Indiana Fever vs Chicago Sky Prediction, 8/30/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Indiana Fever vs Chicago Sky

Date: Friday, August 30, 2024

Location: Wintrust Arena in Chicago, IL

TV: ION

The Chicago Sky (11-19) host the Indiana Fever (15-16) at Wintrust Arena on Friday.

The Indiana Fever stepped onto the hardwood against the Connecticut Sun and notched a win by a score of 84-80 in their last game. Indiana walked away from the contest having earned a 47.0% field goal percentage (31 out of 66) and buried 13 out of their 30 3-point attempts. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Fever converted 9 of 11 shots for a rate of 81.8%. In relation to hauling in boards, they earned 35 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 20 assists for this contest as well as creating 14 turnovers and earning 5 steals. Regarding the defense, Indiana allowed 45.5% from the field on 30 of 66 shooting. Connecticut recorded 4 assists and had 14 steals for the contest. Moreover, Connecticut totaled 27 rebounds (4 offensive, 23 defensive) and added 4 blocks. Connecticut went 70.6% at the charity stripe by knocking down 12 of their 17 tries. They also made 8 of 24 tries from 3-point land.

Kelsey Mitchell is a player who was a factor for the matchup. She accumulated 23 points on 8 of 14 shooting. She saw the court for 38 minutes and also grabbed 4 rebounds. Mitchell walked away from this one shooting 57.1% from the field and dished out 3 dimes.

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Indiana enters this game with a record of 15-16 on the year. They turn it over 14.0 times per game and as a unit are committing 18.1 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Indiana is pulling down 35.3 rebounds per game and has totaled 625 assists so far this season, which ranks 5th in the league in terms of passing. The Fever are connecting on 34.1% from downtown (274 of 804) and 77.2% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 82.7 pts per game (6th in the WNBA) on 44.8% from the floor. When they are on defense, the Fever have forced 11.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.7 fouls. They are 9th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 657 surrendered so far this year. The Fever defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 44.3% (366 of 518) and they surrender 33.4 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are conceding 35.5% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 11th in basketball in opponents PPG (86.5).

When they last stepped on the court, the Chicago Sky went home defeated by a final of 74-70 when they faced the Washington Mystics. The Sky corralled 26 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards totaling 36 for the contest. They gave up possession of the ball 21 times, while getting 2 steals in the matchup. The Mystics were called for 13 personal fouls in this game which took the Sky to the charity stripe for a total of 15 attempts. They were able to knock down 11 of those for a rate of 73.3%. In regard to three-point shots, Chicago knocked down 5 of 14 tries (35.7%). Overall, the Sky shot 27 for 58 from the field which had them at 46.6%. The Sky allowed the Mystics to bury 29 out of 66 tries from the field which had them sitting at 43.9% for this game. They wrapped up this game 38.1% from three-point range by going 8 out of 21 and ended up shooting 8 of 13 from the free throw line (61.5%). When talking about how they cleaned up the glass, Chicago allowed Washington to collect 25 overall (7 offensive).

Michaela Onyenwere ended up being a factor for the Sky in this contest. She made 7 out of 14 for this game giving her a rate of 50.0%, and totaled 2 rebounds. Onyenwere totaled 15 points in her 24 minutes on the court and had 1 assist in the game.

Chicago has a win-loss mark of 11-19 for the year. As an offense, the Sky are hitting on 42.3% from the floor, which ranks 11th in basketball. Chicago has totaled 2,350 pts on the season (78.3 per contest) and they average 37.5 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 19.1 times per contest (11th in basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 12.8 times per contest. The Sky have committed 19.2 fouls per contest while shooting 73.6% from the charity stripe. The Sky are ranked 6th in the WNBA in points given up per game with 81.3. The Chicago defense concedes 32.4% on shots from behind the 3-point line (212 of 655) and opponents are making 77.4% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 20.8 dimes and 34.2 total rebounds per game, ranking them 8th and 5th in the WNBA. They are forcing 13.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 43.6% from the floor (8th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Indiana

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