On Friday night, the Seattle Storm will lock horns with the New York Liberty at the Climate Pledge Arena to continue the WNBA schedule for this season. The Seattle Storm are second in the Western Conference with an overall 19-11 record. On the other hand, the New York Liberty are ruling the Eastern Conference with 26-6. According to the top basketball betting picks, the New York Liberty are predicted to win this matchup.
Seattle Storm vs New York Liberty Preview Information
Date: August 30, Friday | Time: 10:00 p.m. Eastern Time
Location: Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, Washington
TV: ION
Stream: NBA League Pass
Moneyline: Seattle Storm (+115) vs New York Liberty (-135)
Spread: Seattle Storm (+2.5 – 110) vs New York Liberty (-2.5 -110)
Total (O/U): Seattle Storm (o163.5) vs New York Liberty (u163.5)
Seattle Storm
The Seattle Storm played the Atlanta Dream in the previous matchup and won the game 85-81. In that game, Seattle’s Jewell Loyd scored a total of 28 points along with six boards and a trio of helpers. In this season, the Storm are scoring an average of 83.43 points in each game, while allowing their opponents to get away with 78.23 points per contest. Loyd is the lead scorer for the Storm with a 20.4 point average as of now.
Top 3 Players:
Jewell Loyd: PTS 20.4 REB 4.6 AST 3.8 STL 1.5
Nneka Ogwumike: PTS 17.2 REB 7.7 AST 2.6 STL 1.9
Skylar Diggins-Smith: PTS 13.8 REB 2.9 AST 6.5 STL 1.5
New York Liberty
The New York Liberty were paired with the Los Angeles Sparks in the last game and lost the game with a final score of 94-88. Against the Sparks, New York’s Breanna Stewart grabbed 32 points for the team. The Liberty are managing to score an average of 85.64 points in each game, and allowing opponents to chalk up 76.70 points per contest. Stewart is at the top on the scoreboard for New York with a 20.1 point average this season.
Top 3 Players:
Breanna Stewart: PTS 20.1 REB 4.4 AST 5.9 STL 1.1
Sabrina Ionescu: PTS 19.3 REB 4.4 AST 5.9 STL 1.1
Jonquel Jones: PTS 14.9 REB 9.3 AST 3.4 STL 0.8
Seattle Storm vs New York Liberty Injury Report
Seattle Storm
Jordan Horston, G, Is “?” Friday vs NY Liberty, Illness
New York Liberty
Jonquel Jones, F, Is “?” Friday vs Seattle Storm, Illness
Seattle Storm vs New York Liberty Betting Trends
Seattle Storm
Seattle is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
Seattle is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games
Seattle is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Seattle is 12-3 SU in its last 15 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle’s last 6 games at home
New York Liberty
New York is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games
New York is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New York’s last 6 games
New York is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
New York is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Seattle Storm vs New York Liberty Summary and Prediction
The Liberty are bummed after their defeat against the Sparks, and are coming here with fire in their bellies. Seattle are definitely not a weak team, but will limp throughout this matchup. The Seattle Storm will emerge as the losers of this game with a final score of 86-80.
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