Indiana Fever vs Seattle Storm Prediction, 5/22/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Indiana Fever vs Seattle Storm

Date: Wednesday, May 22, 2024

Location: Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, WA

TV: WNBA League Pass

The Seattle Storm (1-3) play the Indiana Fever (0-4) at Climate Pledge Arena on Wednesday.

The Indiana Fever played the Connecticut Sun and ended up losing by a score of 88-84 in their last game. Indiana finished the game having earned a 47.8% FG percentage (33 out of 69) and converted 6 of their 20 shots from 3-point land. From the free throw line, the Fever knocked down 12 of 13 attempts for a percentage of 92.3%. In reference to rebounding, they collected 36 with 13 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 20 assists for this game as well as forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and getting 4 steals. In regard to defense, Indiana allowed the other team to shoot 40.5% from the floor on 30 of 74 shooting. Connecticut totaled 15 assists and had 5 steals for the matchup. In addition, Connecticut snagged 33 rebounds (15 offensive, 18 defensive) and got 4 blocked shots. Connecticut went 80.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 24 of 30 tries. They made 4 of their 19 attempts from beyond the arc.

Caitlin Clark is one player who was a major factor in this matchup. She totaled 17 points on 5 out of 11 shooting. She played 27 mins and collected 3 rebounds. Clark finished the contest at 45.5% from the field and also earned 5 dimes.

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Indiana comes into this matchup with a record of 0-4 so far this season. They cough up possession 17.5 times per contest and as a team they are committing 20.3 personal fouls per game. As a team, Indiana is pulling down 31.0 boards per contest and has tallied 71 assists for the year, which is 2nd in basketball in terms of passing. The Fever are shooting 32.9% on shots from downtown (28 of 85) and 81.7% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 75.3 points per contest (12th in the WNBA) while going 43.2% from the field. Defensively, the Fever are forcing their opponents into 13.3 turnovers per game and they draw 16.5 fouls. The Fever are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 45.7% (53 of 66) and they concede 33.8 boards per game as a basketball team. They are ranked 11th in basketball in giving up assists with 78 surrendered for the campaign. They give up 36.4% on 3-pointers while they are 12th in the league in PPG allowed (93.3).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Seattle Storm walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 74-63 against the New York Liberty. The Storm were able to pull down 22 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards totaling 34 in this matchup. They also coughed up the ball 14 times, while getting 8 steals for the matchup. The Liberty committed 13 fouls for the game which got the Storm to the free throw line for a total of 14 attempts. They were able to convert 9 of the free throws for a percentage of 64.3%. When discussing shots from 3-point land, Seattle buried 6 of their 24 tries (25.0%). Overall, the Storm went 24 for 70 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 34.3%. The Storm permitted the Liberty to knock down 26 of 63 tries from the field which left them shooting 41.3% for the matchup. They went 13.0% from distance by connecting on 3 out of 23 and finished the contest at 19 out of 20 from the free throw line (95.0%). In regard to cleaning the glass, Seattle allowed New York to collect 36 in total (7 on the offensive side).

Jewell Loyd was important for the Storm in the matchup. She made 5 of 17 in this game for a field goal rate of 29.4%, and accounted for 9 rebounds. Loyd accumulated 13 points in her 34 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist in the game.

Seattle has a win-loss record of 1-3 on the year. Seattle has totaled 310 pts this year (77.5 per game) and they collect 40.5 rebounds per game. The Storm commit 20.8 fouls per game and they connect on 80.2% from the free throw line. As an offense, the Storm are hitting on 38.1% from the field, which ranks them 12th in the WNBA. They are getting an assist 14.8 times per contest (12th in basketball) and they turn the ball over 18.8 times per contest. The Storm on the defensive end are ranked 7th in basketball in PPG given up with 83.5. The Seattle defense allows 31.1% on shots from 3-point land (32 of 103) and their opponents are connecting on 80.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 22.0 dimes and 36.5 boards on a nightly basis, which is 12th and 9th in the league. They are forcing their opponents into 18.8 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 43.0% from the field (7th in basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Indiana

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