WNBA Atlanta Dream vs New York Liberty Preview and Prediction

Date/Time: 06-19-2017 19:00 EDT

Spread: New York Liberty -4

Total: +151.5

Two struggling Eastern Conference squads are clashing today, when the third-best Atlanta Dream are visiting the second to last New York Liberty, with both teams looking to bounce back today after having won only once in their last 3 and 5 matches respectively.

Dream are 6-5 record so far in the league and are tied with the Mystics in the second place of the Eastern Conference. They are 1-2 in their last three games and in their latest matchup they got defeated by the Fever on the road, 64-96. Liberty are 3-6 so far in the league and are tied with the Sky in the second to last place of the Eastern Conference. They are 1-4 in their last five games and in their latest matchup they got defeated by the Lynx on the road, 71-85.

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Dream are led in scoring by Tiffany Hayes with 17.9 ppg. She is followed by Angel McCoughtry with 16.1 ppg, adding 6.5 rebounds per game, while Renee Montgomery adds 9.1 ppg and a team-best 2.9 assists per game. She also leads the team in rebounding 6.9 per game, while Kia Nurse follows with 12.3 ppg. Bria Hartley adds 9.2 ppg and a team-best 4.2 assists per game.

In their three meetings last year, New York led Atlanta 2-1 wins, winning easily the only game at home by 15 points. New York have a 2-4 home record this season, while Atlanta are 3-3 on the road. New York are better offensively, scoring a second-worse of 77.9 ppg to Atlanta’s league-low of 73.8, while Atlanta are better defensively, allowing a second-best 77.5 ppg to New York’s 81.6. New York have better percentages both in field goals, shooting with 42.9% to Atlanta’s league-low of 38.6% and in 3-pointers, shooting with 31.5% to Atlanta’s also league-low of 26.5%. New York also dish more dimes per game, with 18.6 to Atlanta’s 16.2, while Atlanta grab more boards per game, with 35.6 to New York’s 31.8 and commit fewer turnovers, with 13.6 to New York’s 14. With both teams being on a downwards trajectory lately, expect the home court advantage to be a major factor and pick New York for a win by more than 4 points today.

Atlanta Dream vs New York Liberty Prediction: New York Liberty -4 (-104)