Mystics vs Liberty Picks and Prediction – 9/10/2023

The Washington Mystics look to bounce back from a loss with a victory on the road Sunday when visiting the New York Liberty in the final game of the regular season for both. Washington is 18-21 following its 80-75 loss to the Atlanta Dream on Friday. The Mystics have qualified for the postseason but their final seeding could change with a win or loss on Sunday. Keep up with the WNBA, with our WNBA picks.

Elena Delle Donne is the leading scorer and rebounder for Washington with averages of 17.1 points and 5.5 rebounds per game. Natasha Cloud is the leader in assists with an average of 6.2 assists per game. Washington has five players averaging double figures in scoring and as a team is scoring an average of 80.4 points per game, while shooting 42.8% overall and 33.4% from 3.0 territory.

The New York Liberty look for their ninth consecutive win on Sunday when hosting Washington. New York is 32-7 following its 96-89 victory over the Los Angeles Sparks on Thursday. Breanna Stewart was the leading scorer for New York with 25 points. New York is currently second in the WNBA, one game behind the Las Vegas Aces and could catch the Aces with a win and a Las Vegas loss which would give the Liberty first place due to owning the tiebreaker. 

Breanna Stewart is leading New York in scoring and rebounding with averages of 23.3 points and 9.4 rebounds per game, while Courtney Vandersloot is the leader in assists with an average of 8.2 assists per game. Sabrina Ionescu is the second leading scorer with an average of 16.9 points per game and one of five players from New York averaging double figures in scoring. New York scores an average of 89.3 points per game.