New York Liberty vs Connecticut Sun Prediction 9/1/23 WNBA Picks

The Connecticut Sun and New York Liberty meet Friday in WNBA action at the Barclays Center. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.

Connecticut Sun Betting Preview 

The Connecticut Sun look for a win after winning 10 of their last 15 games. The Sun are currently locked in the third seed. The Connecticut Sun are averaging 83.1 points on 44.6 percent shooting and allowing 78.8 points on 42.9 percent shooting. DeWanna Bonner is averaging 18 points and 5.7 rebounds, while Brionna Jones is averaging 15.9 points and 2.4 assists. Alyssa Thomas is the third double-digit scorer and Tiffany Hayes is grabbing 3.2 rebounds. The Connecticut Sun are shooting 35.4 percent from beyond the arc and 76.4 percent from the free throw line. The Connecticut Sun allowing 30.9 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33.8 rebounds per game.

New York Liberty Betting Preview 

The New York Liberty have won 11 of their last 12 games. The Liberty are 2 games back for the top seed in the WNBA. The New York Liberty are averaging 89 points on 45.7 percent shooting and allowing 80.7 points on 42.2 percent shooting. Breanna Stewart is averaging 23 points and 3.7 assists, while Sabrina Ionescu is averaging 17.3 points and 5.7 rebounds. Betnijah Laney is the third double-digit scorer, and Jonquel Jones is dishing 1.7 assists. The New York Liberty are shooting 37.5 percent from beyond the arc and 83 percent from the free throw line. The New York Liberty are allowing 34.2 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 38.2 rebounds per game.

Trends

The Sun are 5-2-1 ATS in their last 8 road games and 3-0-1 ATS in their last 4 games overall. The Liberty are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 home games and 8-2 ATS in their last 10 games overall. The under is 7-3 in Sun last 10 road games. The over is 4-1 in Liberty last 5 games playing on 3 or more days rest. The under is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings in New York.

Randy’s Pick

Most nights, the Connecticut Sun are too good of a team to turn down this many free points. However, the Sun played last night, so this is a rare back to back. Also, the Sun are pretty much locked into that third seed, so I do question the motivation to get up after playing last night. The New York Liberty are rested, at home, they’ve won all 3 games against the Sun, and they’re only 2 games out of first place. The Liberty have a lot working for them here. I’ll lay the chalk.