Indiana Fever vs Seattle Storm Prediction, 7/17/2022 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Indiana Fever vs Seattle Storm

Date: Sunday, July 17, 2022

Location: Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, WA

TV: CBS Sports Network

The Seattle Storm (16-8) play the Indiana Fever (5-21) at Climate Pledge Arena on Sunday.

The Indiana Fever faced the Minnesota Lynx and took a loss by a score of 87-77 in their last contest. Indiana walked away from the game having earned a 36.6% field goal percentage (26 of 71) and converted 5 of 22 three-point shots. From the free throw line, the Fever knocked down 20 of 28 attempts for a percentage of 71.4%. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 37 with 8 of them being offensive. They also distributed 20 assists in the matchup while forcing 15 turnovers and earning 8 steals. In reference to the defense, Indiana let their opponent shoot 44.4% from the floor on 32 out of 72 shooting. Minnesota totaled 6 dimes and had 5 steals in the game. In addition, Minnesota grabbed 41 rebounds (6 offensive, 35 defensive) and earned 3 rejections. Minnesota finished 94.7% from the free throw line by converting 18 of their 19 shots. They buried 5 of their 20 shots from downtown.

Tiffany Mitchell is someone who had an impact for this contest. She left the arena with 18 points on 7 out of 12 shooting. She was on the court for 26 minutes and also pulled down 2 boards. Mitchell shot 58.3% from the field and recorded 3 dimes.

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Indiana heads into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 5-21 for the season. They are turning it over 14.3 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 20.0 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Indiana is pulling in 33.9 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 478 assists this year, which is 9th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Fever are shooting 34.2% on shots from 3-point land (179 of 524) and 73.9% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 78.2 points per game (11th in the league) while shooting 40.5% from the field. On defense, the Fever have forced 14.3 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.0 fouls. They surrender 35.5% from 3-point land and they are 12th in the league in opponents PPG (88.6). The Fever defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 47.0% (371 of 468) and they surrender 36.1 boards per game as a group. They rank 11th in basketball in giving up assists with 551 conceded on the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Seattle Storm got the win with a final of 83-74 against the Dallas Wings. The Storm pulled down 28 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 34 in this contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while recording 6 steals in the game. The Wings committed 19 personal fouls for the contest which got the Storm to the charity stripe for a total of 18 attempts. They were able to bury 16 of the free throw tries for a rate of 88.9%. With respect to shots from 3-point land, Seattle made 7 of their 17 attempts (41.2%). When all was said and done, the Storm finished the game shooting 30 out of 63 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 47.6%. The Storm allowed the Wings to convert 27 of 72 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 37.5% in the game. They shot 30.4% from behind the 3-point line by going 7 out of 23 and ended up going 13 of 18 from the charity stripe (72.2%). Regarding attacking the glass, Seattle allowed Dallas to grab 35 overall (11 offensive).

Breanna Stewart ended up being important for the Storm for this game. She made 6 out of 12 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 7 rebounds. Stewart racked up 19 points in her 30 mins on the court and added 3 dimes for the game.

Seattle has a win-loss record of 16-8 so far this year. The Storm have committed 15.1 fouls per game while shooting 81.7% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 22.1 times per contest (2nd in the WNBA) and they are turning it over 12.9 times per contest. Seattle has 1,938 pts for the season (80.8 per game) and they average 33.0 boards per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Storm are shooting 43.3% from the floor, which ranks them 7th in basketball. The Storm defensively are ranked 2nd in basketball in points per game surrendered with 76.1. The Seattle defense surrenders 32.4% on shots from distance (167 of 515) and opponents are knocking down 76.4% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 20.5 dimes and 37.4 boards on a nightly basis, ranking them 8th and 12th in the league. They are able to force 15.4 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.6% from the field (3rd in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Indiana

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