New York Liberty vs Atlanta Dream Prediction, 6/6/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: New York Liberty vs Atlanta Dream

Date: Thursday, June 6, 2024

Location: Gateway Center Arena in College Park, GA

TV: WNBA League Pass

Gateway Center Arena is the venue where and the Atlanta Dream (4-3) will play the New York Liberty (8-2) on Thursday.

The New York Liberty stepped onto the hardwood against the Chicago Sky and earned the victory with a final of 88-75 in their last game. New York walked away from the game with a 43.6% FG percentage (34 of 78) and made 10 of their 32 three-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Liberty converted 10 of 12 shots for a rate of 83.3%. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 42 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 24 dimes in the game as well as forcing 10 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In regard to defense, New York allowed the other team to shoot 32.4% from the floor on 24 of 74 shooting. Chicago totaled 12 dimes and had 5 steals for the matchup. Additionally, Chicago had 42 boards (12 offensive, 30 defensive) and had 4 rejections. Chicago went 89.3% at the free throw line by converting 25 of their 28 attempts. They buried 2 of 7 shots from long range.

Breanna Stewart is one player who was a factor in this matchup. She scored 33 points on 14 out of 25 shooting. She played 38 mins and also pulled down 14 rebounds. Stewart shot 56.0% from the field and totaled 3 assists.

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New York heads into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 8-2 for the season. They currently have an average of 86.3 pts per game (3rd in basketball) while hitting 45.1% from the field. The Liberty are connecting on 31.9% on shots from 3-point land (90 of 282) and 83.8% from the charity stripe. As a team, New York is snagging 36.3 rebounds per contest and has totaled 213 assists on the year, which is 1st in the league in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 14.0 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 16.4 personal fouls on a nightly basis. When they are on defense, the Liberty are forcing 12.5 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.2 fouls. They give up 33.3% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 2nd in the WNBA in PPG allowed (76.3). The Liberty defensively are allowing a field goal percentage of 40.4% (125 of 192) and they surrender 33.5 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They currently rank 10th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 194 conceded this season.

For their last game, the Atlanta Dream took a defeat with a final score of 69-50 when they played the Connecticut Sun. The Dream were able to collect 25 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards totaling 33 for this contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while recording 10 steals for the matchup. The Sun had 17 fouls in this matchup which took the Dream to the free throw line for 12 attempts. They were able to convert 9 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 75.0%. Regarding shots from beyond the arc, Atlanta knocked down 3 out of their 16 tries (18.8%). When the final whistle blew, the Dream shot 19 out of 67 from the floor which gave them a rate of 28.4%. The Dream allowed the Sun to make 28 of 66 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 42.4% in the game. They finished 33.3% from 3-point land by connecting on 6 out of 18 and walked away from this one shooting 7 of 13 at the free throw line (53.8%). In regard to rebounding, Atlanta permitted Connecticut to snag 45 overall (7 on the offensive glass).

Tina Charles was important for the Dream for this contest. She converted 5 of 18 for the game for a rate of 27.8%, and tallied 12 rebounds. Charles totaled 12 points in her 31 mins of playing time and had 1 assist for the matchup.

Atlanta has a win-loss record of 4-3 for the campaign. The Dream commit 18.3 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 79.2% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 18.1 times per game (12th in basketball) and they turn it over 12.6 times per game. Atlanta has 540 points on the year (77.1 per contest) and they grab 34.6 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the ball, the Dream are connecting on 40.8% from the field, which ranks them 9th in basketball. The Dream are ranked 5th in the WNBA in points per game surrendered with 78.4. They are forcing 12.3 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 40.9% from the floor (3rd in the WNBA). The Atlanta defense allows 30.9% on 3-pointers (51 of 165) and their opponents are making 77.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 20.3 assists and 35.6 boards per game, which ranks 8th and 8th in basketball.

Who will win tonight's WNBA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Atlanta

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