WNBA Game Preview: New York Liberty (22-14) vs. Atlanta Dream (23-13)

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Game Details

Time: 11:00 AM ET
Venue: Gateway Center Arena, College Park, GA
TV: CBS

Team Form and Records

New York Liberty: 22–14 overall, 8–9 on the road

Atlanta Dream: 23–13 overall, 11–5 at home

Season Series

New York holds a 2–1 edge in this season’s head-to-head matchups, taking two of three meetings so far.

Key Storylines

Atlanta enters on a one-game winning streak after edging Minnesota, 75–73. Allisha Gray poured in 27 points along with three steals and two blocks, while Rhyne Howard added 16 points and two steals.

New York is coming off a 91–85 loss to Chicago, where Jonquel Jones finished with 25 points, seven rebounds, two steals and two blocks, and Sabrina Ionescu scored 16 points.

This will be a showdown between two of the league’s top scorers: Sabrina Ionescu (19.0 PPG, 6th in WNBA) versus Allisha Gray (18.8 PPG, 7th in WNBA).

Player Matchups

Sabrina Ionescu vs. Allisha Gray: Both Sixth-Woman-of-the-Year candidates can take over late, but Gray excels in transition defense, while Ionescu controls tempo in half-court sets.

Jonquel Jones vs. Courtney Williams: Jones’ interior scoring will challenge Atlanta’s paint protector Williams, who’s averaging 7.1 rebounds per game.

Rhyne Howard vs. Betnijah Laney: Howard’s off-ball movement against Laney’s perimeter denial will be key in the early quarters.

Betting Trends

MetricAtlanta DreamNew York Liberty
Moneyline Odds–192 (65.8% implied)+154 (39.4% implied)
Record as Favorite/Underdog14–6 as favorites0–6 as underdogs
ATS Record21–14–114–21–1
O/U (164 pts)16 of 36 games over23 of 36 games over

Pick the Dream to cover the 2-point spread—Atlanta is 10–8 ATS as a ≥ 2-point favorite; New York is 0–3 ATS as a ≥ 2-point underdog.

GAME ODDS

New York Liberty             162

Atlanta Dream                  – 4

Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Friday, August 22, 2025

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