Seattle Storm vs Indiana Fever Prediction, 7/30/2023 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Seattle Storm vs Indiana Fever

Date: Sunday, July 30, 2023

Location: Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

TV: WNBA League Pass

The Seattle Storm (4-19) head to Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Sunday where they'll meet the Indiana Fever (6-18).

The Seattle Storm faced the New York Liberty and took a loss by a final of 86-82 in their last contest. Seattle wrapped up the game with a 42.9% FG percentage (30 of 70) and made 11 of their 30 3-pointers. From the charity stripe, the Storm knocked down 11 of their 14 attempts for a percentage of 78.6%. Concerning rebounding, they earned a total of 35 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. They also dished out 22 assists for this game while forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and earning 10 steals. In regard to defending, Seattle allowed their opponent to shoot 40.0% from the floor on 32 out of 80 shooting. New York earned 13 dimes and had 10 steals for the matchup. In addition, New York grabbed 47 rebounds (13 offensive, 34 defensive) and added 5 rejections. New York finished 85.7% from the charity stripe by converting 12 of 14 tries. They buried 10 out of their 35 attempts from beyond the arc.

Jewell Loyd is a player who came through in this game. She left the arena with 32 points on 9 of 23 shooting. She saw the court for 37 minutes played and also totaled 4 boards. Loyd finished 39.1% from the field and also recorded 5 dimes.

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Seattle enters this matchup with a win-loss record of 4-19 this year. The Storm are shooting 35.0% on shots from 3-point land (204 of 583) and 77.0% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 78.3 pts per game (11th in basketball) while shooting 40.1% from the field. They turn it over 14.1 times per game and as a team are committing 18.1 fouls per contest. As a unit, Seattle is pulling in 33.7 rebounds per game and has accounted for 400 assists for the year, which has them ranked 12th in the league in terms of passing the ball. On the defensive end of the court, the Storm are forcing 14.0 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.9 fouls. The Storm defense is giving up a FG percentage of 46.4% (322 of 412) and they relinquish 37.0 rebounds per contest as a team. They rank 10th in the WNBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 492 surrendered for the year. They are giving up 37.5% on 3-point attempts while they are 12th in the league in points per game allowed (86.2).

When they last stepped on the court, the Indiana Fever went home defeated by a final of 81-68 against the Los Angeles Sparks. The Fever pulled down 27 defensive boards and 3 offensive rebounds totaling 30 for the contest. They gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while recording 8 steals for the contest. The Sparks committed 9 fouls for the matchup which got the Fever to the charity stripe for a total of 3 attempts. They were able to knock down 2 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 66.7%. When discussing three-point shots, Indiana buried 8 out of their 25 attempts (32.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Fever ended up shooting 29 for 64 from the field which had them at 45.3%. The Fever allowed the Sparks to convert 28 of their 63 tries from the floor which had them shooting 44.4% in this contest. They finished 25.0% from beyond the arc by going 5 out of 20 and finished the contest at 20 of 23 at the free throw line (87.0%). In regard to how they rebounded, Indiana allowed Los Angeles to collect 30 in all (4 offensive).

Erica Wheeler ended up being a factor for the Fever for this contest. She buried 7 out of 16 in this matchup giving her a field goal percentage of 43.8%, and had 8 rebounds. Wheeler accumulated 17 points in her 29 minutes on the court and had 7 assists in the game.

Indiana has a record of 6-18 on the campaign. The Fever commit 20.7 fouls per game and they go 80.0% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 18.5 times per game (11th in the WNBA) and they lose possession via turnover 13.6 times per game. Indiana has scored 1,954 points on the year (81.4 per game) and they collect 34.8 boards per game. As an offense, the Fever are hitting on 44.3% from the field, which is 4th in the league. The Fever on defense are ranked 11th in the WNBA in points per game surrendered with 85.7. The Indiana defense allows 36.3% on shots from distance (197 of 543) and opponents are converting on 81.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 20.5 dimes and 32.7 total rebounds per game, which is 10th and 2nd in the WNBA. They are able to force 12.5 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.5% from the field (8th in basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Seattle

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