The Dallas Wings are visiting the New York Liberty on Thursday night in New York. The Dallas Wings have had a real struggling season this year with a record of 6-21. The Wings have lost eight out of their last 10 games played. The Wings’ crippling season has been due to bad luck with injuries, bad defense, and no help in the schedule. The New York Liberty are 24-4 and first in the Eastern Conference. They have had a remarkable season again and looking to move head into the playoffs and back to the WNBA Championship. This should be an easy matchup for the Liberty against a struggling team.
Dallas Wings vs. New York Liberty Odds
Team |
Spread |
Total |
MoneyLine |
| Dallas Wings | +13.5 (-110) | O171.5 (-110) | +750 |
| New York Liberty | -13.5 (-110) | U171.5 (-110) | -1400 |
**Odds Subject to Change** |
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Dallas Wings vs. New York Liberty Match Details
- Fixture: Dallas Wings vs New York Liberty
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Date and Time: 8/22/2024, 7:30pm ET
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Location: Barclays Arena, Brooklyn, NY
Apex Tale of the Tape
| Dallas Wings | vs. | New York Liberty |
| 6-21 | Record | 24-4 |
| 82.0 | Points Per Game | 86.5 |
| 32.7% | 3PT% | 34.7% |
| 77.6% | FT% | 82.7% |
| 10.4 | OREB Per Game | 7.6 |
| 90.6 | Points Allowed Per Game | 76.1 |
| 20.0 | Assists Per Game | 22.9 |
| 47.4% | Defensive FG% | 41.7% |
| 35.7% | Defensive 3PT% | 33.5% |
| 4.2 | Blocks Per Game | 4.4 |
| 23.9 | DREB Per Game | 28.5 |
| 79.7 | Pace | 78.2 |
Key Stats
Dallas Wings
The Dallas Wings are one of the worst teams in the WNBA this season. It is hard to imagine that they are battling the Las Vegas Aces in the championship a year ago. Arike Ogunbowaie is the leading scorer on the Wings with averaging 22.0 points a game. She is shooting 36.1% from the field and 91.5% from the charity stipe. Ogunbowaie is also the leading player with the most assists per game for the Wings with 5.1 this year. Teaira McCowan is the leading center in rebounds for the Wings with 7.2.
New York Liberty
The New York Liberty are atop the Eastern Conference standings with a 24-4 record they are one of the favorite teams to make it to the WNBA championship along with the Las Vegas Aces. These two teams can see each other in the Championship game this year. For the Liberty, the leading scorer and assists is Sabrina Ionescu as she is averaging 19.9 PPG, 42.7 FG%, and 90.4% FT%. In assists, she is averaging 6.0 as well as 2.8 turnovers and 33.4 minutes per game. Jonquel Jones is leading the Liberty in rebounds per game with 9.3 this year.
Prediction
The New York Liberty should be able to be the Dallas Wings at Barclays Arena on Thursday night. They are the heavy favorites to win this matchup. According to ESPN Analytics the Liberty have 88.6% chance of winning this game. The Dallas Wings have just had a struggling season with injuries to key players such as reigning Most Improved Player and First Team All-WNBA Satou Sabally who hurt her shoulder while playing for the German national team in an Olympic qualifying tournament in Brazil. The Wings have also been plagued with playing poor defense in games. The Wings will look into getting healthy and restarting from scratch next season.
Final Pick
New York Liberty -13.5 (-110)
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