Connecticut Sun vs New York Liberty Prediction, 6/1/2025 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Connecticut Sun vs New York Liberty

Date: Sunday, June 1, 2025

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: Youtube TV

The New York Liberty (5-0) play the Connecticut Sun (0-5) at Barclays Center on Sunday.

The Connecticut Sun faced off with the Dallas Wings and went home with a loss by a final score of 109-87 in their last game. Connecticut ended having earned a 45.0% FG percentage (27 out of 60) and made 8 of their 24 shots from beyond the perimeter. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Sun knocked down 25 of 36 shots for a percentage of 69.4%. In relation to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 27 with 7 of them being offensive. They also doled out 20 dimes in this game as well as forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and earning 10 steals. In the matter of defense, Connecticut allowed their opponent to shoot 56.1% from the field on 37 of 66 shooting. Dallas recorded 26 assists and had 10 steals in this game. Furthermore, Dallas snagged 35 boards (10 offensive, 25 defensive) and got 3 blocked shots. Dallas shot 86.2% from the free throw line by making 25 of their 29 attempts. They also made 10 out of their 20 tries from downtown.

Tina Charles is one player who had an impact for the contest. She scored 27 points on 9 of 14 shooting. She played for 29 minutes played and also grabbed 6 boards. Charles finished 64.3% from the floor and earned 3 assists.

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Connecticut enters this matchup with a mark of 0-5 for the year. They have an average of 71.8 points per contest (12th in the WNBA) while connecting on 39.0% from the field. The Sun are connecting on 28.0% on 3-point shots (28 of 100) and 77.5% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Connecticut is collecting 33.6 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 89 assists for the season, which has them ranked 11th in the WNBA in terms of passing. They are turning it over 14.8 times per game and as a team they commit 23.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis. When they are on the defensive end, the Sun are able to force 13.2 turnovers per contest while drawing 21.2 fouls. The Sun defensively are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 45.2% (66 of 106) and they relinquish 38.2 boards per game as a group. They currently rank 7th in the WNBA in giving up assists with 100 conceded on the campaign. They are giving up 35.0% from beyond the arc and they rank 11th in basketball in points per game allowed (88.2).

For their last game, the New York Liberty took home the win by a final score of 82-77 when they faced the Golden State Valkyries. The Liberty were able to collect 28 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards for a total of 36 for this contest. They gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while getting 7 steals for this contest. The Valkyries were called for 24 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Liberty to the charity stripe for a total of 27 tries. They were able to bury 23 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 85.2%. With respect to shots from beyond the arc, New York knocked down 13 of their 36 tries (36.1%). When the final whistle blew, the Liberty walked away from this one shooting 23 out of 61 from the field which had them shooting 37.7%. The Liberty permitted the Valkyries to convert 29 of their 72 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.3% for the contest. They finished the game shooting 29.4% from downtown by shooting 10 out of 34 and ended up going 9 of 14 at the free throw line (64.3%). With respect to rebounds, New York allowed Golden State to get 41 in total (15 on the offensive side).

Breanna Stewart ended up having an impact for the Liberty for the contest. She buried 6 of 12 in the matchup giving her a rate of 50.0%, and had 7 rebounds. Stewart earned 27 points in her 34 mins of playing time and had 4 assists for this contest.

New York has a record of 5-0 so far this season. New York has accumulated 458 points on the campaign (91.6 per game) and they collect 35.6 rebounds per game. The Liberty have committed 18.0 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 80.9% from the free throw line. On the offensive side of the court, the Liberty are connecting on 47.6% from the field, which ranks them 1st in the WNBA. Their rate of earning assists is at 23.6 times per contest (2nd in basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 12.6 times per game. The Liberty on defense are ranked 2nd in the league in PPG surrendered with 76.8. They concede 19.0 dimes and 38.2 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 6th and 11th in the league. The New York defense concedes 34.0% on 3-point attempts (50 of 147) and their opponents are converting on 67.4% of their foul shots. They are forcing their opponents into 16.4 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 38.0% from the field (2nd in the WNBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Connecticut

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