Atlanta Dream at New York Liberty 6/30/22 WNBA Picks and Prediction
The Atlanta Dream and New York Liberty meet Thursday in WNBA action at the Barclays Center. The Atlanta Dream look to snap a 3-game losing streak. The New York Liberty look for a win after winning 5 of their last 7 games.
The Atlanta Dream are averaging 76.9 points on 41.5 percent shooting and allowing 79.3 points on 41.2 percent shooting. Rhyne Howard is averaging 15.6 points and 4.6 rebounds, while AD Durr is averaging 14.3 points and 2.4 assists. Aari McDonald is the third double-digit scorer and Cheyenne Parker is dishing 1.6 assists. The Atlanta Dream are shooting 34.8 percent from beyond the arc and 77.7 percent from the free throw line. The Atlanta Dream are allowing 34.4 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 35.2 rebounds per game.
The New York Liberty are averaging 77.3 points on 42.8 percent shooting and allowing 80.6 points on 41 percent shooting. Sabrina Ionescu is averaging 16.6 points and 6.2 assists, while Natasha Howard is averaging 15.2 points and 6.8 rebounds. Betnijah Laney is the third double-digit scorer and Marine Johannes is grabbing 2.3 rebounds. The New York Liberty are shooting 33.2 percent from beyond the arc and 79.1 percent from the free throw line. The New York Liberty are allowing 35 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 34.5 rebounds per game.
The Dream are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 vs. Eastern Conference. The Liberty are 7-0 ATS in their last 7 vs. Eastern Conference and 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The over is 5-2 in Dream last 7 overall. The under is 4-0 in Liberty last 4 Thursday games. The over is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings in New York.
The Atlanta Dream are watching their season unravel with losses in 7 of their last 8 games, and that defense is starting to slip as well. The New York Liberty are enjoying their best stretch of the season, and they've quietly covered 6 of their last 7 games. The Liberty also just beat the Dream last week on the road by 12 points. At home and with their current form, it's hard to see this game being any different. I'll lay the reasonable number with the Liberty at home.
AUTHOR: Randy Chambers
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