The Chicago Sky are on the road at the New York Liberty on Thursday. The Chicago Sky come into the game fourth in the Eastern Conference standings. Chicago is 9-12 on the season. The Sky won on Wednesday at home over the Atlanta Dream.
The New York Liberty also won on Sunday. The win for the Liberty moved them to 18-4 on the season. New York has the best record in all of the WNBA. The Liberty are 8-2 over their last 10 games this season.
The New York Liberty are -11 in this game. The Liberty and Sky are showing a 164.5 total.
Road Team – Chicago Sky
In the win over Atlanta on Wednesday. Rookie Angel Reese was great once again. The former LSU forward scored 11 points and ripped down 13 rebounds in the win. On the season, Reeseis scoring 14.1 points per game, and over 11 rebounds per game. She is second on the team in scoring, behind Chennedy Carter, with 16.5.
The Sky are 9th in the league in scoring, with 79.4 points per game. Chicago is the worst three point shooting team, making 4.4 per game. The Sky are also the worst free throw shooting team in the league, as they made just 75% on the season.
Chicago will wrap up the first half of the season with this game, and then a home game against New York, followed by a trip to Las Vegas, to take on the Aces.
Home Squad – New York Liberty
New York picked up a huge three point win over Connecticut on Wednesday. Breanna Stewart was the leader of the pack for New York, with 18 points and 14 rebounds. The Liberty led by five after three quarters, and needed just 12 in the fourth to win the game.
On the season, the offense for New York is scoring 86.7 per game. That is the second most in all of the WNBA. New York is 2nd in shooting, as they are making more than 45% of their shots. The Liberty is the top three point shooting team, as they are making 10.4 per game.
Stewart is the top scorer for New York. She is scoring 19.4 points per game. Sabrina Ionescu is second with 18.9 per game, while Jonquel Jones is at 16 per game. After this game, and a trip to Chicago, the Liberty will host the COnnecticut Sun on July 16th.
Liberty Top Sky; Chicago Covers
The New York Liberty are going to win this game at home. But, the spread seems to be too high. The Chicago Sky have been competitive, and are playing great basketball games. We expect the young, energetic Chicago Sky to be strong here. The final bet for this game is the Chicago Sky +11 over the New York Liberty. Enjoy the game and best of luck with all your WNBA Betting!
