7:05 pm
June 1

Liberty @ Fever

Who will WIN this matchup?

New York Liberty (0-1)

@ Indiana Fever (1-1)

 

Current odds:

New York Liberty: (+140)

Indiana Fever: (-160)

 

• The line for this game is Fever by 3.5 points.

• New York looked as if it was headed to a season-opening victory last Friday that would have tipped off the year in grand fashion after it lost the final 13 games of 2018. However, Indiana rookie Teaira McCowan made a layup at the buzzer to give her team an 81-80 road win and stun the hosts. The Liberty have had plenty of time to process and move on from the defeat. And, at least for the moment, don’t believe their late struggles from last season have carried over to this one.

• Neither club shot particularly well — each under 43 percent — in the last meeting and the Fever went just 3 of 12 from 3-point range. The Liberty, meanwhile, committed 16 turnovers.

• Unlike New York, Indiana (1-1) has played since the season opener. Despite 26 points from Erica Wheeler and 20 from Candice Dupree, the Fever fell 88-77 at Connecticut on Tuesday. Indiana shot 48.6 percent, but attempted just three free throws while the Sun shot 22. It was also outrebounded 37-26 for the game.

• Tiffany Mitchell came off the bench for a team-high 22 points against the Liberty. McCowan, the third overall pick in April’s draft, finished with 11, six boards and two blocks in 14 minutes of her smashing debut. However, she was held without a point in nine minutes versus Connecticut.

• Asia Durr, selected one spot ahead of McCowan by the Liberty, played 25 minutes off the bench in the opener. She managed eight points and two assists but was also whistled for four fouls.

 

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