In a big rivalry game in the WNBA, the Indiana Fever are on the road at the Chicago Sky on Friday. This is the fourth and final meeting between these two teams this season. The Fever won the first two, while the Sky picked up the latest on June 23rd. Indiana is 7th in the WNBA standings, at 15-16. They have won back to back games and seven out of their last 10 games. The Fever are just ½ game behind sixth seeded Phoenix in the postseason race.
For the Chicago Sky, they have dropped four straight games. The Sky are now 11-19, and just a single game lead for 8th in the WNBA standings. The Dream are behind them, and have lost three straight themselves. Chicago is 3-7 in their last 10 games, and are just 4-11 at home this season.
The Indiana Fever are favorites in this game. The Fever are -5.5 over the Sky.
Clark’s Indiana Fever
This is Caitlin Clark’s team. The former Iowa Hawkeyes star was the top pick in the draft, and has led the Fever all season. She is scoring 18 points per game, and dishing out 8.1 assists per game. Clark has helped Indiana go from a team that won just 30 games over the last four seasons to already 15 wins this season.
Aliyah Boston is having a nice season in the paint for the Fever. She is scoring more than 13.5 points per game and making nearly 52% of her shots. The Fever as a a team are scoring nearly 83 per game.
Indiana will play at Dallas on Sunday, and then head home for hames against the Sparks, Lynx, Dream, Aces twice and then Wings again. They have just one more road game, and that’s to finish the season after this trip.
Chicago Led by Reese
Angel Reese is a leader for the Chicago Sky. The former LSU star, who beat Clark in the NCAA Tournament has struggled making shots, but has been great in the paint as a protector and rebounder. Reese has played in all 30 games, and is scoring 13.3 points per game. She leads the league in rebounding, with 12.9 per game.
The Sky missed their top scorer Chenendy Carter in their most recent loss. She was out with COVID, and is questionable for this game. She is scoring 17.2 points per game, and playing nearly 26 minutes per game. Chicago, as a team, is scoring 78.3 points per game.
This is the final game of August for Chicago. They will start a road trip at the Lynx on Sunday and then head to the Aces on Tuesday. After that, Chicago is home for three straight games.
Indiana Tops Chicago
Indiana is going to win this game, and should win easily. Chicago is beat up, and not playing very strong basketball right now. Indiana has been playing good baseball, and we expect them to keep that up. In the end, the Indiana Fever win this game, and cover the spread. We will take Indiana 84-78 over Chicago on Friday. Take the Indiana Fever -5.5 over the Chicago Sky. Enjoy the game and good luck!
