New York Liberty vs Chicago Sky Prediction 5/22/25 WNBA Picks

The New York Liberty and the Chicago Sky meet Thursday in WNBA action from the Wintrust Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a New York Liberty vs. Chicago Sky prediction.

Matchup History

The New York Liberty won the most recent meeting between these two teams back on July 13th, 2024, by a final score of 81-67. The win for New York marked the Liberty’s third straight and fifth in the last six meetings between these two teams. 

New York Liberty Recap

The New York Liberty will be out to build on their season-opening win over the Las Vegas Aces last time out to improve to 1-0 on the year. After this game, the Liberty will head on the road for a marquee matchup against the Indiana Fever.

Liberty Start Title Defense With W

Breanna Stewart led the Liberty with 25 points on 10 of 14 shooting with 8 rebounds and 3 assists while Natasha Cloud added 22 points on 8 of 17 shooting with a team-high 9 assists, 6 rebounds, 3 steals and 2 blocks. Jonquel Jones added 17 points with 10 rebounds and 6 assists for the double-double and Kennedy Burke added 10 points on 4 of 7 shooting with 2 threes to round out the scoring in double figures for the Liberty in the winning effort. Sabrina Ionescu added 8 points with 7 rebounds and 4 assists while Leonie Fiebich had 3 steals as well.

Chicago Sky Recap

The Chicago Sky come into this game looking to rebound after starting the year with a frustrating 93-58 loss at the hands of the Indiana Fever last time out to fall to 0-1 on the year. After this game, the Sky will head on the road for a matchup with the Los Angeles Sparks

Reese Secures Another Double-Double In Losing Effort

Angel Reese led the Sky in scoring with 12 points on 5 of 14 shooting with a team-high 17 rebounds for the double-double while Ariel Atkins added 11 points on 3 of 6 shooting with a pair of threes as the only other double-digit scorer for Chicago in the losing effort. Courtney Vandersloot chipped in a team-high 5 assists while Kamilla Cardoso added 7 points to match her 7 rebounds. Elizabeth Williams also chipped in 7 boards and Rachel Banham added 8 points with a pair of threes as well.

New York Liberty vs. Chicago Sky Prediction

I’m on the Liberty here. I just don’t see this being a game where the Sky keep this one even reasonably close as the Sky in my eyes are going to be one of the worst teams in the WNBA this season. The Liberty looked every bit the part of a defending champion in game one and while there could be a look ahead position with the Fever on deck, I think that game means a lot more to Indiana than it does for the Liberty who probably treat this game as business as usual. Give me New York in this one.

Chris Ruffolo's Pick: New York Liberty -11.5