The Seattle Storm (20-13) will look to Jewell Loyd (fourth in WNBA, 20.5 points per game) going up against Breanna Stewart (fourth in league, 20.5) and the New York Liberty (27-6) on September 5, 2024 at Barclays Center.

Our computer predictions in this article will help you pick what are the best bets available for Thursday’s game.

Liberty vs. Storm Predictions

Spread: Storm (+7.5) to Cover

• The model line and the BetMGM line are within 0.4 points of each other.
• The Storm have gone 16-17-0 ATS this year.
• Seattle is a perfect 2-0 against the spread when an underdog by 7.5 points or more this year.
• The Liberty are 16-17-0 ATS this season.
• New York has a 7-14 record against the spread when favored by 7.5 points or more this season.

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Total: Under 164.5

• The BetMGM point total for this game is just 2.0 points highter than the model projection.
• Out of 33 games thus far this year, the Liberty have had 17 with more than 164.5 points scored, their current matchup’s total.
• This season, 17 of Seattle’s 33 total matchups have gone over 164.5 total points scored.
• A total of 16 of the Liberty’s 33 games with a set total have hit the over (48.5%).
• A total of 14 of the Storm’s 33 games with a set total have hit the over (42.4%).

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Moneyline Winner: Liberty (-350)

• Prediction: Liberty 85, Storm 78
• New York has won 24 of the 30 games when it was favored on the moneyline this season (80%).

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Where to Watch Liberty vs. Storm: Live Stream & TV Channel

• When: Thursday, September 5, 2024 at 7:00 PM ET
• Where: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York
• TV Channel: FOX5 New York, FOX13, Amazon Prime Video, and Liberty Live
• Livestream: Watch this game on Prime Video (Regional restrictions may apply)

Liberty Leaders

• The Liberty scoring leader is Stewart, who averages 20.5 per contest to go with 8.7 rebounds and 3.9 assists.
• New York’s leading rebounder is Jonquel Jones averaging 9.4 boards per game and its best passer is Sabrina Ionescu and her 5.9 assists per game.
• Ionescu leads the Liberty in three-point shooting, making an average of 2.9 shots per game from beyond the arc.
• The New York leader in both steals and blocks is Stewart, who averages 1.8 takeaways and 1.3 rejections per game.

Storm Leaders

• Loyd sits at the top of the Storm scoring leaderboard with 20.5 points per game. She also pulls down 4.5 rebounds and racks up 3.7 assists per game.
• Seattle’s leader in rebounds is Ezi Magbegor with 8.2 per game, and its leader in assists is Skylar Diggins-Smith with 6.4 per game.
• Loyd is the most prolific from the three-point line for the Storm, hitting 1.7 threes per game.
• Nneka Ogwumike (1.9 steals per game) is the steal leader for Seattle while Magbegor (2.2 blocks per game) is the block leader.

Storm Injuries

All stats in this article refer to the 2024 regular season.

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