Sabrina Ionescu and the New York Liberty were cruising at 9-0 this season, and 3-0 in the Commissioner’s Cup. Then they went to Indiana to play the Fever. Not only did they pick up their first loss, but it puts their Cup Championship appearance in doubt.
While it was a loss for New York, Sabrina Ionescu had her biggest scoring output of the season. The 27-year-old poured in 34 points on 11-of-20 shooting, doing everything she could to match the Fever. While it wasn’t enough, it was needed for Ionescu to keep the hot streak rolling. Now she’ll look to put the hurt on the Atlanta Dream and help New York clinch a Commissioner’s Cup Championship appearance.
The Liberty are eight-point favorites at home and are -360 on the Moneyline on DraftKings Sportsbook. The total is set at 164 points. Let’s look at the best bets and predictions for this contest.
Best Sabrina Ionescu Prop Bet
Sabrina Ionescu 3+ Three-Pointers Made (+110)
With each passing game, Ionescu puts her beginning-of-the-season slump behind her. Over the first four games, she shot 25% on six three-point attempts per game. Since then, she’s hitting 38% of her 9.7 attempts per game. The adjustment period to Natasha Cloud (who has been hooping) was short-lived.
Ionescu has also hit four or more threes in four of those six contests. It’s not just one or two hot shooting nights elevating her; the volume and efficiency are back in the stratosphere. It makes the three-plus threes mark at plus money look very generous. While this Atlanta Dream defense has been quite good, Ionescu is the kind of shooter that can drop in threes with no airspace.
In a contest between the Dream and Liberty that may decide the Eastern Conference Commissioner’s Cup Championship representative, expect Sabrina Ionescu to come out firing.
