Indiana Fever vs Dallas Wings Prediction, 8/6/2022 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Indiana Fever vs Dallas Wings

Date: Saturday, August 6, 2022

Location: College Park Center in Arlington, TX

TV: NBATV

The Indiana Fever (5-28) go to College Park Center on Saturday where they'll meet the Dallas Wings (14-16).

The Indiana Fever faced off with the Atlanta Dream and took a loss by a score of 91-81 in their last game. Indiana finished the game with a 38.9% field goal percentage (28 out of 72) and made 5 of 17 three-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Fever made 20 of their 27 attempts for a percentage of 74.1%. In relation to rebounding, they collected 36 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 15 assists in the game in addition to forcing the other team into 17 turnovers and having 11 steals. In relation to defending, Indiana let their opponent shoot 50.0% from the floor on 35 out of 70 shooting. Atlanta distributed 8 dimes and had 11 steals in the game. In addition, Atlanta collected 35 boards (8 offensive, 27 defensive) and added 7 blocks. Atlanta went 76.5% from the free throw line by making 13 of 17 shots. They made 8 of 24 tries from downtown.

NaLyssa Smith is a player who was a major factor in this game. She ended up finishing with 21 points on 5 of 14 shooting. She was on the court for 33 minutes played and collected 5 rebounds. Smith ended up going 35.7% from the floor and totaled 1 assist.

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Indiana enters this matchup with a record of 5-28 on the season. They are averaging 77.7 points per outing (12th in the WNBA) while going 40.4% from the field. The Fever are shooting 33.1% on three-point shots (223 of 674) and 73.9% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Indiana is grabbing 33.8 boards per contest and has tallied 598 assists for the year, which has them ranked 8th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They are giving up possession 14.9 times per game and as a squad they commit 19.6 fouls per contest. On defense, the Fever are able to force 14.5 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.2 fouls. They rank 12th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 716 surrendered on the campaign. The Fever are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 47.6% (477 of 600) and they relinquish 36.1 boards per contest as a group. They are giving up 34.3% on shots from downtown and they rank 12th in the WNBA in PPG allowed (88.9).

The last time they took the court, the Dallas Wings got the victory with a final of 84-78 when they played the Chicago Sky. The Wings were able to snag 23 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 34 in the matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while earning 12 steals for this game. The Sky earned 20 fouls for the matchup which took the Wings to the charity stripe for 25 tries. They were able to knock down 21 of the free throws for a percentage of 84.0%. Concerning shots from beyond the perimeter, Dallas made 3 of 13 tries (23.1%). When the game finished, the Wings walked away from this one shooting 30 out of 67 from the field which gave them a rate of 44.8%. The Wings permitted the Sky to bury 29 of 61 attempts from the field which had them at 47.5% in the game. They shot 28.6% from downtown by shooting 6 out of 21 and ended up shooting 14 of 22 at the charity stripe (63.6%). When discussing rebounds, Dallas permitted Chicago to grab 33 overall (11 offensive).

Teaira McCowan pitched in for the Wings in the matchup. She knocked down 8 of 12 in this game giving her a rate of 66.7%, and tallied 12 rebounds. McCowan had 20 points in her 28 mins of playing time and had 3 dimes in the matchup.

Dallas has a mark of 14-16 for the campaign. Dallas has totaled 2,460 points this year (82.0 per contest) and they grab 34.0 rebounds per contest. The Wings commit 19.5 fouls per game and they connect on 76.9% from the free throw line. As an offensive unit, the Wings are hitting on 42.8% from the floor, which has them ranked 10th in basketball. Their rate of earning assists is at 18.7 times per game (10th in basketball) and they are turning it over 12.9 times per game. The Wings on the defensive side of the court are 6th in the league in PPG given up with 82.2. The Dallas defense allows 33.3% from downtown (203 of 610) and their opponents are converting on 77.2% of their foul shots. They relinquish 20.0 dimes and 33.6 boards per contest, ranking them 5th and 4th in the league. They are forcing 13.7 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.6% from the floor (10th in the WNBA).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Indiana

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