Connecticut pays a visit to New York on Friday, hoping to send the Liberty to a loss while also covering the spread in WNBA action at Prudential Center.

This season the Liberty are 8-5 overall and 9-4 ATS against the number, while the Sun are 6-5 and 4-7 ATS. As for the totals, New York is 8-5 on the OU, and Connecticut is 6-5.



View Connecticut vs New York Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The Sun are listed as 3.5-point underdogs at many online sportsbooks, with the total listed at 156.5.

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How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up New York's No. 4-ranked offense (81.3 PPG) against a Sun defense that ranks No. 6 at 79.7 PPG. The Liberty have averaged 45.9% from the field per game, more than the Sun have managed so far this season (43.2% on average).

Defensively, the Sun feature the league's No. 9-rated defense on the road, allowing 85.2 points per game. New York, meanwhile, comes in at No. 9 in the league in scoring at home.

Connecticut lost its last outing, a 90-78 result against the Fever on July 13. The Sun failed to cover in that game as a 6-point underdog, while the 168 combined points took the game OVER the total. Connecticut suffered a 90-78 loss against Indiana on Wednesday, getting 17 points from Tan White in a losing effort at Conseco Fieldhouse.

In their last action, New York was a 91-69 Sportsbook at home against the Dream. They covered the 4.5–point spread as favorites, while the combined score (160) was profitable news for UNDER bettors. The Liberty blew out Atlanta on Wednesday, running up the score in a 91-69 win at Prudential Center.


Connecticut Sun Trends:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing Indiana are 5-5
After playing Indiana are 7-3
After a loss are 5-5

New York Liberty Trends:
When playing on Friday are 2-5
Before playing Tulsa are 4-6
After playing Atlanta are 6-4
After a win are 6-4

A few Sun at Liberty trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Connecticut's last 5 games when playing New York
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Connecticut's last 9 games when playing on the road against New York
Connecticut is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
Connecticut is 4-9-1 ATS in its last 14 games when playing New York
New York is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
New York is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Connecticut
New York is 14-3 SU in its last 17 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New York's last 5 games when playing Connecticut


Next up:
Connecticut home to Indiana, Sunday, July 17
New York home to Tulsa, Sunday, July 17