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Seattle Storm vs New York Liberty: Can New York stay undefeated tonight?
The New York Liberty will look for their fourth consecutive win when they host the Seattle Storm tonight at Barclays Center.
The Storm are continuing their road trip
The Seattle Storm are second-to-last in the Western Conference to start the season with a 1-2 record. They started the season with back-to-back losses to the Minnesota Lynx and then defeated the Washington Mystics 84-75. The Storm is the best rebounding team in the WNBA in the first week of the season, with 42.7 boards per game, but they are the worst shooting team, with 39.3% shooting from the field and 22.4% from three-point territory. Nneka Ogwumike is the best player on the team, averaging 22 points and 10 rebounds per game.
The Liberty look very good at the start of the season
The New York Liberty are having an excellent start to the season, winning the first three games. They started with an 85-80 win over the Washington Mystics and then beat the Indiana Fever in back-to-back games. They were especially good in the first game against the Fever, winning 102-66. The Liberty are the best-scoring team in the league to start the season, averaging 92.7 points per game, and they are also on top of the league, shooting 47.1% from the field. Breanna Stewart leads the team with 21 points per game.
Betting Trends
The Storm are 11-2 ATS record in their last 13 Monday games, and have gone 1-5-1 ATS in their last 7 games. Their performance against the Eastern Conference and on the road has been particularly poor, reflected in a 1-3-1 ATS and 1-4 ATS record. Following both ATS and straight up wins, the Storm are 1-5 ATS. They have played over the total point margin in 4 of their last 5 games overall and 7 of the laast 10 games against Eastern Conference teams. The Liberty are 2-6 ATS in their last 8 games following a win and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 home games. They have played over the total point line in 11 of their last 15 games overall and in 6 of the last 8 games against Western Conference teams.
Prediction and Conclusion
The Liberty have had a great start to the season, winning the first three games, and they do not plan on stopping any time soon. The Storm, on the other hand, have won only one game, and things do not look very optimistic on their East Coast road trip. The Liverty have won the last four games against the Storm, and that streak will not end tonight. New York is a much better team at the moment and will win this one by covering the -10.5-point spread. If you want to bet on higher odds, you can add the over option, as the total point line is set at 169.5 points.
