Friday's Best WNBA Bet
New York Liberty at Chicago Sky (-4, 149.5)
The Liberty are off to a strong start in the second half of the WNBA schedule.
New York has won three of its last four games since the All-Star break, starting with a win over the Chicago Sky back on July 11. The Liberty's most recent victory was a 82-74 overtime win against the Connecticut Sun, covering as 6-point road underdogs in their second straight overtime affair.
“This was a huge win for us," New York coach Anne Donovan told reporters following Tuesday's win. "We just came off of an overtime game against Indiana that we didn't finish. Considering how they finished regulation, and Montgomery and (Tan) White just playing strong, it was great to see us regroup and really take over in overtime."
New York's winning ways have improved it to 10-10 on the year, going 10-9-1 against the spread. Liberty bettors can thank the team's defense for these recent paydays. New York, which allows almost 77 points per game on the season, is giving up an average of just 66.5 points in regulation over the last four contests.
The last time the Liberty faced the Sky, they allowed only 54 points on 33 percent shooting, taking a 57-54 win and pushing with the 3-point spread.
Pick: New York
NEW YORK (10 - 10) at CHICAGO (11 - 11)
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CHICAGO is 22-10 ATS (+11.0 Units) on Friday since 1997.
CHICAGO is 18-7 ATS (+10.3 Units) off an upset win as an underdog since 1997.
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Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO is 5-5 against the spread versus NEW YORK over the last 3 seasons
NEW YORK is 7-3 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
5 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
NEW YORK vs. CHICAGO
New York is 2-3-1 ATS in its last 6 games
New York is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games
Chicago is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing New York
Chicago is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing New York