New York Liberty vs Phoenix Mercury Prediction, 8/26/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: New York Liberty vs Phoenix Mercury

Date: Monday, August 26, 2024

Location: Footprint Center in Phoenix, AZ

TV: NBATV

Footprint Center is the venue where and the Phoenix Mercury (15-14) will take on the New York Liberty (25-4) on Monday.

The New York Liberty took the court against the Dallas Wings and took home the win by a score of 79-71 in their last game. New York wrapped up the contest with a 35.1% field goal percentage (27 out of 77) and knocked down 7 out of their 29 three-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Liberty converted 18 of 23 attempts for a rate of 78.3%. In regard to pulling down rebounds, they earned 46 with 17 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 21 dimes in the matchup as well as creating 14 turnovers and getting 11 steals. In regard to defense, New York let their opponent shoot 43.5% from the field on 30 out of 69 shooting. Dallas recorded 8 assists and had 4 steals in the game. On top of that, Dallas pulled down 38 rebounds (8 offensive, 30 defensive) and earned 6 blocks. Dallas finished the game at 69.2% from the free throw line by making 9 of their 13 shots. They converted 2 out of their 13 attempts from beyond the perimeter.

Breanna Stewart is someone who was a contributor in this matchup. She scored 19 points on 5 of 18 shooting. She saw the court for 35 mins and also pulled down 7 rebounds. Stewart finished the contest at 27.8% from the floor and recorded 6 dimes.

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New York heads into this contest with a win-loss mark of 25-4 for the year. They lose possession via turnover 12.3 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 15.3 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, New York is pulling down 36.4 boards per game and has totaled 662 dimes so far this season, which is 1st in the WNBA in terms of passing the ball. The Liberty are connecting on 34.3% on shots beyond the perimeter (295 of 859) and 82.4% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 86.2 pts per contest (2nd in the league) while going 45.1% from the field. When they are on defense, the Liberty are able to force 12.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.1 fouls. They are 6th in the WNBA in allowing assists to their opponents with 560 conceded this year. The Liberty are allowing a FG percentage of 41.8% (367 of 496) and they concede 33.5 rebounds per contest as a unit. They relinquish 32.6% on three-point shots while they are 4th in the league in points per game allowed (75.9).

In their last game, the Phoenix Mercury went home defeated by a final of 72-63 when they faced the Atlanta Dream. The Mercury were able to collect 30 defensive boards and 3 offensive rebounds for a total of 33 for this game. They coughed up the ball 11 times, while getting 4 steals for this game. The Dream were called for 15 fouls in this matchup which got the Mercury to the charity stripe for 10 tries. They were able to knock down 9 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 90.0%. In the matter of 3-point shots, Phoenix converted 6 of their 19 attempts (31.6%). In all, the Mercury finished the game shooting 24 out of 61 from the field which had them shooting 39.3%. The Mercury allowed the Dream to make 25 of 73 tries from the floor which left them shooting 34.2% in this game. They finished the game shooting 29.0% from 3-point land by going 9 out of 31 and finished the game at 13 of 16 at the free throw line (81.3%). When discussing how they cleaned up the glass, Phoenix allowed Atlanta to get 47 in total (16 on the offensive side).

Kahleah Copper was important for the Mercury in this matchup. She converted 8 of 17 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 47.1%, and accumulated 6 rebounds. Copper earned 22 points in her 34 mins on the court and accounted for 2 assists in this game.

Phoenix has a win-loss record of 15-14 for the season. The Mercury are committing 17.7 fouls per game and they hit 80.6% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 19.6 times per contest (9th in the WNBA) and they turn it over 13.1 times per game. Phoenix has accounted for 2,417 points so far this year (83.3 per game) and they pull in 32.6 boards per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Mercury are shooting 44.1% from the floor, which ranks them 6th in the league. The Mercury on the defensive end are ranked 10th in the league in points given up per game with 84.4. The Phoenix defense allows 32.8% on shots from beyond the arc (253 of 772) and opponents are converting on 77.1% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 21.5 dimes and 36.8 boards per contest, which is ranked 11th and 12th in basketball. They are able to force 12.3 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 43.0% from the field (5th in basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Phoenix

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