Chicago Sky vs New York Liberty Prediction, 7/22/2026 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Chicago Sky vs New York Liberty

Date: Wednesday, July 22, 2026

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: WNBA League Pass

Barclays Center is the venue where and the New York Liberty (14-12) will take on the Chicago Sky (9-17) on Wednesday.

The Chicago Sky faced off with the Atlanta Dream and went home with a loss by a final score of 93-91 in their last game. Chicago wrapped up the game having earned a 52.2% field goal percentage (35 out of 67) and knocked down 6 of their 21 3-point shots. At the free throw line, the Sky made 15 of 21 attempts for a rate of 71.4%. When talking about hauling in rebounds, they collected 27 with 4 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 18 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing 11 turnovers and getting 9 steals. When it comes to defense, Chicago allowed the other team to shoot 41.9% from the field on 31 of 74 shooting. Atlanta distributed 13 assists and had 5 steals in this matchup. On top of that, Atlanta collected 39 boards (13 offensive, 26 defensive) and had 5 blocked shots. Atlanta finished 85.2% from the free throw line by making 23 of their 27 attempts. They made 8 of 28 attempts from beyond the arc.

Azura Stevens is a player who came through in the game. She ended up walking away with 20 points on 8 of 12 shooting. She saw the court for 30 mins and pulled down 9 rebounds. Stevens finished the game at 66.7% from the floor and also earned 1 assist.

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Chicago heads into this game with a mark of 9-17 this season. They are turning it over 12.7 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 21.5 personal fouls per game. As a team, Chicago is pulling down 33.2 boards per game and is sitting with 545 dimes on the campaign, which is 4th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Sky are hitting 31.4% on 3-pointers (192 of 612) and 76.0% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 87.3 pts per contest (9th in the WNBA) while shooting 44.2% from the field. On the defensive end, the Sky are able to force 13.1 turnovers per game while drawing 20.3 personal fouls. The Sky are giving up a field goal percentage of 44.3% (340 of 529) and they relinquish 37.5 boards per contest as a basketball team. They rank 7th in the WNBA in giving up assists with 513 conceded on the campaign. They are conceding 30.7% on 3-pointers while they are 11th in basketball in PPG allowed (89.5).

In their last game, the New York Liberty went home victorious with a score of 99-98 when they faced the Dallas Wings. The Liberty collected 31 defensive rebounds and 17 offensive rebounds totaling 48 in the game. They coughed up the ball 6 times, while earning 3 steals in the matchup. The Wings had 26 personal fouls for the contest which took the Liberty to the free throw line for 23 attempts. They were able to convert 20 of them for a clip of 87.0%. With respect to shots from distance, New York knocked down 9 out of 32 attempts (28.1%). Overall, the Liberty finished the game shooting 35 out of 84 from the floor which had them shooting 41.7%. The Liberty permitted the Wings to make 36 of their 76 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.4% for the contest. They went 52.4% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 11 of 21 and ended up going 15 of 19 at the free throw line (78.9%). Concerning cleaning up the glass, New York allowed Dallas to collect 34 overall (7 on the offensive glass).

Breanna Stewart ended up being a major contributor for the Liberty in the game. She made 10 of 19 for the game giving her a rate of 52.6%, and earned 13 rebounds. Stewart totaled 33 points in her 42 mins of playing time and had 8 assists in the game.

New York has a win-loss mark of 14-12 on the season. New York has totaled 2,295 pts for the campaign (88.3 per game) and they average 34.7 boards per game. The Liberty commit 19.2 personal fouls per game and they hit 84.5% from the charity stripe. On the offensive side of the court, the Liberty are connecting on 45.7% from the floor, which ranks them 6th in the WNBA. They are earning an assist 20.3 times per game (9th in the league) and they are turning it over 14.0 times per contest. The Liberty are ranked 8th in basketball in points allowed per game with 85.9. They are able to force 11.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 44.4% from the floor (7th in the WNBA). The New York defense concedes 34.2% on shots from behind the 3-point line (232 of 679) and their opponents are making 73.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 20.8 dimes and 32.0 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 12th and 4th in basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Chicago

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