Chicago Sky vs Indiana Fever Prediction, 6/1/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Chicago Sky vs Indiana Fever

Date: Saturday, June 1, 2024

Location: Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

TV: NBATV

The Chicago Sky (3-3) head to Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Saturday where they'll take on the Indiana Fever (1-8).

The Chicago Sky faced off with the Los Angeles Sparks and went home with a win by a final score of 83-73 in their last game. Chicago wrapped up the contest with a 42.7% FG percentage (32 out of 75) and made 7 of their 19 shots from distance. From the free throw line, the Sky converted 12 of 16 tries for a rate of 75.0%. In regard to grabbing rebounds, they collected 35 with 13 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 27 assists in this contest while creating 18 turnovers and having 13 steals. When discussing defense, Chicago let their opponent shoot 40.0% from the floor on 24 of 60 shooting. Los Angeles doled out 7 dimes and had 9 steals in the game. On top of that, Los Angeles pulled down 33 rebounds (7 offensive, 26 defensive) and got 2 blocked shots. Los Angeles walked away from this one shooting 72.4% at the free throw line by burying 21 of their 29 attempts. They made 4 out of their 21 shots from long range.

Marina Mabrey is a player who was a factor for the matchup. She notched 20 points on 6 of 14 shooting. She played for 33 minutes and pulled down 7 boards. Mabrey shot 42.9% from the field and distributed 7 dimes.

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Chicago heads into this matchup with a mark of 3-3 so far this season. They average 80.8 points per contest (9th in the WNBA) while going 42.2% from the floor. The Sky are connecting on 33.3% on three-point attempts (35 of 105) and 71.2% from the free throw line. As a team, Chicago is pulling down 35.0 rebounds per game and has earned 125 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 8th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. They cough up possession 14.0 times per contest and as a group are committing 21.5 personal fouls per contest. When they are on defense, the Sky are forcing their opponents into 17.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.7 fouls. They are giving up 32.4% on 3-point attempts and they are 4th in the league in points per game from their opponents (79.7). The Sky defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 42.8% (107 of 106) and they relinquish 36.7 boards per game as a team. They are ranked 4th in the league in giving up assists with 106 surrendered on the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Indiana Fever took a loss by a final score of 103-88 when they played the Seattle Storm. The Fever were able to collect 26 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards totaling 36 for this contest. They coughed it up 13 times, while recording 2 steals in the matchup. The Storm committed 22 personal fouls in this game which got the Fever to the charity stripe for 22 shots. They were able to bury 20 of them for a percentage of 90.9%. With respect to shots from beyond the arc, Indiana converted 10 of 25 tries (40.0%). When all was said and done, the Fever went 29 for 70 from the floor which had them shooting 41.4%. The Fever permitted the Storm to bury 42 out of their 75 attempts from the field which had them shooting 56.0% for this contest. They shot 42.1% from beyond the arc by connecting on 8 out of 19 and ended up shooting 11 out of 14 from the free throw line (78.6%). Regarding rebounding, Indiana permitted Seattle to snag 32 in all (4 offensive).

NaLyssa Smith was important for the Fever in this game. She converted 8 out of 14 in this game giving her a field goal percentage of 57.1%, and had 10 rebounds. Smith totaled 23 points in her 33 mins on the court and tallied 2 assists in the game.

Indiana has a win-loss record of 1-8 for the campaign. On the offensive side of the court, the Fever are connecting on 42.3% from the floor, which is ranked 9th in basketball. Indiana has scored 712 points this season (79.1 per contest) and they average 32.9 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 18.8 times per contest (11th in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 14.4 times per game. The Fever are responsible for committing 19.2 personal fouls per game and they hit 81.9% from the charity stripe. The Fever defensively are ranked 12th in basketball in PPG allowed with 91.2. They are able to force 12.6 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 46.5% from the field (12th in the league). The Indiana defense allows 37.3% on 3-point shots (82 of 220) and their opponents are making 82.4% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 20.7 dimes and 34.3 boards per game, which is 10th and 5th in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Chicago

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