Indiana Fever vs Seattle Storm Prediction, 6/22/2023 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Indiana Fever vs Seattle Storm

Date: Thursday, June 22, 2023

Location: Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, WA

TV: WNBA League Pass

The Seattle Storm (3-8) play the Indiana Fever (4-7) at Climate Pledge Arena on Thursday.

The Indiana Fever took the court against the Atlanta Dream and ended up losing by a score of 100-94 in their last contest. Indiana walked away from the game with a 45.2% field goal percentage (33 out of 73) and buried 4 out of their 19 3-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Fever converted 24 of their 29 tries for a rate of 82.8%. Concerning rebounding, they earned a total of 34 with 11 of them being offensive. They also dished out 19 dimes in this contest while forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and earning 9 steals. When discussing defense, Indiana let their opponent shoot 56.1% from the floor on 37 of 66 shooting. Atlanta distributed 3 assists and had 7 steals for the contest. Furthermore, Atlanta collected 31 rebounds (3 offensive, 28 defensive) and had 3 rejections. Atlanta finished the game at 79.2% when shooting free throws by making 19 of their 24 tries. They converted 7 out of their 15 tries from long range.

Aliyah Boston is a player who was a major contributor for the matchup. She ended up finishing with 25 points on 10 out of 15 shooting. She played for 32 minutes and also totaled 6 rebounds. Boston finished the game at 66.7% from the field but wasn't able to get an assist.

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Indiana heads into this contest with a mark of 4-7 on the campaign. They are averaging 82.8 pts per game (5th in basketball) while connecting on 44.4% from the floor. The Fever are hitting 30.9% on shots from 3-point land (69 of 223) and 77.8% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Indiana is pulling in 35.9 rebounds per game and has earned 196 dimes this year, which is 11th in the WNBA in terms of passing the rock. They turn the ball over 12.7 times per contest and as a squad they commit 20.6 fouls per contest. On defense, the Fever are able to force 11.4 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.9 fouls. They are giving up 36.6% from 3-point land while they are 8th in basketball in points per game from their opponents (84.5). The Fever defense is giving up a FG percentage of 43.6% (125 of 197) and they surrender 33.3 rebounds per game as a team. They are ranked 6th in the WNBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 221 conceded this season.

In their last game, the Seattle Storm went home defeated by a final of 85-79 when they played the Connecticut Sun. The Storm were able to snag 27 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards for a total of 34 for this contest. They gave up possession of the ball 15 times, while getting 6 steals in this contest. The Sun committed 23 personal fouls in the game which got the Storm to the free throw line for 29 tries. They were able to knock down 23 of the free throws for a rate of 79.3%. In regard to 3-point shots, Seattle knocked down 8 of 25 attempts (32.0%). Overall, the Storm finished 24 out of 64 from the floor which had them at 37.5%. The Storm allowed the Sun to make 32 of their 69 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 46.4% in this contest. They wrapped up this game 27.8% from distance by shooting 5 out of 18 and walked away from this one shooting 16 of 21 at the free throw line (76.2%). When discussing cleaning up the glass, Seattle allowed Connecticut to pull down 38 overall (8 on the offensive glass).

Jewell Loyd ended up being important for the Storm in this game. She buried 8 of 20 in the game for a field goal rate of 40.0%, and had 2 rebounds. Loyd scored 33 points in her 39 mins on the hardwood and had 4 assists in this matchup.

Seattle has a mark of 3-8 on the campaign. The Storm commit 18.7 fouls per game and they go 76.4% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 16.2 times per contest (12th in the WNBA) and they are turning it over 13.3 times per game. Seattle has totaled 849 pts on the campaign (77.2 per game) and they average 33.1 rebounds per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Storm are hitting on 39.6% from the floor, which has them ranked 11th in the league. The Storm on the defensive end are ranked 9th in basketball in points allowed per contest with 85.3. The Seattle defense gives up 38.5% on 3-point attempts (90 of 234) and their opponents are making 85.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 21.1 assists and 36.3 boards per contest, which is 12th and 10th in basketball. They are able to force 13.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 46.4% from the floor (12th in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Indiana

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