Indiana Fever vs. New York Liberty
May 13, 2022 8:00 pm EDT
The Line: New York -6
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The Indiana Fever and New York Liberty face off on Friday in a WNBA showdown at the Barclays Center. When these two teams faced off in July 2021 it was the Fever that won 82-69.
Coming into the season, there were concerns about this Indiana Fever team, and so far they have had some struggles. Indiana opened up the season losing to the Washington Mystics and Los Angeles Sparks. They gave up at least 84 points in each of the last two games. In the last game against the Minnesota Lynx, the Fever were able to pick up their first win of the season. The offense scored 82 points, and that was enough to secure the victory. Indiana is averaging 76.3 points, while their defense is giving up 82.3 points per game. Both the offense and defense is ranked 8th best in the league. The offensive rating is 94.1 which is 8th in the league.
On the other side of this matchup is the New York Liberty, who sit with a 1-1 record overall. The Liberty opened up the season with an 81-79 victory over the Connecticut Sun. In the last game against the Chicago Sky, though, the offense really struggled to score only 50 points, and that led to the 33-point defeat. The Aces are averaging 65.5 points, while their defense is giving up 81 points per game. The offensive rating is ranked 9th in the league, while their defensive rating is 12th. Sabrina Ionescu has been the top player for the Liberty this season, averaging 13.5 points while shooting 43.5 percent from the field.
The Fever’s defense hasn’t been great this season, but they are facing a Liberty offense that isn’t good. New York only scored 50 points in the last game, and their offense is going to have some issues scoring in this game. Indiana is the better offensive team, and they are going to cover the spread here.
