WNBA Preview: Fever Hope To Build Off Massive Win
Fever 9-3 ATS in Last 12 Games, Wings Failed to Cover Seven Straight
The Indiana Fever (11-14) and Caitlin Clark take center stage, concluding their road trip in the Lone Star State against the Dallas Wings (5-19) who have lost three straight games straight-up and seven straight against the spread. The Fever have won eight of their last 12 games while covering 9 of 12. Christie Sides’ team is a 4-point road favorite with a total of 172.5.The game will tip off from the College Park Center in Arlington.Texas at 10:30 p.m. ET / 7:30 p.m. PT and viewers can watch it on ESPN. Let’s start our Fever vs Wings betting preview.
Clark, Fever Toughens Up in Key Win at Minnesota
Bettors can start to feel the steady rise up into the playoff picture with Kaitlin Clark getting stronger as she gets more confident in her surroundings. Indiana blew into Minnesota against one of the true contenders in the West and beat the Lynx by seven as a 4.5-point underdog (81-74).
Clark finished with 17-points while Kelsey Mitchell was the real star after blowing up for 21 points on 8-18 shooting and a +14 rating. The Fever have not made the postseason since 2016 but are in solid positioning to break that streak.
The Fever are fifth in the WNBA, averaging 81 points per game and third in field goal percentage with 44.5% and 33.4% from beyond the arc (5th in the WNBA).
As a favorite, Indiana had fared well for bettors, covering five of the eight games they’ve been favored in this season after a 3-14 run when favored dating back to 2021. This will be worth tracking this WNBA score and odds.
road trip to Dallas then our All-Stars head to Phoenix! 🙌 pic.twitter.com/WYnh0ccdlV
— Indiana Fever (@IndianaFever) July 15, 2024
Wings Are Clipped in 2024
Last year, the Wings finished 22-18 overall with going 20-19-1 ATS but it’s been all downhill from there. The Wings are just 2-8 SU in their last 10 games and have failed to cover nine of their last 10 games.
Head Coach Odyssey Smith believes her team is close to breaking through but has talked about players moping or hanging their head. Sometimes bettors can get the best information from postgame press conferences and that little nugget is telling us that’s exactly what is happening with some of the Wings players.
Before the season began the Wings were dealing with injuries to Satou Sabally and the unexpected announcement that Awak Kuier would not be joining the team after helping Dallas to the postseason last year and that’s just the beginning of their injuries.
Perhaps Smith thought the Wings were getting better, but they will be healthier but in the meantime they’re getting thrashed. WNBA betting statistics show that the Wings are just 6-12 ATS as an underdog and 1-5 ATS as a home underdog. We conclude our Fever vs Wings betting preview with our official WNBA prediction.
Look At the Total to Get Your Winner
This is a number you’re going to want to get on this bet quickly because we’ve seen the consensus number jump at some smaller books from 169.5 all the way to 173.5.
We don’t bet percentages to report on, but we don’t anticipate the public jumping on the under. Five of the Fever’s last seven games have gone over the total and 14 of 18 games this season. Eight of the Wings last 10 games have cashed over tickets.
Head-to-head the over is 5-4 in their nine total meetings adding to the reasons we’re going to look to the over here but we’re looking for the number to stay at 173.5 because there comes a point where we won’t play over because the number is too high which will be 175 and above. That does it for our Fever vs Wings betting preview, all the best with your WNBA wagers this week.
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