Three games in the WNBA for tonight and we’ll take a look at the lone evening game of the bunch as the New York Liberty make the short trip to visit the Connecticut Sun.
New York at Connecticut Betting Odds
The Sun are now favored by 9 and the total has dropped from 163.5 to 160.5. Connecticut is -400 on the moneyline.
New York Liberty
The Liberty are 5-3 on the season, which is impressive for a team that was 2-20 last season, but still don’t believe they’re quite as good as their record indicates. If you look at the teams the Liberty have beat, you’d see 1-9 Indiana twice, 2-4 Minnesota, 2-5 Dallas and 2-6 Chicago. So no big wins on the season.
The Liberty do have a decent foundation in Sabrina Ionescu, Betnijah Laney and Natasha Howard and New york will go as far as their ‘Big Three’ takes them. The Liberty lead the league in 3-point percentage, hitting 41.4% of their long range shots.
Connecticut Sun
The Sun are 7-2 on the season and do most of their damage on the defensive side of things, where they are second in field goal percentage and lead the league in points allowed.
Offensively, the Sun have some nice pieces and have several other players capable of stepping up if the big guns falter a little bit. DeWanna Bonner is strong up front, as is Jonquel Jones, but the team has other players who can put the ball in the basket.
New York Liberty at Connecticut Sun Pick
We’ve definitely lost a bit of value with the under, but still like the under in this one, as I have it 83-69 for the Sun. Connecticut just held Las Vegas to 67 points and the Aces are one of the top scoring teams in the league, while the Liberty aren’t there quite yet. The Sun are fourth in the league in defending the 3-pointer and if they can keep New York in check there, scoring could be tough for the road team.