Jewell Loyd and the Seattle Storm (20-13) play Breanna Stewart and the New York Liberty (27-6) on Thursday, September 5, 2024 at Barclays Center. The game begins at 7:00 PM ET on FOX5 New York, FOX13, Amazon Prime Video, and Liberty Live.
Liberty vs. Storm Prediction & Odds
Favorite: Liberty (-8)
Total: 164.5
Liberty Moneyline: -355
Storm Moneyline: +280
Spread Prediction: Storm
Total Prediction: Under
Moneyline Prediction: Liberty
Liberty vs. Storm Stat Rankings
Liberty Rank |
Liberty AVG |
|
Storm AVG |
Storm Rank |
2nd |
85.9 |
Points Scored |
83.2 |
5th |
3rd |
76.4 |
Points Allowed |
78.8 |
4th |
2nd |
36.6 |
Rebounds |
34.7 |
6th |
7th |
8.2 |
Off. Rebounds |
8.8 |
3rd |
1st |
10.2 |
3pt Made |
5.8 |
10th |
2nd |
22.7 |
Assists |
20.4 |
5th |
4th |
12.8 |
Turnovers |
12.7 |
3rd |
Liberty vs. Storm Stats Insights
The Liberty record 7.1 more points per game (85.9) than the Storm give up (78.8).
Seattle’s 83.2 points per game are 6.8 more points than the 76.4 New York allows.
The Storm are the fifth-ranked scoring team in the WNBA (83.2 PPG), while the Liberty rank third in the league defensively (76.4 PPG).
New York has totaled 313 more points than its opponents this season (9.5 per game on average), and Seattle has scored 143 more points than its opponents (4.4 per game).
New York averages 36.6 rebounds a contest, 1.9 more rebounds per game than Seattle’s average.
The Liberty are shooting 45% from the field this season, 2.4 percentage points higher than the 42.6% the Storm allow to opponents.
Liberty Leaders
Stewart leads the Liberty, scoring 20.5 points per game.
New York is led in rebounding by Jonquel Jones’ 9.4 rebounds per game and assists by Sabrina Ionescu’s 5.9 assists per game.
Ionescu is the top three-point shooter for the Liberty, connecting on 2.9 per game.
Stewart grabs 1.8 steals and 1.3 blocks per game, both team-high averages.
Storm Leaders
Loyd outpaced her teammates on the Storm scoring front by putting up 20.5 points per game. She adds 4.5 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game this season.
When it comes to Seattle leaders in rebounds and assists, the team has two players at the top: Ezi Magbegor with 8.2 rebounds per game and Skylar Diggins-Smith with 6.4 assists per game.
Loyd is tops from three-point range for the Storm, hitting 1.7 threes per game.
Nobody on Seattle grabs more steals than Nneka Ogwumike (1.9 per game) or blocks more shots than Magbegor (2.2 per game).
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