Washington Mystics vs New York Liberty Prediction, 6/9/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Washington Mystics vs New York Liberty

Date: Sunday, June 9, 2024

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: WNBA League Pass

Barclays Center is the venue where and the New York Liberty (9-2) will play the Washington Mystics (0-10) on Sunday.

The Washington Mystics faced off with the Chicago Sky and went home with a loss by a final score of 79-71 in their last game. Washington wrapped up the game having earned a 42.2% field goal percentage (27 out of 64) and converted 4 of their 17 shots from downtown. At the charity stripe, the Mystics converted 13 of their 20 shots for a percentage of 65.0%. When talking about pulling down rebounds, they collected 36 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 20 assists for this contest while creating 13 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In the matter of defending, Washington let their opponent shoot 38.0% from the floor on 30 out of 79 shooting. Chicago recorded 13 dimes and had 14 steals for the contest. In addition, Chicago snagged 40 rebounds (13 offensive, 27 defensive) and earned 1 block. Chicago ended up going 81.8% at the free throw line by converting 18 of their 22 attempts. They converted 1 out of their 14 shots from 3-point range.

Aaliyah Edwards is a player who was a major factor for the matchup. She scored 23 points on 10 of 12 shooting. She saw the court for 36 minutes and also collected 14 boards. Edwards shot 83.3% from the field and also earned 2 assists.

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Washington enters this matchup with a win-loss record of 0-10 on the season. The Mystics are shooting 31.3% on 3-point shots (79 of 252) and 76.6% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 72.5 points per outing (12th in the WNBA) on 39.8% from the field. They lose possession by turning the ball over 16.4 times per game and as a squad are committing 20.5 personal fouls per contest. As a team, Washington is collecting 31.6 boards per contest and has 195 dimes this season, which is 4th in the WNBA in terms of passing the rock. On defense, the Mystics are forcing 2.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 2.5 personal fouls. They give up 30.6% on shots from distance while they are 4th in the WNBA in opponents PPG (10.4). The Mystics defense is allowing a FG percentage of 45.1% (20 of 25) and they surrender 4.4 boards per contest as a squad. They currently rank 7th in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 24 conceded so far this year.

When they last stepped on the court, the New York Liberty took home the win by a final score of 78-61 when they played the Atlanta Dream. The Liberty snagged 33 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards for a total of 44 in the game. They also turned the ball over 13 times, while recording 6 steals in this matchup. The Dream earned 16 fouls for this contest which got the Liberty to the charity stripe for 13 attempts. They were able to knock down 11 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 84.6%. Concerning 3-point attempts, New York made 9 out of 31 tries (29.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Liberty finished shooting 29 for 74 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 39.2%. The Liberty allowed the Dream to make 22 out of their 64 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 34.4% for the matchup. They finished 14.3% from 3-point land by shooting 3 out of 21 and walked away from this one shooting 14 of 17 at the free throw line (82.4%). When it comes to how they cleaned up the glass, New York allowed Atlanta to grab 34 in total (7 on the offensive glass).

Breanna Stewart ended up being a factor for the Liberty in this game. She converted 8 of 17 in this contest giving her a field goal percentage of 47.1%, and earned 10 rebounds. Stewart totaled 25 points in her 35 mins on the court and tallied 5 assists in this matchup.

New York has a win-loss record of 9-2 on the campaign. The Liberty commit 16.3 fouls per contest and they go 83.8% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 21.5 times per contest (2nd in the league) and they are giving up possession 13.9 times per game. New York has 941 pts for the season (85.5 per game) and they pull in 37.0 boards per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Liberty are hitting on 44.5% from the floor, which has them ranked 2nd in the league. The Liberty are ranked 1st in basketball in points per game surrendered with 8.7. The New York defense gives up 31.6% from downtown (9 of 29) and opponents are making 76.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 2.2 dimes and 3.9 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 1st and 1st in the league. They have forced 1.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 40.0% from the floor (2nd in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Washington

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