Indiana Fever vs Dallas Wings Prediction, 9/1/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Indiana Fever vs Dallas Wings

Date: Sunday, September 1, 2024

Location: College Park Center in Arlington, TX

TV: NBATV

The Indiana Fever (15-16) travel to College Park Center on Sunday where they'll meet the Dallas Wings (8-22).

The Indiana Fever faced the Connecticut Sun and notched a win by a score of 84-80 in their last contest. Indiana wrapped up the game with a 47.0% FG percentage (31 out of 66) and buried 13 of 30 shots from 3-point land. From the charity stripe, the Fever made 9 of 11 shots for a percentage of 81.8%. When it comes to pulling down rebounds, they collected a total of 35 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 20 dimes for the matchup while forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and getting 5 steals. In the matter of the defense, Indiana allowed 45.5% from the field on 30 of 66 shooting. Connecticut recorded 4 dimes and had 14 steals for the game. In addition, Connecticut snagged 27 rebounds (4 offensive, 23 defensive) and added 4 blocked shots. Connecticut walked away from this one shooting 70.6% from the charity stripe by converting 12 of their 17 attempts. They knocked down 8 of their 24 attempts from 3-point range.

Kelsey Mitchell is someone who was a major contributor in the game. She ended up scoring 23 points on 8 out of 14 shooting. She was on the court for 38 minutes and snagged 4 rebounds. Mitchell walked away from this one shooting 57.1% from the floor and totaled 3 dimes.

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Indiana enters this matchup with a mark of 15-16 for the season. The Fever are shooting 34.1% on shots from 3-point land (274 of 804) and 77.2% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 82.7 pts per game (6th in the league) while connecting on 44.8% from the field. They are turning it over 14.0 times per game and as a team are committing 18.1 fouls per contest. As a unit, Indiana is snagging 35.3 rebounds per game and has totaled 625 assists this season, which ranks 5th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. When they are on the defensive end, the Fever are forcing 11.8 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 16.7 fouls. The Fever defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 44.3% (366 of 518) and they concede 33.4 boards per contest as a unit. They are 9th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 657 surrendered on the season. They surrender 35.5% from beyond the arc while they are 11th in the league in opponents PPG (86.5).

The last time they took the court, the Dallas Wings went home victorious with a score of 93-90 against the Las Vegas Aces. The Wings pulled down 27 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 40 for the contest. They coughed up the ball 11 times, while getting 4 steals for this game. The Aces had 18 personal fouls in this game which got the Wings to the charity stripe for 19 shots. They were able to convert 15 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 78.9%. When it comes to 3-point shots, Dallas converted 6 of their 21 tries (28.6%). When this game wrapped up, the Wings shot 36 out of 75 from the floor which had them shooting 48.0%. The Wings permitted the Aces to knock down 31 of 62 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 50.0% in this matchup. They went 26.3% from 3-point land by shooting 5 of 19 and finished the contest at 23 out of 30 at the free throw line (76.7%). When talking about rebounding, Dallas allowed Las Vegas to get 26 in total (4 on the offensive glass).

Satou Sabally ended up being important for the Wings in the game. She buried 10 out of 14 in the game for a field goal percentage of 71.4%, and had 7 rebounds. Sabally tallied 28 points in her 38 minutes of playing time and totaled 5 dimes in this game.

Dallas has a record of 8-22 so far this year. The Wings are committing 18.7 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 77.9% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 20.0 times per contest (8th in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 15.2 times per game. Dallas has scored 2,490 points on the season (83.0 per contest) and they collect 34.6 boards per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Wings are connecting on 44.7% from the field, which is 5th in the WNBA. The Wings on the defensive end are ranked 12th in the league in points allowed per game with 90.8. They have given up 23.1 dimes and 32.6 boards on a nightly basis, which is 12th and 2nd in the league. The Dallas defense allows 35.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter (232 of 661) and their opposition makes 80.0% of their free throw shots. They are forcing their opponents into 13.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 47.4% from the field (12th in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Indiana

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