free throw line (86.7%). When it comes to team rebounding, Connecticut allowed Washington to get 37 in total (13 on the offensive glass).

DeWanna Bonner ended up being important for the Sun for the matchup. She converted 6 out of 12 in this matchup giving her a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and tallied 8 rebounds. Bonner earned 20 points in her 34 mins of playing time and tallied 3 dimes in the matchup.

Connecticut has a win-loss record of 9-0 on the year. Connecticut has accumulated 722 pts for the year (80.2 per contest) and they pull in 33.6 rebounds per contest. The Sun are responsible for committing 16.8 fouls per game and they hit 73.7% from the free throw line. As an offensive team, the Sun are hitting on 44.0% from the field, which has them ranked 4th in the league. They are getting an assist 19.3 times per game (5th in the WNBA) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.4 times per game. The Sun on the defensive end are ranked 2nd in basketball in points given up per game with 10.1. The Connecticut defense surrenders 27.0% on shots from behind the 3-point line (7 of 27) and their opponents are knocking down 77.6% of their free throw shots. They concede 2.5 dimes and 4.7 boards per game, ranking them 5th and 5th in the WNBA. They are able to force 2.5 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 41.1% from the floor (5th in basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New York

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