7:33 pm
August 12

Liberty @ Dream

Who will WIN this matchup?

New York Liberty (14-20)

@ Atlanta Dream (14-20)

 

Current odds:

New York Liberty: (-125)

Atlanta Dream: (+105)

 

• The spread for this game is Liberty by 1.5 points.

• The Atlanta Dream and New York Liberty are among four teams battling for the last two playoff spots as they meet twice this weekend to end the regular season. Atlanta will host the first game Friday night before heading to New York for the rematch on Sunday afternoon. The Dream, Liberty, Minnesota Lynx and Phoenix Mercury have identical 14-20 records, but only two will move on to the postseason. Based on tiebreakers, Minnesota entered the weekend as the No. 7 seed with Atlanta at No. 8.

• New York and Atlanta split the first two meetings this season, with each winning on the opponent’s floor.

• The Liberty rallied from a 15-point deficit in the first quarter Wednesday to defeat the Dallas Wings 91-73 to stay in the playoff hunt. Marine Johannes finished with 13 points on 5-of-7 shooting with two assists, and Sami Whitcomb added 15 points, four rebounds and five assists, playing a big role in the comeback. Together, they led a Liberty bench that produced 50 points — the highest bench performance by any WNBA team this season — on 17-of-29 shooting from the field.

• Atlanta is returning from an 0-2 road trip this week with losses at Minnesota and Las Vegas. Six players scored in double figures against the Aces on Tuesday, but four Las Vegas players scored at least 20 in a 97-90 victory.

• Aari McDonald, a second-year point guard, scored 16 points against the Aces for her fifth straight game in double figures.

4/10
Confidence
StreakSmarter Pick
New York Liberty
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