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Connecticut Sun vs Indiana Fever: Is Caitlin Clark ready?
The Connecticut Sun are visiting the Indiana Fever tonight at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
The Sun are having a perfect start to the season
The Connecticut Sun have won both games to start the season. First, they defeated the Indiana Fever at home 92-71 and then went on to beat the Washington Mystics 84-77. The Sun are third in the league, shooting 45.5% of the time, and fifth, averaging 88 points per game. DeWanna Bonner is the leading scorer on the team, averaging 21 points per game.
Can the Fever win their first game this season?
The Indiana Fever are off to a tough start of the season, losing the first three games on the schedule. They started with a 92-71 loss to Connecticut and then lost back-to-back games to the New York Liberty. The Fever are the worst offensive team in the league, averaging 72.3 points per game. They are ranked eighth, shooting 41.6% from the field and 33.8% from three-point territory. Cailtin Clark is the leading scorer on the team, averaging 17 points per game.
Betting Trends
The Sun are 4-0 ATS following an ATS win and 11-2-1 ATS when playing on a two-day rest. They are 10-2 ATS in the last 12 games played on Monday and 4-1-1 ATS in their last 6 road games. They are 12-4-1 ATS against Eastern Conference teams and 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The Sun played over the total point line in 4 of their last 5 5 games overall and in 7 of the last 10 games played on Monday. The Fever have covered the spread in 6 of their last 8 games coming off a straight-up loss and are 5-2 ATS after one day of rest. They have covered the spread only twice in the last seven games against teams with a winning record and only once in the last five games against teams from the Eastern Conference. The Fever have played under the total point line in 5 of the last 6 games overall and in 6 of the last 7 games against teams from the Eastern Conference.
Prediction and Conclusion
Indiana is going through a great period. First, they drafted the best player in the country, Caitlin Clark, and the Pacers have reached the Eastern Conference final in the NBA. However, the Fever have not started the season well, losing the first three games on the schedule. One of those losses came against the Sun, who won by 21 points in their previous game. That was Connecticut’s ninth consecutive win over Indiana, and they will make it ten in a row tonight, covering the -4.5-point spread.
