Connecticut Sun vs Indiana Fever Prediction, 7/13/2022 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: Connecticut Sun vs Indiana Fever
Date: Wednesday, July 13, 2022
Location: Indiana Farmers Coliseum in Indianapolis, IN
TV: NBATV
Indiana Farmers Coliseum is the site where and the Indiana Fever (5-19) will play the Connecticut Sun (14-8) on Wednesday.
The Connecticut Sun stepped onto the hardwood against the Dallas Wings and went home with a loss by a final score of 82-71 in their last contest. Connecticut walked away from the game with a 43.1% FG percentage (28 of 65) and knocked down 4 of 20 shots from 3-point land. At the charity stripe, the Sun made 11 of their 14 attempts for a percentage of 78.6%. When it comes to pulling down rebounds, they collected 29 with 4 of them being offensive. They also doled out 20 assists for the contest as well as creating 9 turnovers and earning 4 steals. Concerning the defense, Connecticut allowed 45.1% from the field on 32 out of 71 shooting. Dallas earned 19 assists and had 6 steals for the contest. On top of that, Dallas grabbed 34 rebounds (11 offensive, 23 defensive) and added 6 rejections. Dallas ended up shooting 70.6% when shooting free throws by burying 12 of their 17 tries. They also converted 6 out of their 26 tries from distance.
Courtney Williams is a player who was a factor in this matchup. She ended up finishing with 25 points on 12 out of 17 shooting. She was on the court for 40 minutes played and totaled 6 boards. Williams finished the contest at 70.6% from the field and recorded 3 assists.
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Connecticut comes into this contest with a mark of 14-8 on the year. They turn it over 14.0 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 17.6 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Connecticut is pulling down 36.1 rebounds per game and has accounted for 451 assists this season, which has them ranked 7th in the WNBA in terms of passing the rock. The Sun are shooting 34.1% on three-point attempts (136 of 399) and 78.5% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 83.9 pts per contest (3rd in the league) while shooting 45.5% from the field. When they are on defense, the Sun have forced 15.2 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.6 fouls. They give up 33.1% on 3-point attempts while they are 3rd in the league in PPG allowed (77.8). The Sun defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 43.5% (623 of 1,433) and they surrender 29.5 rebounds per game as a squad. They are 3rd in the league in allowing assists with 426 surrendered this season.
When they last played, the Indiana Fever took a loss by a score of 93-84 when they faced the Chicago Sky. The Fever recorded 17 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards for a total of 27 in this game. They gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while getting 7 steals in this matchup. The Sky committed 15 fouls in this contest which got the Fever to the charity stripe for a total of 14 shots. They were able to make 9 of the free throw tries for a clip of 64.3%. In reference to shots from 3-point land, Indiana knocked down 9 of their 20 attempts (45.0%). Overall, the Fever shot 33 for 82 from the field which gave them a rate of 40.2%. The Fever permitted the Sky to convert 34 of 62 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 54.8% in this contest. They shot 41.7% from 3-point land by shooting 5 of 12 and finished the game at 20 of 26 at the free throw line (76.9%). In reference to cleaning the glass, Indiana allowed Chicago to pull down 41 in total (8 on the offensive side).
Kelsey Mitchell ended up having an impact for the Fever in this matchup. She buried 7 out of 16 for this game giving her a field goal percentage of 43.8%, and added 3 rebounds. Mitchell earned 21 points in her 38 mins of playing time and accounted for 3 assists for the game.
Indiana has a mark of 5-19 on the year. On the offensive side of the court, the Fever are connecting on 40.5% from the field, which ranks 12th in basketball. Indiana has accumulated 1,876 points for the year (78.2 per contest) and they pull in 34.1 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 18.2 times per contest (10th in the WNBA) and they are losing possession via turnover 14.3 times per contest. The Fever are committing 19.8 fouls per contest and they go 73.8% from the free throw line. The Fever are ranked 12th in the WNBA in points given up per game with 88.6. They give up 21.1 dimes and 35.8 total boards per game, which is 11th and 9th in the league. The Indiana defense surrenders 36.0% on shots from behind the 3-point line (178 of 494) and opponents are converting on 80.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They are forcing 14.1 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.2% from the field (12th in basketball).
Who will win tonight's WNBA game against the spread?
Tony Sink's Pick: Take Connecticut
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