Indiana Fever vs Connecticut Sun Prediction, 5/30/2023 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Indiana Fever vs Connecticut Sun

Date: Tuesday, May 30, 2023

Location: Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT

TV: Youtube TV

The Connecticut Sun (3-1) host the Indiana Fever (1-2) at Mohegan Sun Arena on Tuesday.

The Indiana Fever faced the Atlanta Dream and went home with a win by a final score of 90-87 in their last contest. Indiana ended the contest with a 46.1% field goal percentage (35 out of 76) and converted 11 out of their 29 3-pointers. At the free throw line, the Fever knocked down 9 of their 12 shots for a percentage of 75.0%. In reference to grabbing boards, they compiled 43 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 20 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and earning 7 steals. With respect to defense, Indiana allowed their opponent to shoot 38.5% from the floor on 25 of 65 shooting. Atlanta earned 7 dimes and had 2 steals for this contest. Additionally, Atlanta collected 29 rebounds (7 offensive, 22 defensive) and had 4 blocks. Atlanta went 85.3% from the charity stripe by converting 29 of their 34 shots. They converted 8 of their 20 tries from downtown.

NaLyssa Smith is one player who came through for this contest. She walked away with 23 points on 10 out of 16 shooting. She played for 31 minutes and also pulled down 13 boards. Smith shot 62.5% from the floor and also distributed 3 dimes.

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Indiana enters this contest with a win-loss mark of 1-2 on the campaign. The Fever are shooting 30.1% on shots from 3-point land (22 of 73) and 69.2% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 74.7 points per contest (11th in basketball) while hitting 38.6% from the field. They are turning it over 15.3 times per game and as a group are committing 21.0 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Indiana is pulling down 37.7 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 46 dimes this season, which has them ranked 11th in the WNBA in terms of passing. When they are on defense, the Fever are forcing 14.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.7 fouls. They are ranked 6th in basketball in giving up assists with 59 relinquished for the season. The Fever are giving up a shooting percentage of 39.7% (44 of 59) and they surrender 36.0 boards per game as a group. They relinquish 39.4% on 3-point shots while they are 6th in basketball in points per game from their opponents (82.3).

When they last stepped on the court, the Connecticut Sun took a loss by a final score of 81-65 when they faced the New York Liberty. The Sun were able to corral 23 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 33 for this contest. They turned it over 14 times, while getting 8 steals for this game. The Liberty had 17 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Sun to the charity stripe for a total of 16 attempts. They were able to bury 13 of them for a rate of 81.3%. Concerning shots from beyond the perimeter, Connecticut knocked down 8 of 23 attempts (34.8%). When the game finished, the Sun ended up shooting 22 out of 63 from the field which gave them a percentage of 34.9%. The Sun allowed the Liberty to bury 32 of 68 tries from the field which had them sitting at 47.1% for this contest. They finished shooting 40.9% from beyond the arc by connecting on 9 of 22 and finished the game at 8 of 13 from the free throw line (61.5%). With respect to how they rebounded, Connecticut permitted New York to get 39 in total (11 offensive).

Brionna Jones ended up being a major contributor for the Sun in this game. She converted 5 out of 9 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 55.6%, and had 8 rebounds. Jones had 12 points in her 35 minutes on the hardwood and had 2 assists for this contest.

Connecticut has a win-loss record of 3-1 so far this season. Connecticut has scored 303 pts so far this season (75.8 per contest) and they snag 38.0 rebounds per game. The Sun are committing 19.8 personal fouls per game and they hit 73.7% from the free throw line. When it comes to offensive execution, the Sun are shooting 37.6% from the floor, which ranks them 11th in the league. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 16.5 times per contest (9th in basketball) and they are turning it over 12.8 times per contest. The Sun on defense are ranked 4th in the league in points allowed per game with 74.3. They concede 19.0 assists and 36.3 boards per game, which is ranked 7th and 7th in the WNBA. The Connecticut defense gives up 27.4% on 3-point shots (26 of 95) and their opposition makes 73.3% of their free throw shots. They are able to force 14.3 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 40.3% from the floor (6th in basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Connecticut

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