Chicago Sky vs Indiana Fever Prediction, 6/19/2022 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Chicago Sky vs Indiana Fever

Date: Sunday, June 19, 2022

Location: Indiana Farmers Coliseum in Indianapolis, IN

TV: Facebook

Indiana Farmers Coliseum is the site where and the Indiana Fever (4-13) will take on the Chicago Sky (9-4) on Sunday.

The Chicago Sky faced off with the New York Liberty and walked away with a win by a score of 88-86 in their last contest. Chicago ended the game with a 46.1% field goal percentage (35 of 76) and made 6 of their 18 shots from downtown. At the free throw line, the Sky converted 12 of their 14 attempts for a rate of 85.7%. Regarding hauling in boards, they collected 41 with 12 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 28 assists in this game in addition to forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and earning 4 steals. In the matter of defense, Chicago allowed the other team to shoot 48.5% from the field on 32 out of 66 shooting. New York doled out 2 assists and had 4 steals in the matchup. In addition, New York pulled down 26 boards (2 offensive, 24 defensive) and earned 6 blocks. New York finished the contest at 91.7% when shooting free throws by making 11 of their 12 attempts. They buried 11 of 23 attempts from downtown.

Emma Meesseman is someone who was a contributor in the game. She walked away with 20 points on 10 out of 14 shooting. She saw the court for 31 mins played and collected 11 rebounds. Meesseman finished shooting 71.4% from the floor and recorded 5 dimes.

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Chicago heads into this game with a win-loss record of 9-4 for the year. They are averaging 82.3 pts per contest (4th in the league) on 46.0% from the floor. The Sky are shooting 32.1% on shots from beyond the arc (84 of 262) and 82.1% from the free throw line. As a unit, Chicago is grabbing 35.3 rebounds per game and has tallied 298 assists so far this year, which is 5th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 13.6 times per contest and as a squad are committing 16.8 personal fouls per game. On defense, the Sky are forcing 13.4 turnovers per game and they draw 16.8 personal fouls. They give up 32.6% on 3-point shots and they are 4th in basketball in points per game allowed (77.8). The Sky defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 42.2% (389 of 922) and they relinquish 34.9 rebounds per contest as a squad. They currently rank 5th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 266 surrendered for the campaign.

In their last game, the Indiana Fever took a defeat with a final score of 93-80 when they played the Phoenix Mercury. The Fever were able to corral 23 defensive rebounds and 16 offensive boards totaling 39 for the matchup. They coughed up the ball 13 times, while earning 7 steals in this matchup. The Mercury had 20 fouls for this contest which got the Fever to the charity stripe for a total of 18 attempts. They were able to make 16 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 88.9%. With respect to three-point shots, Indiana made 6 of their 21 tries (28.6%). When the final whistle blew, the Fever went 29 out of 78 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 37.2%. The Fever allowed the Mercury to make 34 of 67 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 50.7% in this contest. They finished shooting 30.8% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 8 of 26 and ended up shooting 17 out of 18 from the free throw line (94.4%). Regarding attacking the glass, Indiana allowed Phoenix to get 33 overall (5 offensive).

Kelsey Mitchell was important for the Fever in this game. She converted 10 of 20 for the contest for a rate of 50.0%, and had 2 rebounds. Mitchell scored 26 points in her 33 mins on the court and had 3 dimes in the matchup.

Indiana has a win-loss mark of 4-13 this year. Indiana has totaled 1,356 points this year (79.8 per game) and they grab 34.3 boards per game. The Fever have committed 20.5 fouls per game and they hit 77.2% from the charity stripe. As an offensive unit, the Fever are connecting on 40.3% from the floor, which has them ranked 12th in the league. They are earning an assist 19.1 times per game (9th in basketball) and they cough up possession 14.4 times per contest. The Fever on the defensive side of the court are 12th in the WNBA in PPG given up with 88.4. The Indiana defense allows 35.4% on shots from beyond the arc (119 of 336) and their opponents are knocking down 80.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 20.6 assists and 36.0 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks 10th and 9th in basketball. They are forcing their opponents into 14.6 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.9% from the floor (12th in basketball).

Who will win tonight's WNBA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Chicago

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