Seattle Storm vs Indiana Fever Prediction, 8/24/2023 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Seattle Storm vs Indiana Fever

Date: Thursday, August 24, 2023

Location: Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

TV: WNBA League Pass

Gainbridge Fieldhouse is the venue where and the Indiana Fever (9-24) will take on the Seattle Storm (10-23) on Thursday.

The Seattle Storm stepped onto the hardwood against the Chicago Sky and ended up losing by a score of 102-79 in their last contest. Seattle finished with a 38.0% FG percentage (27 out of 71) and knocked down 7 of 20 three-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Storm knocked down 18 of 25 attempts for a percentage of 72.0%. Regarding getting rebounds, they collected a total of 40 with 15 of them being of the offensive variety. They also dished out 22 dimes for the contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 4 turnovers and earning 2 steals. In the matter of defending, Seattle let their opponent shoot 50.6% from the floor on 39 of 77 shooting. Chicago distributed 11 assists and had 11 steals in the matchup. In addition, Chicago had 36 rebounds (11 offensive, 25 defensive) and added 4 blocked shots. Chicago ended up going 78.9% at the free throw line by knocking down 15 of their 19 shots. They knocked down 9 of 25 tries from beyond the arc.

Jewell Loyd is a player who played a role in the game. She accumulated 26 points on 8 out of 19 shooting. She was on the hardwood for 31 mins and also collected 3 rebounds. Loyd finished shooting 42.1% from the field and also dished out 5 assists.

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Seattle enters this game with a record of 10-23 this year. They average 78.3 pts per contest (11th in basketball) while connecting on 40.8% from the field. The Storm are hitting 34.7% on shots from beyond the arc (278 of 801) and 77.0% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Seattle is pulling in 34.9 rebounds per contest and has 581 assists this year, which ranks 12th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 14.2 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 17.7 fouls on a nightly basis. On defense, the Storm are able to force 13.1 turnovers per game while drawing 17.6 fouls. The Storm defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 44.8% (433 of 581) and they surrender 36.2 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are 10th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 675 relinquished so far this year. They give up 35.5% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 8th in basketball in PPG from their opponents (83.6).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Indiana Fever walked away with a victory by a final of 83-73 against the Phoenix Mercury. The Fever corralled 21 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards totaling 29 for the game. They also turned the ball over 8 times, while earning 10 steals for the contest. The Mercury earned 20 personal fouls for the game which got the Fever to the free throw line for 26 attempts. They were able to knock down 18 of them for a percentage of 69.2%. In the matter of three-point attempts, Indiana converted 7 of their 18 tries (38.9%). Overall, the Fever went 29 for 65 from the field which had them shooting 44.6%. The Fever permitted the Mercury to bury 27 of 67 attempts from the field which had them at 40.3% for the matchup. They finished shooting 13.6% from distance by shooting 3 of 22 and ended up going 16 out of 23 at the charity stripe (69.6%). When it comes to rebounds, Indiana allowed Phoenix to pull down 36 in total (12 offensive).

Kelsey Mitchell pitched in for the Fever for the matchup. She made 10 out of 22 for this contest giving her a field goal percentage of 45.5%, and had 2 rebounds. Mitchell earned 28 points in her 32 mins on the court and earned 4 dimes in this matchup.

Indiana has a win-loss record of 9-24 this season. As an offense, the Fever are shooting 44.3% from the field, which is ranked 5th in the league. Indiana has scored 2,655 pts so far this year (80.5 per contest) and they pull in 34.3 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 18.0 times per contest (11th in the WNBA) and they are turning it over 14.1 times per game. The Fever have committed 20.1 fouls per game and they hit 79.4% from the charity stripe. The Fever defensively are ranked 12th in the WNBA in points given up per game with 84.8. The Indiana defense allows 37.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter (281 of 746) and opponents are knocking down 80.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 20.3 dimes and 32.0 total boards per game, ranking them 9th and 1st in the league. They are able to force 12.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 44.6% from the floor (9th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Indiana

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