Sun vs Liberty Picks and Prediction – 9/2/2023

The Connecticut Sun invade the Big Apple on Friday evening to take on the Liberty of New York. The Sun come into this contest with a record of 24-11, while the Liberty sit at 28-7. New York has taken all 3 of the meetings against Connecticut this season, with one of those games going to overtime. Keep up with all the WNBA Picks.

The New York Liberty have won 4-straight and now 11 out of their last 12 contests. They sit 4 games clear of the Sun in the Eastern Conference Standings. They have been the hottest team in the WNBA as of late, and will be looking for that to continue against the second-place team. In their last outing, the Liberty beat the Aces 94-85 to prove they are the team to beat right now.

The Connecticut Sun have won 3 out of their last 4 and sit 4 games back of their opponent on Friday evening. The Sun are coming off of an impressive victory of the Sparks, 83-68. The Sun shot 49.2% from the field, and had 40 points in the paint against the Sparks. Forward superstar Alyssa Thomas had 17 points on 6 of 11 shooting.

This should be a great matchup as both teams are solid on both sides of the ball. The Sun's defense is ranked first in points per game at 78.8 and 3-PT FG % at 30.9. Their offense is solid as well, ranking 4th in PPG, FG %, and 3-PT FG %. On the flip side, the Liberty's offense is ranked 2nd in every category, and their defense is ranked first in FG %.