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Indiana Fever vs Seattle Storm: Both teams are at the bottom of their conferences
The Indiana Fever are hoping to get their first win of the season when they visit the Seattle Storm at Climate Pledge Arena on Wednesday.
Can the Fever win their first game of the season tonight?
The Indiana Fever have lost all four games so far in the season and are at the bottom of the Western Conference. They are coming off an 88-84 loss to the Connecticut Sun, which was the closest they have been to a win so far in the season. All the other losses had a double-digit margin, which went as high as 36 points against the New York Liberty. The Fever are the worst defensive team in the league, allowing 93.3 points per game, and are ranked second to last, scoring 75.3. Caitlin Clark has had a solid start to her rookie season, averaging 17 points per game in the first four games.
The Storm have a tough start of the season
The Seattle Storm are at the bottom of the Western Conference with a 1-3 record. They started the season with back-to-back losses against the Minnesota Lynx and then defeated the Washington Mystics 84-75. In the last game, Seattle lost 74-63 against the New York Liberty on the road. The Storm are the best rebounding team in the league, averaging 40.5 boards per game, but they are the worst shooting team, with 38.1% shooting from the field and 23.3% from three-point territory. Nneka Ogwumike is the leading scorer for the Storm with 22 points per game.
Betting Trends
The Fever are 5-1-1 ATS in their last seven games against teams with losing records and 4-1-1 ATS in their last six against Western Conference opponents. They are also 7-2 ATS following a straight-up loss and 6-2 ATS when playing on one day’s rest. The Storm are 2-5-1 ATS in their last eight games overall and 0-3-1 ATS in their last four home games. The Fever’s games tend to go under on the road and overall, while the Storm’s games tend to go under against losing teams and after ATS wins.
Prediction and Conclusion
Caitlin Clark has had a tough start to her pro career, losing all four games so far with the fever. She has been playing solidly, even though her shooting percentages need to go up. We could have expected a slow start from the fever, but not from the storm. Seattle has only one win in four games to start the season. They are coming off a long trip from New York to host Indiana tonight. Both teams are struggling offensively, so we are going with under 165.5 points in tonight’s game.
