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Seattle Storm vs New York Liberty: Prediction, preview and odds | September 5, 2024
The Seattle Storm versus New York Liberty matchup is one of the two WNBA games scheduled for Thursday. This will be the third and final matchup between them this season. New York leads the series 2-0 and beat Seattle 98-85 as recently as Friday.
Both teams have already qualified for the playoffs. Seattle is third in the West and fifth overall with a 20-13 record. The Liberty, meanwhile, have the best record in the league at 27-6.
Seattle Storm vs New York Liberty game details and odds
The game is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. ET on Thursday at Barclays Center. The matchup will be broadcast nationally on Amazon Prime, and will air locally on Fox 5 New York, Liberty Live (Livestream), FOX 13 and Amazon Prime Video - Seattle. It won’t, however, stream live on WNBA League Pass and will only be available once it ends.
Moneyline: Storm (+275) vs. Liberty (-350)
Spread: Storm (+7.5) vs. Liberty (-7.5)
Total (O/U): Storm -110 (o164.5) vs. Liberty -110 (u164.5)
Editor's note: The odds could change close to the game. The odds listed were as per available information at the time of writing.
Seattle Storm vs New York Liberty preview
The two teams have met 55 times in the regular season, with Seattle holding a slight lead at 28-27. The Liberty have dominated the competition in the past few seasons and are on a six-game win streak.
Seattle Storm vs New York Liberty starting lineups
Seattle didn’t report any injuries for the game so Storm coach Noelle Quinn is likely to start:
PG: Skylar Diggins-Smith SG: Jewell Loyd SF: Gabby Williams PF: Nneka Ogwumike C: Ezi Magbegor
The Storm’s key bench contributors could be Mercedes Russell, Jordan Horston and Sami Whitcomb.
The Liberty didn’t report any injuries either and New York coach Sandy Brondello will likely start:
PG: Sabrina Ionescu SG: Courtney Vandersloot SF: Leonie Fiebich PF: Breanna Stewart C: Jonquel Jones
New York’s key bench players should be Betnijah Laney-Hamilton, Kayla Thornton and Nyara Sabally.
Editor’s note: These are predicted starting lineups, which could change depending on the availability of players uncertain to play.
Seattle Storm vs New York Liberty prediction
The Liberty are favored to win this game. Going by their season record, they should cover the spread for a win. This should be a competitive game with the team total going past 164.5 points.
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