Indiana Fever vs Washington Mystics Prediction, 5/6/2022 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Indiana Fever vs Washington Mystics

Date: Friday, May 6, 2022

Location: Entertainment and Sports Arena in Washington, D.C.

TV: Facebook

The Washington Mystics (12-20 last season) play the Indiana Fever (6-26 last year) at Entertainment and Sports Arena on Friday.

The Indiana Fever took the court against the Chicago Sky and ended up losing by a score of 98-87 in their last game. Indiana finished the contest having earned a 47.8% FG percentage (33 of 69) and made 6 of their 16 shots from beyond the arc. From the free throw line, the Fever buried 15 of 18 attempts for a rate of 83.3%. With respect to rebounding, they earned 31 with 9 of them being offensive. They also doled out 21 assists for the game as well as forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and earning 6 steals. When discussing defense, Indiana let their opponent shoot 49.3% from the floor on 35 out of 71 shooting. Chicago doled out 9 dimes and had 8 steals for the game. Moreover, Chicago grabbed 35 rebounds (9 offensive, 26 defensive) and had 3 blocks. Chicago finished shooting 79.2% from the free throw line by knocking down 19 of 24 shots. They made 9 of their 23 attempts from long range.

Diamond DeShields is a player who played a role for this contest. She ended up walking away with 30 points on 8 out of 13 shooting. She played for 23 mins played and also totaled 7 boards. DeShields ended up shooting 61.5% from the field and also recorded 6 assists.

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Indiana enters this game after finishing with a win-loss record of 6-26 last year. The Fever hit on 28.4% on shots from downtown (157 of 552) and 80.0% from the free throw line. They averaged 75.3 points per outing (11th in basketball) while hitting 41.7% from the field. They turned the ball over 13.8 times per contest and as a group committed 17.8 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Indiana collected 34.3 boards per game and had 534 dimes last year, which was 11th in the league in terms of passing the ball. When they were on defense, the Fever forced their opponents into 12.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and they drew 18.0 fouls. They surrendered 37.2% from beyond the arc while they were 11th in basketball in PPG allowed (85.1). The Fever defense gave up a shooting percentage of 45.9% (996 of 2,170) and they relinquished 33.4 rebounds per game as a team. They were ranked 11th in the WNBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 650 conceded last season.

The last time they took the court, the Washington Mystics walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 83-77 when they played the Minnesota Lynx. The Mystics were able to corral 22 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 29 for this game. They also turned the ball over 15 times, while recording 5 steals in this matchup. The Lynx committed 16 fouls in this contest which got the Mystics to the free throw line for 14 shots. They were able to make 12 of the free throw tries for a clip of 85.7%. In the matter of 3-point attempts, Washington knocked down 7 out of 22 attempts (31.8%). When the final whistle was blown, the Mystics ended up shooting 29 out of 64 from the field which had them shooting 45.3%. The Mystics permitted the Lynx to convert 29 out of their 66 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 43.9% for the matchup. They finished shooting 31.3% from 3-point land by hitting 5 of 16 and ended up shooting 20 out of 23 from the free throw line (87.0%). In reference to how they cleaned up the glass, Washington allowed Minnesota to collect 38 in total (10 offensive).

Aerial Powers pitched in for the Mystics for this game. She knocked down 10 of 20 in the game giving her a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and accounted for 2 rebounds. Powers racked up 27 points in her 33 minutes on the court and totaled 2 assists in this game.

Washington had a mark of 12-20 last season. Washington accumulated 2,553 pts last season (79.8 per contest) and they pulled down 33.3 boards per contest. As an offense, the Mystics connected on 41.0% from the field, which ranked them 12th in the league. The Mystics were responsible for committing 17.2 personal fouls per contest and they went 80.8% from the free throw line. They earned an assist 18.6 times per contest (7th in the WNBA) and they turned it over 12.3 times per game. The Mystics on the defensive side of the court were 9th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 83.6. The Washington defense conceded 37.6% on three-point shots (244 of 649) and their opponents connected on 80.2% of their foul shots. They were able to force 13.5 TO's per game and let teams shoot 46.3% from the field (12th in the league). They conceded 19.3 assists and 36.8 boards per game, which had them ranked 6th and 10th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Indiana

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