Indiana Fever vs. Seattle Storm
July 17, 2022 6:00 pm EDT
The Seattle Storm and Indiana Fever face off on Sunday in a WNBA showdown at the Climate Pledge Arena. When these two teams faced off on July 5th it was the Storm that were able to secure the 95-73 victory.
The Storm come into this game with a 16-8 record overall, and in the last game against the Dallas Wings they were able to win by nine points. The offense scored 83 points, and they are going to need the offense to be good again in this game. Seattle is averaging 80.8 points, while their defense is giving up 76.1 points per game. The offense is ranked seventh in the league, while their pitching staff is ranked second. Breanna Stewart has been the top offensive player, hitting 20.9 points while shooting 45.1 percent from the field and 36.2 percent from behind the three-point line.
On the other side of this matchup is the Fever who sit with a 5-21 record overall and in the last game they had another disappointing loss against the Minnesota Lynx. At halftime, the Fever were actually winning, but the second half they little the Lynx’s offense get hot and were defeated. The Fever are averaging 78.2 points, while their defense is giving up 88.6 points per game. The offense is ranked 11th in best in the league while their defense is ranked 12th. The top offensive player for the Fever has been Kelsey Mitchell, and she is averaging 19 points while shooting 43.4 percent from the field.
The Storm won the last game against the Fever but 22 points, and they will win this game by at least that many points. The Fever are a terrible defensive team, giving up 88.6 points per game, and that is going to be the difference as the Storm are going to win this game in blowout fashion. Back the Storm against the spread.
