Indiana Fever vs Chicago Sky Prediction, 6/23/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Indiana Fever vs Chicago Sky

Date: Sunday, June 23, 2024

Location: Wintrust Arena in Chicago, IL

TV: NBATV

Wintrust Arena is the site where and the Chicago Sky (5-9) will take on the Indiana Fever (6-10) on Sunday.

The Indiana Fever faced the Washington Mystics and earned the victory with a final of 88-81 in their last game. Indiana finished having earned a 50.8% field goal percentage (31 of 61) and buried 8 out of their 23 shots from downtown. At the free throw line, the Fever converted 18 of their 23 shots for a percentage of 78.3%. In regard to rebounding, they earned 37 with 5 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 21 assists for this contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and having 7 steals. In relation to the defense, Indiana allowed the other team to go 41.4% from the field on 29 out of 70 shooting. Washington distributed 7 dimes and had 6 steals in this contest. Furthermore, Washington grabbed 31 rebounds (7 offensive, 24 defensive) and added 4 blocks. Washington ended up going 80.0% when shooting free throws by making 12 of their 15 shots. They knocked down 11 of their 34 attempts from downtown.

Aliyah Boston is a player who came through for this game. She was able to score 22 points on 8 of 11 shooting. She was on the court for 37 minutes and grabbed 8 rebounds. Boston went 72.7% from the field and also earned 2 assists.

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Indiana enters this game with a record of 6-10 this year. The Fever are hitting 34.1% on 3-point shots (134 of 393) and 78.9% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 79.9 points per outing (8th in the league) while connecting on 43.2% from the field. They are losing possession via turnover 13.6 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 18.5 fouls per contest. As a team, Indiana is pulling down 32.6 boards per game and has accounted for 308 assists this season, which ranks 4th in the league in terms of passing the ball. On defense, the Fever are able to force 12.1 turnovers per game and they draw 17.5 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 37.3% on shots from distance and they are 12th in basketball in points per game allowed (88.4). The Fever defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 45.5% (193 of 280) and they surrender 35.3 rebounds per contest as a unit. They rank 12th in basketball in giving up assists with 341 relinquished so far this year.

When they last played, the Chicago Sky walked away with a victory by a final of 83-72 against the Dallas Wings. The Sky pulled down 28 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 39 for the game. They turned it over 13 times, while getting 7 steals in the game. The Wings earned 19 personal fouls for the contest which took the Sky to the charity stripe for 20 shots. They were able to make 16 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 80.0%. In the matter of three-point shots, Chicago buried 3 of 12 attempts (25.0%). In all, the Sky finished the game shooting 32 out of 69 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.4%. The Sky allowed the Wings to knock down 23 out of 65 tries from the field which left them shooting 35.4% in this game. They went 34.6% from behind the 3-point line by going 9 of 26 and walked away from this one shooting 17 of 20 from the free throw line (85.0%). With respect to team rebounding, Chicago allowed Dallas to collect 35 in all (10 offensive).

Chennedy Carter was important for the Sky in this contest. She buried 8 of 10 in this game for a field goal rate of 80.0%, and had 2 rebounds. Carter earned 19 points in her 27 minutes of playing time and had 1 assist for the game.

Chicago has a record of 5-9 on the campaign. Chicago has 1,111 points this year (79.4 per contest) and they collect 35.6 rebounds per game. The Sky are responsible for committing 20.4 fouls per game and they hit 76.9% from the charity stripe. As an offense, the Sky are shooting 42.1% from the field, which is 10th in the league. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 18.9 times per contest (11th in the league) and they turn the ball over 13.6 times per game. The Sky defensively are ranked 6th in the WNBA in points allowed per contest with 80.4. They surrender 19.4 assists and 35.6 total boards per game, which ranks them 4th and 9th in the WNBA. The Chicago defense surrenders 31.1% on shots from beyond the arc (89 of 286) and opponents are knocking down 79.8% of their free throw attempts. They are forcing 16.2 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 43.4% from the floor (7th in the WNBA).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Indiana

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