In Thursday’s WNBA action, the New York Liberty (22-13) host the Chicago Sky (8-26) at Barclays Center. Tip off is 7 p.m. ET, and the game can be seen on Amazon Prime Video.
Below, we’ll give you three free WNBA picks for the Thursday, August 21 matchup between the Sky vs. Liberty, including PrizePicks WNBA Picks to target for tonight on Sabrina Ionescu and Angel Reese.
On Tuesday, the Liberty broke through against the Minnesota Lynx, winning the WNBA Finals rematch 85-75, their first victory over Minny in their last three matchups.
The Sky owns the second-worst record in the Eastern Conference, as Chicago lost to Seattle on Tuesday at home. The only good news for the struggling Sky was the return of All-Star forward Angel Reese, who made it back to the court following a seven-game absence due to a back injury.
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Chicago Sky vs. New York Liberty Predictions, Picks Today
Here are three of the top WNBA picks for Sky vs. Liberty on Thursday, August 21, for PrizePicks, where you can make real money WNBA predictions. Click each pick to read more.
- Liberty G Sabrina Ionescu – 18.5 Points
- Sky F Angel Reese – 25.5 Pts+Rebs
- Liberty G Natasha Cloud – 9.5 Points
Liberty G Sabrina Ionescu Projection: 18.5 Points
- Liberty G Sabrina Ionescu ranks fifth in the league in scoring at 19.1 points per game.
- Ionescu struggled from the floor in Tuesday’s win over Minnesota, hitting 5-of-18 shots for 17 points.
- The former Oregon Duck has been held to less than 18 points in seven straight games since scoring 36 at Connecticut on August 3.
- In two matchups against Chicago this season, the 2020 No. 1 pick scored 16 and 23 points. In the second game, she put up her second-best shooting percentage of the season, hitting 9-of-14 shots.
- Ionescu converted 12-of-47 attempts from 3-point range in her first eight August contests before knocking down 4-of-10 against Minnesota.
- Chicago ranks second-to-last in the league in defensive 3-point shooting at 36.8%.
Sky F Angel Reese Projection: 25.5 Pts+Rebs
- Sky F Angel Reese returned from her lengthy absence to score 19 points and pull down 7 rebounds.
- Bayou Barbie converted 9-of-13 attempts from the floor for 69.2%, her best shooting game of the season.
- The former LSU standout failed to grab double-digit rebounds for the first time in 12 games.
- In Reese’s first matchup against New York on May 22, she failed to record a field goal on 0-of-8 shooting, finishing the contest with 2 points and 11 boards.
- Reese’s second game against the Liberty went better, as she scored 17 points and pulled down 11 rebounds.
- Reese has finished with more than 26 points and rebounds in 11 of the past 12 games.
Liberty G Natasha Cloud Projection: 9.5 Points
- Liberty G Natasha Cloud is averaging 9.9 points per game in her first season in New York.
- Cloud is posting the second-highest field goal percentage of her 10-year career, with 43.2%.
- Cloud has scored in double-figures in six of the last seven games, including 10 points against Minnesota on Tuesday.
- The veteran has attempted at least 7 field goals in 10 straight games. However, she has taken only 6 free throws in the past nine contests.
- Cloud scored 18 points in the first matchup with the Liberty, but was held to 5 points in the last meeting on June 10.
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The mighty Liberty seeks their third win over the Sky this season as the teams meet in Brooklyn on Thursday night. With two of the biggest names in WNBA facing off Prime tonight, there’s never been a better time to make your real money WNBA predictions than with PrizePicks tonight.
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