Indiana Fever vs Connecticut Sun Prediction, 9/25/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Indiana Fever vs Connecticut Sun

Date: Wednesday, September 25, 2024

Location: Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT

TV: ESPN

Mohegan Sun Arena is the venue where and the Connecticut Sun (28-12) will play the Indiana Fever (20-20) on Wednesday in Game 2 of their series.

The Indiana Fever ended up losing by a score of 93-69 in Game 1. Indiana walked away from the game having earned a 40.3% FG percentage (27 of 67) and made 6 out of their 28 3-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Fever buried 9 of their 12 tries for a percentage of 75.0%. In the matter of grabbing boards, they collected a total of 29 with 6 of them being offensive. They also doled out 23 assists in this game as well as forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and getting 8 steals. When talking about defense, Indiana allowed 49.3% from the field on 36 out of 73 shooting. Connecticut recorded 8 assists and had 6 steals in the game. Moreover, Connecticut totaled 36 boards (8 offensive, 28 defensive) and earned 6 blocked shots. Connecticut ended up going 80.0% from the charity stripe by making 12 of their 15 attempts. They made 9 of 18 attempts from beyond the arc.

Kelsey Mitchell is a player who came through for this game. She scored 21 points on 9 out of 20 shooting. She played 37 minutes and totaled 3 rebounds. Mitchell finished 45.0% from the floor and also earned 5 assists.

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Indiana heads into this matchup with a record of 20-20 this season. They turn the ball over 14.2 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 18.2 fouls per game. As a team, Indiana is grabbing 35.1 rebounds per game and has accounted for 816 dimes for the campaign, which is 7th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Fever are connecting on 35.6% from downtown (368 of 1,034) and 77.5% from the free throw line. They have an average of 85.0 points per contest (3rd in the WNBA) on 45.6% from the field. Defensively, the Fever are able to force 11.6 turnovers per game and they draw 17.2 fouls. They surrender 36.1% on 3-point shots and they rank 11th in the league in PPG allowed (87.7). The Fever defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 44.1% (465 of 686) and they concede 33.6 boards per game as a team. They are 9th in the league in allowing assists with 857 conceded this year.

In Game 1, the Sun were able to snag 28 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards for a total of 36 for the matchup. They coughed up the ball 10 times, while getting 6 steals in the game. The Fever were called for 15 personal fouls in this game which took the Sun to the free throw line for a total of 15 shots. They were able to convert 12 of those for a rate of 80.0%. With respect to 3-pointers, Connecticut buried 9 out of 18 tries (50.0%). When this game wrapped up, the Sun finished 36 out of 73 from the floor which had them at 49.3%. The Sun permitted the Fever to convert 27 out of 67 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.3% in the matchup. They finished shooting 21.4% from distance by hitting 6 out of 28 and finished the contest at 9 out of 12 at the charity stripe (75.0%). When talking about how they attacked the glass, Connecticut allowed Indiana to collect 29 in all (6 on the offensive side).

Marina Mabrey ended up having an impact for the Sun in this contest. She made 9 of 20 for the contest giving her a rate of 45.0%, and totaled 3 rebounds. Mabrey earned 27 points in her 32 minutes on the hardwood and had 3 dimes in this contest.

Connecticut has a win-loss mark of 28-12 on the campaign. As an offense, the Sun are shooting 44.4% from the floor, which ranks them 6th in basketball. Connecticut has scored 3,204 points this season (80.1 per contest) and they average 33.5 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 19.9 times per game (8th in the WNBA) and they are turning it over 12.1 times per contest. The Sun have committed 16.1 personal fouls per game and they connect on 75.3% from the charity stripe. The Sun on the defensive end are ranked 1st in basketball in PPG given up with 73.6. The Connecticut defense allows 31.3% on shots from behind the 3-point line (258 of 825) and their opposition makes 77.9% of their free throw attempts. They allow 19.1 assists and 31.7 boards on a nightly basis, which is 2nd and 1st in basketball. They are able to force 15.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 43.1% from the floor (5th in basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Indiana

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