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The Connecticut Sun and New York Liberty meet Sunday for Game 1 of their WNBA semifinals playoff matchup. Tip-off from Barclays Center is scheduled for 1 p.m. ET (ESPN). Below, we analyze FanDuel Sportsbook’s lines around the Sun vs. Liberty Game 1 odds, and make our expert WNBA picks and predictions.
The Sun pushed past the Minnesota Lynx in the 1st round of the WNBA playoffs, winning the best-of-3 series in 3 games. Connecticut was tripped up in Game 2, but won 90-75 in Minneapolis on Wednesday to cover as 5.5-point favorites as the Over (156) connected.
The Liberty eased by the Washington Mystics at home in Game 2 by a 90-85 score in overtime, and it split against the spread (ATS) in the 2 games against the Mystics, while cashing the Over in each of the playoff contests.
New York swept the regular-season series with the Sun 4-0, while covering 3 of the 4 matchups. The Over-Under split in the 4 contests, including an Under (160) result in New York’s 89-58 victory on Sept. 1 in the most recent battle.
Sun at Liberty Game 1 odds
Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Saturday at 11:16 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Sun +290 (bet $100 to win $290) | Liberty -420 (bet $420 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Sun +8.5 (-115) | Liberty -8.5 (-105)
- Over/Under (O/U): 162.5 (O: -115 | U: -111)
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Sun at Liberty Game 1 picks and predictions
Prediction
Liberty 91, Sun 79
Moneyline
The rested Liberty (-420) will cost you more than 4 times your potential return, and that’s just too much risk and not enough reward in this series opener. While New York has won 4 straight meetings this season, you cannot risk this much on either a singular bet, or as part of a multi-team parlay.
PASS.
Against the spread
The LIBERTY -8.5 (-105) is a rather large number for a series opener, but New York has covered 3 of 4 games against the Sun +8.5 (-115) this season. The Liberty just seem to have the number of the Sun, and New York has rolled up 89 or more points in each of the previous 3 meetings. The high-octane Liberty will fire out to a 1-0 series lead in emphatic fashion.
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Over/Under
The UNDER 162.5 (-111) is the lean in the series opener, but go lightly.
The Under cashed in each of the regular-season meetings in New York, while going 4-1 in the past 5 battles at Barclays Center, while cashing in 9 of the past 13 meetings overall.
The Under is also 9-3 in the past 12 games in the semifinals round for the Sun. However, go lightly, as the Over has dominated recently for the Liberty, going 4-1 in the past 5 at home, while cashing in each of the past 4 straight.
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