Game 1 of the New York Liberty - Connecticut Sun series.
INJURY UPDATE:
Connecticut Sun
Date Pos Player Injury Status 09/24/12 G Danielle McCray Knee doubtful Thursday vs. NY Liberty
NY Liberty Date Pos Player Injury Status 09/23/12 G Essence Carson Hip injured last game, probable Thursday vs. Connecticut Sun 05/19/12 C Quanitra Hollingsworth Personal out indefinitely
The winner in this game and in this series without any doubt is the Connecticut Sun, the only question is by how many points in each of their games. Not only are they stronger than New York, but they also have the fans and homecourt advantage for this game. Let's look at the stats. They played each other 5 times this season with Connecticut winning 4 of those 5 by an average margin of 18.25 points.
In their 3 home games against the Liberty, the lowest winning margin was 11 points and the other 2 are won by 15 and 42 points.
FINAL VERDICT:
Connecticut Sun -10.5 @ 2.38 for 10 units