New York Liberty vs Chicago Sky Prediction, 8/18/2026 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: New York Liberty vs Chicago Sky

Date: Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Location: Wintrust Arena in Chicago, IL

TV: ESPN

Odds/Point Spread: New York (-5.5)

The Chicago Sky (13-22) play the New York Liberty (22-14) at Wintrust Arena on Tuesday. New York opens this matchup as 5.5 point favorites. The O/U has been set at 182.5.

The New York Liberty faced off with the Connecticut Sun and walked away with a win by a score of 82-75 in their last contest. New York ended the contest having earned a 46.2% FG percentage (30 out of 65) and converted 13 of their 27 three-point attempts. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Liberty knocked down 9 of 11 attempts for a rate of 81.8%. In regard to getting rebounds, they earned 30 with 3 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 18 assists for this game while creating 10 turnovers and having 3 steals. Concerning the defense, New York allowed the other team to shoot 35.8% from the floor on 24 out of 67 shooting. Connecticut recorded 9 dimes and had 4 steals for the game. Additionally, Connecticut collected 35 rebounds (9 offensive, 26 defensive) and added 7 blocks. Connecticut shot 86.4% from the free throw line by knocking down 19 of their 22 attempts. They made 8 out of their 29 tries from beyond the arc.

Jonquel Jones is one player who was a contributor for this contest. She left the arena with 23 points on 9 out of 16 shooting. She played 35 mins and totaled 11 boards. Jones finished the contest at 56.3% from the floor and also distributed 2 dimes.

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New York comes into this one with a mark of 22-14 on the year. They turn it over 13.7 times per game and as a squad are committing 18.6 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, New York is pulling down 35.2 boards per game and has tallied 753 dimes this season, which has them ranked 4th in the WNBA in terms of passing the rock. The Liberty are hitting 35.4% on shots from beyond the arc (370 of 1,045) and 85.0% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 90.4 pts per contest (4th in the league) while shooting 46.3% from the floor. When they are on defense, the Liberty are forcing their opponents into 11.2 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.6 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 13th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 772 conceded this year. The Liberty defensively are allowing a field goal percentage of 45.2% (404 of 742) and they surrender 31.1 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are giving up 35.5% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 6th in basketball in PPG allowed (87.1).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Chicago Sky walked away with a victory by a final of 82-80 against the Seattle Storm. The Sky collected 22 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards totaling 29 for the matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 17 times, while earning 10 steals in this contest. The Storm were called for 15 fouls for the game which took the Sky to the charity stripe for 27 tries. They were able to knock down 22 of them for a percentage of 81.5%. In reference to 3-point attempts, Chicago made 6 of 23 attempts (26.1%). When all was said and done, the Sky walked away from this one shooting 27 for 75 from the field which had them sitting at 36.0%. The Sky permitted the Storm to make 29 of their 72 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 40.3% for the contest. They shot 25.0% from downtown by hitting 6 of 24 and finished the game at 16 out of 20 from the charity stripe (80.0%). In relation to rebounds, Chicago permitted Seattle to get 30 overall (8 offensive).

Kamilla Cardoso was important for the Sky in this game. She converted 7 of 15 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 46.7%, and had 12 rebounds. Cardoso earned 22 points in her 30 minutes on the court and accounted for 2 assists in the game.

Chicago has a win-loss mark of 13-22 this season. Chicago has accumulated 3,064 points for the season (87.5 per game) and they grab 33.1 rebounds per game. The Sky commit 21.3 fouls per contest and they connect on 76.6% from the charity stripe. As an offense, the Sky are shooting 44.3% from the floor, which is 9th in the WNBA. They are dishing out assists 21.4 times per game (5th in the league) and they are turning it over 12.7 times per contest. The Sky on the defensive end are ranked 11th in the WNBA in PPG given up with 89.9. They are forcing 13.4 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.7% from the field (5th in basketball). The Chicago defense allows 31.8% from downtown (266 of 836) and their opponents are converting on 80.1% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 20.2 dimes and 36.9 boards per game, which ranks them 7th and 15th in basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York (-5.5)

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