Indiana Fever vs Seattle Storm Prediction, 7/1/2022 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Indiana Fever vs Seattle Storm

Date: Friday, July 1, 2022

Location: Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, WA

TV: Facebook

Climate Pledge Arena is the venue where and the Seattle Storm (12-7) will play the Indiana Fever (5-16) on Friday.

The Indiana Fever stepped onto the hardwood against the Phoenix Mercury and ended up losing by a score of 99-78 in their last game. Indiana finished having earned a 42.9% field goal percentage (27 out of 63) and made 9 of 21 shots from 3-point land. At the free throw line, the Fever buried 15 of 21 tries for a rate of 71.4%. With respect to pulling down rebounds, they collected a total of 30 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 18 dimes in this game in addition to forcing the opposition into 8 turnovers and earning 4 steals. Regarding the defense, Indiana allowed the other team to go 54.3% from the floor on 38 out of 70 shooting. Phoenix earned 11 assists and had 7 steals in this matchup. Furthermore, Phoenix totaled 32 rebounds (11 offensive, 21 defensive) and had 6 rejections. Phoenix finished shooting 73.7% from the charity stripe by burying 14 of 19 shots. They converted 9 of 24 shots from long range.

Kelsey Mitchell is one player who had an impact in the matchup. She ended up finishing with 21 points on 8 out of 16 shooting. She played for 36 mins and also grabbed 3 rebounds. Mitchell finished the game shooting 50.0% from the field and recorded 5 assists.

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Indiana enters this contest with a mark of 5-16 on the year. The Fever are shooting 34.9% on 3-pointers (148 of 424) and 76.4% from the free throw line. They average 79.1 pts per game (10th in the WNBA) while shooting 40.9% from the floor. They turn the ball over 14.4 times per contest and as a squad are committing 20.3 fouls per contest. As a unit, Indiana is pulling in 34.3 rebounds per game and has tallied 388 assists so far this season, which ranks 7th in the WNBA in terms of passing the ball. On the defensive end, the Fever are forcing 14.0 turnovers per game while drawing 18.3 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 12th in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 440 relinquished on the season. The Fever are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 47.0% (293 of 385) and they surrender 35.0 boards per game as a team. They are giving up 36.9% on 3-point attempts and they are 12th in the league in opponents points per game (88.9).

The last time they took the court, the Seattle Storm went home victorious with a score of 88-78 against the Las Vegas Aces. The Storm were able to snag 28 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds totaling 33 for the matchup. They coughed up the ball 12 times, while getting 10 steals for the game. The Aces had 12 fouls for this game which got the Storm to the charity stripe for 14 tries. They were able to convert 12 of the free throw tries for a rate of 85.7%. Regarding three-point attempts, Seattle buried 14 of 29 tries (48.3%). At the conclusion of this game, the Storm went 31 for 70 from the floor which had them shooting 44.3%. The Storm allowed the Aces to bury 29 of 73 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 39.7% in this matchup. They went 37.5% from three-point range by connecting on 9 of 24 and finished the contest at 11 out of 12 from the free throw line (91.7%). With respect to cleaning up the glass, Seattle allowed Las Vegas to collect 40 overall (11 on the offensive glass).

Jewell Loyd pitched in for the Storm for this game. She made 7 of 15 for the game for a field goal rate of 46.7%, and earned 2 rebounds. Loyd earned 24 points in her 32 mins on the court and earned 4 dimes for this contest.

Seattle has a win-loss mark of 12-7 on the year. The Storm commit 15.1 fouls per game and they shoot 80.5% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 22.1 times per contest (2nd in basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.6 times per game. Seattle has accumulated 1,505 pts for the year (79.2 per contest) and they average 32.2 boards per contest. When it comes to offense, the Storm are connecting on 42.1% from the field, which ranks them 9th in the WNBA. The Storm on the defensive side of the court are 2nd in the WNBA in points per game surrendered with 77.0. The Seattle defense gives up 32.8% on shots from behind the 3-point line (137 of 418) and their opponents are knocking down 78.7% of their foul shots. They have allowed 21.4 dimes and 38.1 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks 12th and 12th in basketball. They are forcing 15.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 43.6% from the floor (6th in the WNBA).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Indiana

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