New York Liberty at Atlanta Dream 6/29/21 - WNBA Picks & Predictions

The New York Liberty look for their second consecutive victory on Tuesday when visiting the Atlanta Dream. New York defeated Atlanta 101-78 on Saturday and improved to 8-8. The leading scorer for New York in the victory was Sami Whitcomb with 30 points, while Betnijah Laney scored 28. New York is third in the Eastern Conference standings 2 ½ games behind the first-place Connecticut Sun.

Betnijah Laney is leading New York in scoring with an average of 19.9 points per game, while Sabrina Ionescu is the third leading scorer, leading rebounder and leader in assists with averages of 10.8 points, 5.9 rebounds and 6.4 assists per game. New York has five active players averaging double-figures in scoring and the Liberty are scoring an average of 79.3 points per game.

Atlanta looks to snap a three-game losing streak when hosting New York on Tuesday for the second game between the two in the last four days. Atlanta is 5-9 following its loss on Saturday to the Liberty. The leading scorer for Atlanta in the loss was Chennedy Carter with 23 points, while Cheyenne Parker scored 14 points. Atlanta is fifth in the Eastern Conference standings 4 ½ games behind first place Connecticut.

Courtney Williams is the leader in scoring, rebounding and assists for Atlanta with averages of 17.1 points, 6.8 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game. The second leading scorer is Chennedy Carter with an average of 16.8 points per game. Carter is one of just two active players for Atlanta averaging double-figures in scoring. Tiffany Hayes, who is the leading scorer with an average of 17.6 points per game, remains sidelined for at least another month with an injury.