New York Liberty vs Toronto Tempo Prediction, 9/20/2026 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: New York Liberty vs Toronto Tempo

Date: Sunday, September 20, 2026

Location: Coca-Cola Coliseum in Toronto, ON

TV: WNBA League Pass

The Toronto Tempo (11-29) play the New York Liberty (24-16) at Coca-Cola Coliseum on Sunday.

The New York Liberty faced the Chicago Sky and walked away with a win by a score of 85-66 in their last contest. New York ended the game with a 38.6% FG percentage (27 of 70) and made 11 of 27 shots from distance. At the charity stripe, the Liberty converted 20 of their 22 tries for a percentage of 90.9%. With respect to pulling down rebounds, they earned 44 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 17 assists for the contest in addition to creating 11 turnovers and earning 5 steals. With respect to defense, New York let their opponent shoot 37.9% from the floor on 25 out of 66 shooting. Chicago doled out 3 dimes and had 4 steals for the game. In addition, Chicago pulled down 29 boards (3 offensive, 26 defensive) and earned 5 blocked shots. Chicago ended up going 66.7% from the charity stripe by converting 12 of 18 attempts. They also buried 4 out of their 18 tries from beyond the arc.

Han Xu is one player who was a contributor in this game. She ended up with 19 points on 6 of 8 shooting. She played 17 mins and snagged 5 rebounds. Xu went 75.0% from the floor and totaled 1 assist.

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New York heads into this contest with a win-loss record of 24-16 this season. They currently have an average of 89.8 points per contest (5th in basketball) while hitting 46.0% from the floor. The Liberty are connecting on 35.0% on shots from 3-point land (408 of 1,166) and 85.0% from the free throw line. As a unit, New York is pulling down 35.3 boards per game and has accounted for 832 dimes this season, which ranks 8th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession by turning the ball over 13.5 times per contest and as a unit they commit 18.6 fouls on a nightly basis. When they are on defense, the Liberty are forcing their opponents into 11.1 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.5 personal fouls. The Liberty defense is giving up a FG percentage of 45.2% (443 of 820) and they surrender 31.4 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They rank 11th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 862 surrendered so far this season. They surrender 35.2% on shots from beyond the arc and they are ranked 7th in the league in points per game allowed (86.9).

For their last game, the Toronto Tempo went home defeated by a final of 101-69 against the Phoenix Mercury. The Tempo were able to corral 25 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 32 in this matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 16 times, while earning 4 steals for this game. The Mercury had 19 fouls in the game which got the Tempo to the charity stripe for a total of 23 attempts. They were able to knock down 19 of the free throws for a rate of 82.6%. When it comes to shots from beyond the perimeter, Toronto made 4 of their 22 tries (18.2%). Overall, the Tempo finished shooting 23 out of 62 from the field which gave them a percentage of 37.1%. The Tempo permitted the Mercury to bury 37 of 77 tries from the field which had them shooting 48.1% for this contest. They finished the game shooting 44.1% from 3-point land by going 15 out of 34 and ended up shooting 12 of 13 at the free throw line (92.3%). When talking about team rebounding, Toronto permitted Phoenix to snag 35 in all (10 on the offensive glass).

Isabelle Harrison ended up being important for the Tempo in this game. She buried 5 out of 15 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 33.3%, and tallied 10 rebounds. Harrison earned 16 points in her 27 mins of playing time and totaled 2 dimes for this game.

Toronto has a record of 11-29 on the campaign. Toronto has 3,449 pts so far this year (86.2 per contest) and they pull in 31.8 boards per contest. The Tempo are committing 21.2 personal fouls per game and they go 80.8% from the charity stripe. In terms of offensive execution, the Tempo are shooting 44.0% from the floor, which ranks 12th in the league. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 19.8 times per contest (11th in the WNBA) and they turn it over 14.0 times per game. The Tempo on defense are ranked 15th in the league in points per game surrendered with 93.8. They have relinquished 22.4 dimes and 34.6 boards on a nightly basis, which is 13th and 12th in basketball. The Toronto defense gives up 34.7% on shots from distance (379 of 1,093) and opponents are making 79.9% of their free throw shots. They are able to force 12.1 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 47.2% from the floor (13th in the WNBA).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Toronto

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