WNBA Indiana Fever vs New York Liberty Preview and Prediction

Date/Time: 08-04-2018 22:00 EDT

Spread: New York Liberty -5

Total: +160.5

The two teams sitting on the bottom of the league are clashing today, as the Indiana Fever, who are coming off just their third win of the season and want to continue on the winning ways, are visiting the New York Liberty, who have lost five straight and are looking to bounce back today.

Fever are 4-23 (10-17 ATS) so far in the league and currently have the worse record both in the Eastern Conference and in the whole league. In their latest matchup they ended a 2-game losing skid with a home victory against the Wings, 84-78. Liberty are 7-19 (10-16 ATS) so far in the league and are sitting in the 5^th place of the Eastern Conference and second to last in the league. They have lost their last five games and in their latest matchup they got defeated by the Sun on the road, 77-92.

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Indiana are led in scoring by Candice Dupree with 13.4 ppg. She also adds 6.5 rebounds per game, while Kelsey Mitchell follows with 13.2 ppg. Cappie Pondexter adds 11.7 ppg and 2.8 assists per game. New York are led in scoring by Tina Charles with 19.9 ppg. She also leads the team in rebounding with 7.1 per game, while Bria Harley follows with 8.5 ppg, adding 3.7 assists per game. Epiphanny Prince adds 8.4 ppg.

This will be the third meeting between those two teams so far this season, with Liberty having won both previous ones (at home 78-75 and on the road 81-87 in overtime).

Liberty have a 4-9 home record so far, while Fever are 2-11 on the road. Liberty are better offensively, scoring a third-worse of 78.8 to Fever’s league-low of 75.4, while those two squads are the second and third-worse defensively, allowing 85.1 and 85 ppg. Liberty have a better accuracy from the field, shooting with 43.3% to Fever’s 40.9%, while both teams have almost identical accuracy from behind the arc (32.5% to 32.2%). Liberty also dish more assists per game (19.9 to 15.6) and grab more boards (32.9 to 32.3), while Fever commit fewer turnovers per game (12.7 to 14.4). Indiana are by far the weakest team in the league so far this season so expect New York to utilize the home court advantage and get away with the home victory today.  

Indiana Fever vs New York Liberty Prediction: New York Liberty -5 (-106)