Three WNBA games on the slate for Tuesday after a much-needed day off. Injuries are going to have an affect on all three games today, which isn’t ideal, but nothing that can be done about that. We’ll take a look at the Chicago Sky visiting the New York Liberty.
Chicago at New York Betting Odds
The Sky opened as 5-point favorites and the line has been bet up to Sky-6. The total has climbed a couple of points to 169.
Chicago Sky
Chicago has everybody back now and the Sky are starting to play the way people expected them at the beginning of the year, when they were a trendy pick to capture the WNBA title. Candace Parker, Allie Quigley and Stefanie Dolson have all missed time for the Sky and they’re a different team when they have everybody, as the Sky has plenty of scoring options.
New York Liberty
The Liberty return home after a West Coast road trip and they’re fourth in the league with a 7-6 record. Betnijah Laney has been the team’s leading scorer, while Sabrina Ionescu plays a little more each game coming off an injury. Regardless of how the Liberty fare the rest of the way, it’s been a good building season for the team, who looks to have a bright future.
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Chicago at New York
The fact that Chicago is favored by 6 on the road is a bit telling, as they’re 7-7 on the year and playing a team with a slightly better record. But the Liberty have struggled when playing the top teams in the league and when everybody is playing, Chicago qualifies as one of the better teams in the WNBA. I have this one 84-77 for Chicago, but the Sky were penalized a little bit when they were missing players, so will take Chicago -6.