Washington Mystics vs Indiana Fever Prediction, 5/31/2022 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Washington Mystics vs Indiana Fever

Date: Tuesday, May 31, 2022

Location: Indiana Farmers Coliseum in Indianapolis, IN

TV: ESPN3

The Washington Mystics (6-3) head to Indiana Farmers Coliseum on Tuesday where they'll meet the Indiana Fever (3-7).

The Washington Mystics faced the Connecticut Sun and ended up losing by a score of 79-71 in their last game. Washington walked away from the contest with a 40.0% FG percentage (28 of 70) and made 8 of their 26 shots from distance. At the charity stripe, the Mystics made 7 of 11 attempts for a rate of 63.6%. In reference to pulling down rebounds, they collected 19 with 7 of them being offensive. They also doled out 20 assists in this matchup while forcing the other team into 18 turnovers and getting 11 steals. When talking about defending, Washington allowed the other team to shoot 49.1% from the floor on 28 out of 57 shooting. Connecticut earned 10 dimes and had 5 steals in this game. Furthermore, Connecticut collected 41 rebounds (10 offensive, 31 defensive) and had 4 blocked shots. Connecticut finished shooting 84.2% at the charity stripe by knocking down 16 of their 19 attempts. They also knocked down 7 of their 15 attempts from long range.

Kennedy Burke is one player who was a major factor for this contest. She left the arena with 13 points on 5 of 12 shooting. She played 27 mins and also collected 3 boards. Burke finished shooting 41.7% from the field and earned 1 assist.

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Washington heads into this one with a win-loss mark of 6-3 so far this season. They average 79.2 pts per game (10th in the league) while hitting 44.4% from the field. The Mystics are hitting 35.1% on shots from 3-point land (68 of 194) and 80.1% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Washington is pulling in 31.9 rebounds per game and has racked up 187 assists on the year, which is 4th in the league in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 12.4 times per game and as a team they are committing 17.2 personal fouls per contest. On defense, the Mystics are able to force 15.3 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.1 personal fouls. They concede 32.6% on shots from downtown while they are 1st in the WNBA in points per game allowed (73.1). The Mystics defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 42.9% (138 of 163) and they surrender 34.2 rebounds per contest as a group. They currently rank 6th in the league in allowing assists with 159 surrendered for the year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Indiana Fever took home the win by a final score of 101-96 when they played the Los Angeles Sparks. The Fever recorded 24 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 34 for the contest. They gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while earning 8 steals in this game. The Sparks earned 20 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Fever to the free throw line for 29 tries. They were able to bury 26 of them for a clip of 89.7%. In the matter of shots from beyond the perimeter, Indiana buried 11 of their 21 attempts (52.4%). At the conclusion of this game, the Fever ended up shooting 32 out of 70 from the field which had them sitting at 45.7%. The Fever permitted the Sparks to make 35 out of their 71 tries from the floor which had them shooting 49.3% in this game. They wrapped up this game 50.0% from distance by shooting 7 of 14 and walked away from this one shooting 19 of 28 at the free throw line (67.9%). Concerning rebounding, Indiana permitted Los Angeles to get 35 in total (12 on the offensive side).

Danielle Robinson ended up having an impact for the Fever in this game. She converted 2 out of 4 in the matchup for a rate of 50.0%, and had 4 rebounds. Robinson racked up 10 points in her 29 minutes of playing time and added 11 dimes in this game.

Indiana has a mark of 3-7 for the season. When it comes to offense, the Fever are hitting on 41.4% from the floor, which is ranked 9th in the league. Indiana has tallied 825 points on the year (82.5 per game) and they grab 35.9 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 18.7 times per contest (8th in the WNBA) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 15.8 times per contest. The Fever commit 22.4 fouls per game and they shoot 76.4% from the charity stripe. The Fever on defense are ranked 12th in the league in points allowed per contest with 89.6. The Indiana defense allows 37.8% on 3-point shots (65 of 172) and opponents are converting on 78.6% of their free throw shots. They give up 19.8 assists and 34.9 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 7th and 8th in basketball. They have forced 14.9 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 46.2% from the floor (11th in basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Washington

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