Fever at Liberty 9/6/19 - WNBA Picks & Predictions
Last Updated: 07/21/2020 at 10:30 PM ET
Two teams out of playoff contention meet on Friday when the Indiana Fever visit the New York Liberty. The Fever lost to the Minnesota Lynx on Sunday 81-73. Indiana led by three points at the half, but were outscored 43-32 after the break. Candace Dupree scored 18 to lead the Fever in the loss. Teaira McCowan posted her fourth straight double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds.
New York lost its fourth straight and 13th in its last 14 after falling to Washington 93-77 on Tuesday. The Liberty were led by Marine Johannes with 22 points. The rookie, who hails from France, scored 21 points in the Liberty’s previous game.
Kelsey Mitchell leads the Fever in scoring with an average of 12.8 points per game. Teaira McCowan is the leading rebounder with an average of 8.8 per game. Erica Wheeler leads in assists with an average of 5.1 per game and is third in scoring with an average of 10.4 points per game. Indiana has three players averaging double figures in scoring.
Tina Charles is leading New York in scoring and rebounding with averages of 17.4 points and 7.6 rebounds per game. Kia Nurse is second in scoring with an average of 14.3 points per game. Brittany Boyd is the assists leader with an average of 4.6 per game. Three players are averaging double figures in scoring for the Liberty.
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The Fever has covered the number in 4 of the last 5 head-to-head with the Liberty and in each of the last 5 played in New York. Indiana has covered the nut in each of its last 4 overall and 3 of the last 4 following a win ATS. The Liberty has failed to cover 6 of its last 26 at home and 19 of its last 26 overall. Final Score Prediction, Indiana Fever wins and covers ATS 75-70.
