Liberty at Sky 8/7/19 - WNBA Picks & Predictions

On Wednesday, the New York Liberty hits the road looking to snap a three-game losing streak when they visit the Windy City to play the Chicago Sky winners of five of their last six. New York was defeated on Sunday 94-79 by the Connecticut Sun. The Liberty trailed at the half 53-38 and never threatened in the second half. Tina Charles led the Liberty with 20 points and 10 rebounds.

Chicago won its last outing 87-75 over the Atlanta Dream on Saturday. The Sky were led in the win by Diamond DeShields with 12 points, 12 boards and six assists. Courtney Vandersloot chipped in with 13 points and nine boards as the Sky has won five of its last six to move to within 3 ½ games of first place Connecticut in the Eastern Conference. Tina Charles is leading New York in scoring and rebounding with averages of 16.9 points and 7.6 rebounds per game. Kia Nurse is second in scoring with an average of 15.1 points per game. Brittany Boyd is the assists leader with an average of 5.0 per game. Just Charles and Nurse are averaging double figures in scoring for the Liberty.

Diamond DeShields leads the Sky in scoring with an average of 14.8 points per game. Jantel Lavender is the leading rebounder with an average of 6.8 per game, while Courtney Vandersloot is the leader in assists with an average of 8.7 per game. Just three players are averaging double-figures in scoring for the Sky.