New York Liberty at Chicago Sky 06-02-23 WNBA Picks & Predictions

On Friday, the New York Liberty visits Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois to play the Chicago Sky. New York improved to 3-1 following its 86-78 victory over the Seattle Storm on Tuesday. In her first return to Seattle since leaving the Storm, New York's Breanna Stewart scored 25 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to help the Liberty win their third straight and remain a half-game behind first place Connecticut in the Eastern Conference.

Breanna Stewart is leading New York in scoring and rebounding with averages of 25.8 points and 10.2 rebounds per game, while Courtney Vandersloot is the leader in assists with an average of 8.8 assists per game. Sabrina Ionescu is the second leading scorer with an average of 16.0 points per game. New York is scoring an average of 80.3 points per game.

Chicago looks to bounce back from a loss with a victory at home on Friday when hosting New York. Chicago is 3-2 following its 83-65 loss to the Atlanta Dream on Tuesday night. Dana Evans was the leading scorer for Chicago with 11 points, while three others each scored 10 points in the losing effort. Chicago is third in the Eastern conference, one game behind first place Connecticut.

Kahleah Copper is leading Chicago in scoring with an average of 14.6 points per game, while Courtney Williams is the leading rebounder and leader in assists with averages of 8.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game. Marina Mabrey is the second leading scorer for Chicago with an average of 14.3 points per game. Chicago has three players averaging double figures in scoring and as a team is scoring an average of 76.0 points per game.