One of two WNBA games today will take place in Atlanta. Where the New York Liberty will visit the Atlanta Dream. These teams have played twice already this season, with the road team taking each of those matchups.
Here, we break down their third meeting of the season and provide our Liberty vs Dream prediction for Friday night.
New York Liberty vs. Atlanta Dream Odds
The WNBA odds for this Liberty vs Dream matchup have the New York Liberty as 7.5-point favorites. The total for the game is set at 167. With one of the previous meetings between these teams going over that amount and one of them going under that amount.
New York Liberty vs. Atlanta Dream Information
New York Liberty vs Atlanta Dream
Location of the game: Gateway Center, College Park, GA.
Date & Time: Friday, June 23. 7:30 PM ET.
How to watch: ION Television
New York Liberty vs. Atlanta Dream Analysis
Entering their Friday night matchup, the New York Liberty come in at 7-3, while the Atlanta Dream enter at 5-6 on the season. New York is in third place in the WNBA standings. While Atlanta is in sixth place and fighting for early top-eight positioning in the league.
New York Liberty Performance Recap and Analysis
In looking at their recent WNBA scores, it is clear there is a ton of potential for this New York Liberty team. They are coming off a blowout win over the shorthanded Phoenix Mercury and have won 70% of their games so far.
But the key for this Liberty team is developing some consistency, which has been a problem so far, as evidenced by their home loss to this same Atlanta team just two games ago.
Key Injuries
As of now, the Liberty are all clear on the injury front. The only player they are currently missing is center Han Xu, who is away from the team while participating in the Asia Cup for the Chinese national team. She has not seen much of the floor this year, so this is not a significant loss for the Liberty at this time.
Betting Trends to Know
- While the Liberty have been one of the better WNBA teams this season, they have struggled against the spread.
- New York is just 5-5 against the spread despite their 7-3 overall record.
- They have split their ten games down the middle in the over/under market as well.
Atlanta Dream Performance Recap and Analysis
The Atlanta Dream are right in the middle of the WNBA standings at 5-6 on the year. They, too, have shown great potential this season, but their lack of consistency has been alarming, to say the least.
They come into this game off of a blowout loss to the Dallas Wings, which snapped a three-game winning streak, as the Dream aim to get back into the win column on Friday night.
Key Injuries
The only name on the injury report for the Atlanta Dream at this time is guard Aari McDonald, who is out with a torn labrum. The former Arizona Wildcat is expected to miss another week or two due to that injury.
Betting Trends to Know
- The Dream are below .500 on the season, but they are an above .500 team against the spread.
- Atlanta is 6-5 against the spread on the year, and they have gone over in seven of their 11 games on the season as well.
New York Liberty vs. Atlanta Dream Betting Picks
Our first Liberty vs Dream prediction should only be used as a parlay piece, as there is not a lot of value in betting a -360 favorite individually.
- Moneyline: Liberty (-360)
However, the Liberty should win this game, as they should come out focused after being upset by the Dream just ten days ago.
- Over/Under: Over 167
This contest should go over the total of 167 points on Friday night. The Liberty have one of the most dangerous offenses in the WNBA. They are ranking second to the Las Vegas Aces in offensive rating.
Atlanta will do its part to send this game over the total as well, thanks to their interior scoring and the ability of Rhyne Howard to heat up from the perimeter.
- Spread: Dream +7.5
Our final Liberty vs Dream prediction is for the Atlanta Dream to cover the 7.5-point spread at home. They have proven they can beat the Liberty already this season. While the Liberty should prevent that from happening again, 7.5 points is too many to lay with the road favorites from New York.
New York Liberty vs. Atlanta Dream Prediction
The most highly recommended of our WNBA picks for this contest is for the game to go over the total of 167 points. Both of these teams should light up the scoreboard, with at least one side hitting the 90-point mark.
- WNBA Pick: Over 167
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