Seattle Storm vs Indiana Fever Prediction, 5/30/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Seattle Storm vs Indiana Fever

Date: Thursday, May 30, 2024

Location: Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

TV: PRIME

Gainbridge Fieldhouse is the site where and the Indiana Fever (1-7) will take on the Seattle Storm (4-3) on Thursday.

The Seattle Storm faced the Chicago Sky and went home with a win by a final score of 77-68 in their last contest. Seattle wrapped up the game having earned a 43.8% field goal percentage (28 of 64) and converted 5 of their 15 shots from 3-point land. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Storm made 16 of their 18 shots for a rate of 88.9%. Concerning hauling in rebounds, they collected a total of 32 with 6 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 17 dimes in this contest while forcing the opposition into 21 turnovers and getting 13 steals. Regarding the defense, Seattle allowed the other team to go 40.9% from the field on 27 of 66 shooting. Chicago earned 10 dimes and had 11 steals for this contest. In addition, Chicago had 37 rebounds (10 offensive, 27 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Chicago walked away from this one shooting 76.9% at the charity stripe by converting 10 of their 13 attempts. They made 4 of 12 tries from 3-point range.

Skylar Diggins-Smith is someone who was a major factor in this game. She left the arena with 21 points on 7 out of 12 shooting. She was on the hardwood for 35 minutes and also totaled 2 boards. Diggins-Smith shot 58.3% from the field and also totaled 3 assists.

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Seattle heads into this contest with a record of 4-3 this year. They average 81.9 pts per contest (7th in basketball) while hitting 42.2% from the floor. The Storm are shooting 30.8% from downtown (40 of 130) and 82.2% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Seattle is grabbing 38.3 boards per contest and is sitting with 123 assists for the year, which is 2nd in the league in terms of passing. They are turning it over 16.7 times per contest and as a squad are committing 19.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis. On the defensive end, the Storm have forced 17.3 turnovers per game while drawing 17.7 personal fouls. They are ranked 11th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 138 surrendered so far this season. The Storm are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 41.5% (121 of 124) and they surrender 35.7 boards per game as a group. They relinquish 31.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 4th in the WNBA in points per game from their opponents (79.1).

When they last stepped on the court, the Indiana Fever took a loss by a score of 88-82 against the Los Angeles Sparks. The Fever were able to collect 19 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards totaling 28 in this game. They also turned it over 14 times, while getting 12 steals in the matchup. The Sparks committed 20 fouls for the game which took the Fever to the charity stripe for a total of 25 shots. They were able to knock down 20 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 80.0%. Regarding 3-pointers, Indiana made 10 out of 30 tries (33.3%). When all was said and done, the Fever shot 26 for 68 from the field which had them sitting at 38.2%. The Fever allowed the Sparks to knock down 25 of 53 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 47.2% for this contest. They finished 60.9% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 14 of 23 and walked away from this one shooting 24 of 33 from the free throw line (72.7%). In the matter of attacking the glass, Indiana allowed Los Angeles to pull down 30 in all (4 offensive).

Caitlin Clark pitched in for the Fever for the matchup. She converted 7 of 16 in this contest giving her a field goal percentage of 43.8%, and tallied 5 rebounds. Clark accumulated 30 points in her 34 mins of playing time and had 6 assists in this matchup.

Indiana has a record of 1-7 this year. Indiana has scored 624 points so far this year (78.0 per contest) and they average 32.5 boards per game. The Fever are committing 19.6 fouls per contest and they connect on 80.5% from the charity stripe. On the offensive side of the court, the Fever are hitting on 42.4% from the field, which is ranked 8th in basketball. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 18.5 times per contest (10th in the league) and they turn the ball over 14.6 times per game. The Fever are ranked 12th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 89.8. The Indiana defense gives up 36.8% on three-point shots (74 of 201) and opponents are converting on 82.7% of their free throw attempts. They give up 19.6 dimes and 34.6 boards per game, which ranks them 5th and 4th in the league. They are able to force 13.3 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 45.2% from the floor (11th in the WNBA).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Indiana

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