The Washington Mystics take on the New York Liberty. Check out our WNBA odds series for our Mystics Liberty prediction, odds, and pick. Find out how to watch Mystics Liberty.

The New York Liberty are beginning to look like the WNBA championship contender they were last season. It's true that the Liberty have not had a losing streak yet this season, and that they have lost only two games. However, some of their early-season games were very scratchy and uneven. The Liberty flirted with disaster against some bad teams, most notably these very same Washington Mystics. The Mystics are the only winless team in the WNBA, and yet they led the Liberty in New York midway through the fourth quarter over a week ago. The Mystics trailed by just one point with under four minutes left. The Liberty didn't look anything close to a good team in that game or in a few other games from the first weeks of the season.

In more recent games, however, the Liberty have clearly stepped up their game and played with an appropriate sense of urgency. They calmly dispatched the Chicago Sky on the road after having lost to Chicago at home earlier in the season. Then, on Saturday, they went into Connecticut and gave the Sun their first loss of the season. New York looked very strong in the fourth quarter and took full control of the battle between the teams with the two best records in the WNBA. The Sun still have the best record, but the Liberty are now just one game back in the loss column and would generally be regarded as the more talented team of the two. You could legitimately view the Liberty as the best team in the league right now, records aside. The 2023 runner-up is making a statement in its push for a championship.

Here are the Mystics-Liberty WNBA Odds, courtesy of FanDuel.

WNBA Odds: Mystics-Liberty Odds

Washington Mystics: +14.5 (-110)

New York Liberty: -14.5 (-110)

Over: 158.5 (-110)

Under: 158.5 (-110)

How to Watch Mystics vs Liberty

TV: Monumental Sports (Mystics) / WWOR (Liberty)

Stream: WNBA League Pass

Time: 3 p.m. ET / 12 p.m. PT

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Why The Mystics Could Cover The Spread

The New York Liberty are a really good team, but you will note that New York played a tough, physical, draining game against the Sun on Saturday afternoon. They have to come right back and play this afternoon game on Sunday. That's basically a 24-hour turnaround. Washington did not play Saturday and should be more rested for this game. It's a simple reality that elite athletes need to recover. New York's elite athletes don't really have a lot of time to regroup. Washington is getting 14.5 points. It covered a similarly large spread at New York earlier in the season and covered the spread as well in the opening night game between these teams four weeks ago.

Why The Liberty Could Cover The Spread

The Liberty might be tired, but they are still miles better than a Washington team which is 0-11 and could not beat the lowly Indiana Fever at home on Friday night. Washington simply can't figure out how to win a single game. This is clearly the worst team in the WNBA, playing what is arguably the best team in the W on the road. It's a total mismatch.

Final Mystics-Liberty Prediction & Pick

The Liberty are far better than the Mystics — no one would debate that — but the lack of rest for New York is worth thinking about. Pass on this game in terms of a pregame bet, but look for a live play.

Final Mystics-Liberty Prediction & Pick: Mystics +14.5