The Dallas Wings are on the road at the New York Liberty on Thursday. This WNBA matchup is between two teams at opposite ends of the standings. The Dallas Wings are 6-21 on the season, and tied with Los Angeles and Washington for the fewest wins in the league. Dallas comes into the game with a 2-13 record on the road. The Wings have dropped back to back games and are 2-8 in their last 10 overall.
For New York, they have the best record in the league. In fact, the Liberty are 3.5 games ahead of Connecticut in the standings. The Liberty are 13-1 at home. New York has won 7 straight games and 9 out of their last 10 overall.
The New York Liberty are monster favorites in this game. The Liberty are -13.5 at home in this game. The total for the affair is listed at 171.5 points.
Dallas Wings 2024 Struggles
It has been a tough season for the Dallas Wings. The Wings just cannot seem to get things going on either side of the basketball. Dallas in their two recent losses are allowing 101.5 points per game. The Wings have dropped five out of their last six games overall.
Dallas is scoring 82 points per game. Arike Ogunbowale leads the team with 22 points per game. She is playing nearly 39 minutes per game as well. She also is dishing out 5.1 assists per game. Teaira McCowan is the center for Dallas. She is scoring just over 11 points per game.
The Wings are coming off a loss to the Liberty by 20 in their last game. Dallas will host five straight games coming up. The Sparks come to town on August 25th, and then the Aces on August 27th.
Top Seeded New York Liberty
Sabrina Ionescu has been strong for New York this season. The sharp shooter is scoring nearly 20 points per game, and dishing out 6 assists per game. The Liberty are one of the top scoring teams in the league with 86.5 points per game.
Jonqual Jones runs the paint for New York. She is scoring 15.2 points per game. In the recent win over Dallas, Breanna Stewart led the way with 26 points and 12 rebounds. Jones and Courtney Vandersloot recorded double doubles in the game.
The last loss for New York came on the road at Indiana, and since then they have won seven straight. They have another home game after this against the Sun. After those home games, they will go on the road to Phoenix to take on the Mercury.
Another Blowout win
The New York Liberty are going to run away with the win in this game. The Liberty are scoring nearly 87 points per game, and Dallas is the worst defensive team in the league, at 90.6 points per game allowed. This is going to be a blood bath from start to finish. When we go to make our bets for this game, we like New York by 20 points. Our final bet for the game is the New York Liberty -13.5 over the Dallas Wings.
