Indiana Fever vs Connecticut Sun Prediction, 9/8/2023 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Indiana Fever vs Connecticut Sun

Date: Friday, September 8, 2023

Location: Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT

TV: WNBA League Pass

Mohegan Sun Arena is the site where and the Connecticut Sun (26-12) will play the Indiana Fever (12-26) on Friday.

The Indiana Fever took the court against the Chicago Sky and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 96-69 in their last game. Indiana wrapped up the game with a 40.0% FG percentage (24 of 60) and made 5 of 16 3-point shots. From the free throw line, the Fever converted 16 of 22 tries for a rate of 72.7%. In regard to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 31 with 5 of them being of the offensive variety. They also distributed 17 assists for the matchup while creating 8 turnovers and having 6 steals. Regarding defending, Indiana allowed the other team to go 49.4% from the floor on 38 of 77 shooting. Chicago distributed 5 assists and had 7 steals in this matchup. Furthermore, Chicago pulled down 35 rebounds (5 offensive, 30 defensive) and earned 5 blocks. Chicago shot 85.7% from the free throw line by knocking down 6 of 7 shots. They also made 14 out of their 32 attempts from three-point range.

NaLyssa Smith is someone who was a major factor in this game. She was able to score 16 points on 6 out of 15 shooting. She played for 27 mins played and also totaled 7 boards. Smith shot 40.0% from the field and distributed 1 assist.

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Indiana heads into this game with a win-loss record of 12-26 this year. They cough up possession 14.1 times per contest and as a group are committing 19.7 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Indiana is grabbing 34.2 rebounds per game and has racked up 696 dimes so far this season, which is 11th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Fever are hitting 34.1% on shots beyond the perimeter (257 of 753) and 79.1% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 81.4 pts per contest (6th in the league) while going 44.3% from the floor. On defense, the Fever are forcing their opponents into 12.2 turnovers per game and they draw 17.8 personal fouls. They are giving up 37.8% on shots from downtown and they rank 12th in the league in points per game allowed (85.6). The Fever defense is giving up a FG percentage of 44.5% (464 of 678) and they surrender 32.5 boards per contest as a basketball team. They currently rank 9th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 766 conceded for the year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Connecticut Sun went home victorious with a score of 90-76 against the Los Angeles Sparks. The Sun recorded 24 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 32 in this contest. They also coughed up the ball 15 times, while getting 10 steals in this matchup. The Sparks earned 20 fouls for the matchup which got the Sun to the free throw line for a total of 16 tries. They were able to knock down 14 of those for a rate of 87.5%. With respect to 3-point shots, Connecticut converted 8 of 21 attempts (38.1%). When the game finished, the Sun ended up shooting 34 out of 67 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.7%. The Sun permitted the Sparks to make 25 out of 60 tries from the field 0 41.7% for the matchup. They finished 42.1% from distance via 8 of 19 and ended up going 18 of 21 at the charity stripe (85.7%). In regard to how they cleaned up the glass, Connecticut allowed Los Angeles to collect 25 in total (8 on the offensive side).

Alyssa Thomas ended up being a factor for the Sun in the matchup. She made 11 of 14 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 78.6%, and had 12 rebounds. Thomas accumulated 27 points in her 37 mins on the court and had 14 dimes in the matchup.

Connecticut has a win-loss mark of 26-12 this season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Sun are shooting 44.5% from the floor, which is 4th in basketball. Connecticut has scored 3,140 pts so far this year (82.6 per contest) and they average 33.4 rebounds per game. They are getting an assist 20.7 times per contest (3rd in the WNBA) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.3 times per contest. The Sun have committed 18.6 personal fouls per game and they hit 76.6% from the charity stripe. The Sun defensively are ranked 1st in the league in PPG given up with 78.9. They are forcing 14.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 43.4% from the field (4th in basketball). The Connecticut defense concedes 31.7% on 3-pointers (252 of 795) and their opponents are making 78.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 18.9 assists and 33.9 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 2nd and 5th in basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Indiana

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