Indiana Fever vs New York Liberty
WNBA: Thursday, May 16th at 7:00 PM ET
Betting Odds: New York Liberty -7 -- Over/Under: 172.5 Click Here for the Latest Odds
In this article, we will formulate a New York Liberty vs Indiana Fever Prediction for this WNBA Game on Thursday, May 16th at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse. To formulate this prediction, we will examine:
-The Liberty recent form and recent player performance
-The Fever recent form and recent play performance
-A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for today’s game between the Liberty and Fever.
Liberty Opened Up Season With a Win
The Liberty faced off against the Washington Mystics in the first game and they were able to secure the 85-80 victory. Jonquel Jones had a strong game and he put up 25 points, eight rebounds, and two assists. Betnijah Laney-Hamilton had a strong game putting up 20 points, four rebounds, and two assists. One shocking part of the game was that Breanna Stewart didn’t actually play that well. She finished with only eight points, eight rebounds, and two assists. If she is only putting up eight points and the Liberty are still winning, the rest of the WNBA could be in trouble. The Liberty shot 47.1 percent from the field and 28.6 percent from behind the three-point line. They made 32 of the 68 shots from deep.
Fever Struggled in First Game
Caitlin Clark got a little bit of a dose about how the WNBA is going to be a little tougher for her in the first game. The Fever faced off against the Connecticut Sun and the offense only scored 71 points while the defense gave up 92 points. Clark finished with 20 points and three assists, but turnovers were also an issue. NaLyssa Smith had a strong game putting up 13 points, nine rebounds, and one assist. The defense was a major issue in the first game and they are going to need the defense to be a lot better here. The Fever did shoot 48 percent from the field and 40 percent from behind the three-point line. Indiana needs to get out to a fast start and really try to put the pressure on.
New York Liberty vs Indiana Fever Prediction
The Liberty scored 85 points in the last game and they are going to have no issue running up the score here. The Fever gave up 92 points in the first game and they are going to really struggle again in this game. Clark will have a few less turnovers, but they aren’t going to score enough to keep this game close. The Liberty will be up big at halftime, and they won’t look back. Back the Liberty against the spread.