Jewell Loyd and the Seattle Storm (4-13) face Breanna Stewart and the New York Liberty (12-4) on July 8, 2023 at Barclays Center.
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Spread: Storm (-15.5) to Cover
- While DraftKings has the Liberty winning by 15.5, the model has the Storm taking home the victory, with a considerable margin between the two spreads (17.2 points). Take the Storm.
- The Storm are 7-7-0 against the spread this year.
- Seattle is 0-1 against the spread when an underdog by 15.5 points or greater this year.
- The Liberty’s ATS record is 5-8-0 this season.
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Total: Over 167
- The DraftKings point total for this game is just 4.4 points highter than the model projection.
- Of 13 games so far this season, the Liberty have played seven with more than 167 points scored, their current matchup’s point total.
- Seattle has played in six games this season (42.9% of opportunities) in which the teams combined to score more than 167 points.
- The Liberty have hit the over in eight of their 14 games with a set total (57.1%).
- The teams have hit the over in seven of the Storm’s 14 games with a set total.
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Moneyline Winner: Liberty (-1800)
- Prediction: Storm 82, Liberty 80
- New York has been favored on the moneyline 12 times this season. They’ve finished 9-3 in those games.
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Liberty Leaders
- The scoring and rebounding leader for the Liberty is Stewart, who accumulates 23.3 points and 9.9 rebounds per game.
- New York’s best passer is Courtney Vandersloot, who averages 8.6 assists per game to go with her 11.4 PPG scoring average.
- Sabrina Ionescu leads the Liberty in three-point shooting, knocking down an average of 2.9 shots per game from beyond the arc.
- Stewart is New York’s leader in steals and blocks, racking up 1.7 steals and 1.6 blocks per game.
Liberty Injuries
| Name | Game Status | Injury |
|---|---|---|
| Jocelyn Willoughby | Out | Quadricep |
Storm Leaders
- Loyd’s points (25.6 per game) and assists (3.3 per game) stat lines give her the top scoring and assists spots on the Storm’s leaderboards.
- Ezi Magbegor is at the top of the Seattle rebounding leaderboard with 8.4 rebounds per game. She also notches 14.5 points and tacks on 2.0 assists per game.
- Loyd averages 3.5 three-pointers per game, the most on the Storm.
- Seattle’s leader in steals and blocks is Magbegor with 1.2 steals and 1.9 blocks per game.
All stats in this article refer to the 2023 regular season.
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