New York Liberty vs. Washington Mystics Prediction, Odds and Game Preview – September 10

Written By PlayPicks Staff on September 10, 2023

The New York Liberty (32-7) hope to build on a five-game home winning stretch when hosting the Washington Mystics (18-21) on September 10, 2023.

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Spread: Liberty (-9.5) to Cover

  • The model projects the Liberty to win, just as DraftKings does, but the model favors them by a small margin more (11.8 to 9.5).
  • The Liberty have a 15-19-0 record against the spread this season.
  • New York has a 7-11 record against the spread in games it was favored by 9.5 points or more this season.
  • The Mystics are 17-18-0 against the spread this year.
  • In games it has played as at least a 9.5-point underdog this season, Washington is 3-1 against the spread.

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Total: Over 162.5

  • The model predicts a total 3.5 points higher than the one set by DraftKings for this matchup.
  • This year, the Liberty games have gone over 162.5 points scored, their current matchup’s total, 23 (out of 34) times.
  • Washington’s games have gone over 162.5 total points scored in 12 of 35 total matchups this season.
  • Liberty games have gone over the point total in 19 out of 35 opportunities (54.3%).
  • Mystics games have gone over the point total in 13 out of 35 opportunities (37.1%).

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Moneyline Winner: Liberty (-550)

  • Prediction: Liberty 89, Mystics 77
  • New York is 26-5 in games as a moneyline favorite (winning 83.9% of those games).

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Liberty Leaders

  • The scoring and rebounding leader for the Liberty is Breanna Stewart, who puts up 23.3 points and 9.4 rebounds per game.
  • New York’s best passer is Courtney Vandersloot, who averages 8.2 assists per game to go with her 10.6 PPG scoring average.
  • Sabrina Ionescu makes more threes per game than any other member of the Liberty, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 3.5 per contest.
  • The New York leader in both steals and blocks is Stewart, who averages 1.5 takeaways and 1.6 rejections per game.

Liberty Injuries

Name Game Status Injury
Stefanie Dolson Out Ankle

Mystics Leaders

  • Brittney Sykes is the top scorer for the Mystics with 15.8 points per game. She also adds 4.9 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game to her stats.
  • Tianna Hawkins has a stat line of 5.0 rebounds, 8.3 points and 1.4 assists per game for Washington to take the top rebound spot on the team. Natasha Cloud holds the top spot for assists with 6.2 per game, adding 12.6 points and 3.7 rebounds per outing.
  • Sykes makes 1.4 three-pointers per game, the most on the Mystics.
  • Sykes (2.1 steals per game) is the steal leader for Washington while Queen Egbo (0.6 blocks per game) is the block leader.

Mystics Injuries

Name Game Status Injury
Ariel Atkins Out Nose
Shakira Austin Out Hip
Kristi Toliver Out For Season Knee

All stats in this article refer to the 2023 regular season.

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