The New York Liberty (2-0) and Indiana Fever (0-2) will wrap up an early home-and-home series on Saturday afternoon. New York cruised to a 102-66 win over Indiana in front of a sellout crowd in Indianapolis on Thursday, as Fever rookie guard Caitlin Clark was held to just 9 points on 2 of 8 shooting. The Liberty made their fifth WNBA Finals appearance last season, losing to the Las Vegas Aces. They have the most appearances in the WNBA Finals without a championship and are the only remaining original franchise in the league without a title.
Tipoff is at 1 p.m. ET at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. The Liberty are 14-point favorites in the latest Liberty vs. Fever odds, while the over/under for total points is 169. Caitlin Clark is +700 to score first in the game and her over/under for total points is 18.5, which is down two points from her prop total on Thursday. Before making any Fever vs. Liberty picks, be sure to see the WNBA predictions from SportsLine’s women’s basketball expert Calvin Wetzel.
Since the start of the 2021-22 women’s college basketball campaign, Wetzel is an insane 1,384-988 (+371.33 units). Wetzel also predicted 66 of 68 NCAA Women’s Tournament teams this year, as well as 62 of 68 teams within one…