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The Chicago Sky (1-1) and New York Liberty (4-0) meet Thursday at Barclays Center. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET (Amazon Prime Video). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Sky vs. Liberty odds, and make our expert WNBA picks and predictions.
Season series: First meeting; Liberty won 2-1 in 2023
The Sky split a back-to-back series to open the season in Dallas against the Wings. Chicago lost 87-79 as a 7.5-point underdog May 15 before posting an 83-74 win as a 4.5-point ‘dog Saturday with the Under (165) cashing.
Rookie F Angel Reese finished with a respectable 11 points and 9 rebounds in 25 minutes of Saturday’s win in Dallas.
The Liberty posted a 74-63 victory against the visiting Seattle Storm Monday, but they failed to cover as 14-point favorites. New York is just 1-3 against the spread (ATS) in 4 games, while splitting the Over-Under 2-2.
New York’s Breanna Stewart is averaging 19.8 PPG with 8.5 RPG through the first 4 outings. She is one of 4 Liberty players averaging at league 14.5 PPG.
Sky at Liberty odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 5:36 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Sky +1000 (bet $100 to win $1,000) | Liberty -2000 (bet $2,000 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Sky +15.5 (-110) | Liberty -15.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 165.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Sky at Liberty picks and predictions
Prediction
Liberty 86, Sky 77
Moneyline
The Liberty (-2000) will cost 20 times your potential return, and there is never any reason to bet such a heavy favorite, either as a standalone wager or as part of a multi-part parlay.
PASS and look to the spread instead.
Against the spread
CHICAGO +15.5 (-110) is worth a look catching more than 7 buckets.
New York -15.5 (-110) is unbeaten in 4 games, but it is just 1-3 ATS, including 0-3 in 3 tries as a double-digit favorite.
Chicago is a good bet to keep it close, perhaps even within single digits, in Reese’s first trip to Gotham.
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Over/Under
UNDER 165.5 (-110) is the lean, but go with a half-unit at most.
While New York leads the WNBA with a 45.8% field-goal percentage, it also ranks 1st in the league with just 72.3 PPG allowed, while holding teams to 38.2% from the field.
While it’s a small sample size, Chicago hit just 23.7% from behind the 3-point line in the 2 games in Dallas, while allowing just 80.5 PPG.
Go lightly on the Under.
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