The Indiana Fever are on the road at the Atlanta Dream on Monday. This is a WNBA affair between two teams out of the Eastern Conference. In the overall WNBA standings, the Indiana Fever are 7th, with a 13-16 record. Indiana is two games ahead of Chicago for the final postseason spot. Indiana comes into the game with a 5-11 record on the season.
For Atlanta, they are 9th in the standings. The Dream are the team just behind Chicago to get into the postseason. Atlanta is 10-18. They are 3-7 in their last 10 games. The Dream are 6-9 at home this season.
The Indiana Fever come into the game -3 over the Atlanta Dream. The total for this game is listed at 166.5.
Clark and the Fever
It has been a fun season for the Indiana Fever. A season ago, the Fever won just 13 games. In fact, the Fever have won just 30 games over the last four seasons. One more win will get them to 14 this season.
Despite the fun season, the Fever are coming off a loss on the road. That was in Minnesota, and it snapped a two game winning streak. The Fever are scoring 82.6 points per game. They are also averaging 35 rebounds per game, and dishing out more than 20 assists per game.
The big name has of course been Caitlin Clark. The start from Iowa is leading the team with just shy of 18 points per game. She is a great outside shooter, but also dishing out 8.3 assists per game. In the paint for Indiana has been Aliyah Boston. She is scoring 13.9 points per game, and making nearly 53% of her shots.
Indiana will host the Sun following this game, and then their last meeting against the Sky, in Chicago.
Playoff Push for Atlanta
It appears it is going to be another season under .500 for the Dream. After 7, 8 and 14 win seasons, the Dream did finish 19-21 last season. Atlanta will need to go 9-3 from here out to match that.
The Dream had won three straight games, before a two point loss at home to Phoenix. The top scorer for Atlanta has been Rhyne Howard. She is scoring 16.3 points per game, and dishing out 6.3 assists per game. Tina Charles is the lady in the paint for the Dream. She is scoring 13.9 points per game, and making nearly 46% from the field.
Atlanta is on the road at Seattle on Wednesday, before trips to the Aces and Sparks. The Dream do not play at home again until September 6th against Dallas.
Atlanta Wins at Home
The Indiana Fever are going to struggle in this game. Sure, it has been a great season for Indiana, they are in a good spot to make the postseason, but Atlanta at home is going to win this game. Sometimes, the team doing better just does not win. This is one of those games. The final bet for this game is the home team. Take Atlanta +3 and also the Dream +126 to win the game on Monday! Enjoy the game and best of luck!
