Liberty vs. Sky prediction: WNBA odds, picks, best bets for Tuesday

Nypost · Aug 18, 2026 · 376 words · By Malik Smith

WNBA Team Performance Sports Betting Analysis

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What to know about WNBA Team Performance

The Liberty have been on an upswing since late July and look to keep the good vibes rolling when they head to Chicago to face the Sky Tuesday night.

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What happened

The Liberty have been on an upswing since late July and look to keep the good vibes rolling when they head to Chicago to face the Sky Tuesday night.

Why it matters

The Liberty enter the game as road 4.5-point favorites, but their record against the spread on the road has been abysmal this season — they are 3-15 ATS in road games and 1-11 ATS as a road favorite.

Common ground

New York has a 9-2 record over its past 11 games and should be well-rested with two days off since their last game.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “With the total at 182.5 or higher, the Over is 0-4 in Sky games and 4-3 in Liberty games.”

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The search results returned generic 'Higher or Lower' games and unrelated YouTube videos; no betting data regarding the 182.5 point total for Sky or Liberty games was found.

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web search NEUTRAL — Play the online guessing game Higher or Lower with your favorite YouTubers, Twitch streamers and Stars. Guess which country is bigger, who has more money or which item is heavier!
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web search NEUTRAL — The ultimate online game of Higher or Lower. Featuring 100+ game modes about Google, Movies, Music, Sports, Geography and much more.
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Claim 2: “New York has a 9-2 record over its past 11 games”

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The evidence provided consists of Wikipedia entries for the town of Liberty, NY, the New York Liberty team, and One Liberty Plaza, but none of these sources provide the team's recent win-loss record.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Liberty is a town in Sullivan County, New York, United States. The population was 10,159 at the 2020 census. The village is bisected by NY 52 and NY 55, and is crossed by NY 17.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty,_New_York

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Liberty are an American professional basketball team based in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The Liberty compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Liberty

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — One Liberty Plaza, formerly the U.S. Steel Building, is a skyscraper in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York City. It is situated on a block bounded by Broadway, Liberty Street, Churc…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Liberty_Plaza

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Claim 3: “Since the start of their 11-game run, they have the fourth-highest scoring offense in the league at 117.3 points per 100 possessions.”

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One source mentions the Liberty have the most three-pointers through 11 games and lead the league in points per game (89.8), but it does not mention 'points per 100 possessions' or the specific figure of 117.3.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Newark Liberty International Airport (IATA: EWR, ICAO: KEWR, FAA LID: EWR) is an international airport in the U.S. state of New Jersey, serving the New York metropolitan area. The airport is located i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newark_Liberty_International_A…

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Claim 4: “The Liberty enter the game as road 4.5-point favorites”

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The provided evidence mentions the Liberty as a -3.5 point favorite in a different game (vs Atlanta Dream) and a game result against the Sky, but there is no evidence confirming a 4.5-point road favorite spread for a specific game against the Sky.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 New York Liberty season was the 28th season for the New York Liberty franchise of the WNBA, and their third season under head coach, Sandy Brondello. The season tipped off on Tuesday, May 14,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_New_York_Liberty_season

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 New York Liberty season was the 29th season for the New York Liberty franchise of the WNBA, and their fourth season under head coach, Sandy Brondello. The season tipped off on Saturday, May 1…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_New_York_Liberty_season

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Claim 5: “they are 3-15 ATS in road games and 1-11 ATS as a road favorite”

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The web results provide ATS (Against The Spread) records for NFL teams (Cardinals, Cowboys, Titans, Steelers), but no betting records for the New York Liberty WNBA team.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Liberty University (LU), known simply as Liberty, is a conservative, private evangelical Christian university in Lynchburg, Virginia, United States. It is affiliated with the Southern Baptist Conventi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_University

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of the graduate schools of theology accredited by the Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (SBTS) is a Baptist theological institute in Louisville, Kentucky. The seminary was founded in 1859 in Greenville, South Carolina, where it was at first house…
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Claim 6: “Malik Smith has been immersed in the sports betting industry since 2017.”

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The claim is explicitly stated across multiple cross-references from the Nypost.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — Malik Smith has been immersed in the sports betting industry since 2017.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/04/betting/bet365-bonus-code-bet-…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — Malik Smith has been immersed in the sports betting industry since 2017.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Malik Smith has been immersed in the sports betting industry since 2017.
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Claim 7: “The Sky are coming off a three-game road trip that ended Sunday in Seattle.”

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One source mentions the Sky lost to Seattle on Monday (not Sunday) and that they host the Liberty on Tuesday. Another source mentions a 'Wild' (likely NHL Minnesota Wild) road trip ending in Seattle on Sunday. The specific claim that the Sky ended a three-game road trip in Seattle on Sunday is contradicted by the source stating the game was on Monday.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)'s draft for the 2026 season was held following the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. This was the first draft for the league's two …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_WNBA_draft

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 WNBA season is the 30th and current season of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The league expanded from 13 to 15 teams with the addition of the Portland Fire and Toronto Te…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_WNBA_season

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of transactions that have taken place during the off-season and the 2022 WNBA season.
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