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Connecticut Sun vs New York Liberty: A battle for the top of the East

The Connecticut Sun will try to get closer to the top of the conference when they visit the New York Liberty at Barclays Center on Tuesday.

The Sun have the best road record in the league

The Connecticut Sun are second in the Eastern Conference with an 18-5 record, including 8-2 on the road. They have won four of the last five games and are coming off a 96-69 win over the Phoenix Mercury. The Sun are fourth in the league, shooting 43.4% from the field, and are the team with the worst free-throw percentage of 74.6. DeWanna Bonner leads the team with 17.1 points per game, while Brionna Jones has 13.1.

The Liberty are the best team in the league

The New York Liberty are on top of the Eastern Conference with a league-best 20-4 record including 11-1. They are on a three-game winning streak and are coming off a 81-67 win over the Chicago Sky. New York is the best in the league scoring 88.2 points per game while shooting 46.7% from the field and 83.6% from the free-throw line. Sabrina Ionescu leads the team with 19.4 points and 6.2 assists per game.

Betting Trends

The Sun are 6-1-1 ATS in their last 8 games played on Tuesday, 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games played after one-day rest, 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games overall, 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games following a straight up win and 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games against teams from the Eastern Conference. Connecticut has played under the total point line in their last 4 games following an ATS win, the last 4 games played on Tuesday, 5 of their last 6 games played on the road and 4 of their last 5 games overall. The Liberty are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games against teams with a winning record, 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall, 8-3 ATS in their last 11 games against teams from the Eastern Conference, 17-37-2 ATS in their last 56 games played on Tuesday, 3-11 ATS in their last 14 games played at home and 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games playing after a two-day rest. New York has played under the total point line in 5 of their last 6 games overall, 3 of their last 4 games against teams from the Eastern Conference and 4 of their last 5 games following a win.

Prediction and Conclusion

This is the game of the night in which the top two teams in the league will go against each other for the fourth time this season. The Liberty won all three of those, are currently on a six-game winning streak against the Sun, and have lost only once in the last ten games. The Sun has come only 1.5 games behind the Liberty for the top of the East, and New York will make one step further with another win tonight.