Indiana Fever vs Connecticut Sun Prediction, 8/17/2025 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Indiana Fever vs Connecticut Sun

Date: Sunday, August 17, 2025

Location: Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT

TV: WNBA League Pass

The Connecticut Sun (6-26) play the Indiana Fever (18-15) at Mohegan Sun Arena on Sunday.

The Indiana Fever took the court against the Dallas Wings and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 81-80 in their last contest. Indiana wrapped up the contest having earned a 44.4% FG percentage (28 of 63) and converted 9 of 22 three-point shots. From the free throw line, the Fever converted 15 of 19 shots for a percentage of 78.9%. When discussing hauling in rebounds, they compiled a total of 39 with 8 of them being offensive. They also doled out 15 dimes in the game in addition to forcing 14 turnovers and having 7 steals. In regard to the defense, Indiana let their opponent shoot 42.3% from the floor on 30 out of 71 shooting. Dallas totaled 7 assists and had 9 steals in this contest. Furthermore, Dallas snagged 30 rebounds (7 offensive, 23 defensive) and added 1 block. Dallas finished the game at 86.7% when shooting free throws by converting 13 of 15 shots. They also knocked down 8 out of their 26 attempts from 3-point land.

Kelsey Mitchell is a player who came through in this contest. She ended up finishing with 24 points on 7 out of 15 shooting. She was on the hardwood for 36 minutes and collected 6 rebounds. Mitchell finished the contest at 46.7% from the floor and dished out 2 dimes.

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Indiana heads into this game with a record of 18-15 on the campaign. They have an average of 84.5 pts per contest (4th in basketball) while hitting 45.3% from the field. The Fever are shooting 34.0% on three-point attempts (279 of 820) and 77.3% from the charity stripe. As a team, Indiana is collecting 34.0 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 667 assists this season, which is 5th in the WNBA in terms of passing the rock. They turn the ball over 13.2 times per contest and as a squad they commit 18.9 fouls on a nightly basis. On the defensive end, the Fever are able to force 13.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 19.5 fouls. They are 6th in the WNBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 621 conceded on the campaign. The Fever are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 43.5% (454 of 642) and they concede 33.4 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are surrendering 31.6% on three-point shots and they are ranked 8th in the league in PPG from their opponents (81.5).

In their last game, the Connecticut Sun went home victorious with a score of 71-62 against the Chicago Sky. The Sun were able to collect 22 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 31 for this game. They also coughed up the ball 5 times, while getting 11 steals for the contest. The Sky were called for 16 personal fouls for the contest which got the Sun to the charity stripe for a total of 15 shots. They were able to knock down 9 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 60.0%. In regard to shots from 3-point land, Connecticut knocked down 4 out of 17 tries (23.5%). When the final whistle was blown, the Sun walked away from this one shooting 29 out of 71 from the field which gave them a rate of 40.8%. The Sun permitted the Sky to bury 24 out of 62 tries from the field which left them shooting 38.7% in this game. They shot 25.0% from three-point range by shooting 5 out of 20 and walked away from this one shooting 9 out of 12 at the charity stripe (75.0%). In the matter of cleaning the glass, Connecticut permitted Chicago to get 37 in total (10 on the offensive side).

Leila Lacan ended up being a factor for the Sun in the game. She made 6 of 13 in the matchup giving her a field goal percentage of 46.2%, and added 4 rebounds. Lacan had 17 points in her 31 minutes on the court and had 5 dimes in this matchup.

Connecticut has a win-loss record of 6-26 on the season. Connecticut has totaled 2,392 pts for the year (74.8 per game) and they pull in 31.2 boards per game. The Sun are committing 20.1 personal fouls per contest and they go 80.3% from the free throw line. On the offensive side of the court, the Sun are connecting on 40.4% from the field, which ranks 12th in basketball. They are assisting teammates 17.2 times per contest (13th in basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.5 times per game. The Sun are ranked 11th in the league in points allowed per contest with 86.4. They have forced 14.1 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 46.4% from the floor (13th in the league). The Connecticut defense allows 34.5% on shots from behind the 3-point line (272 of 788) and opponents are making 79.3% of their free throw shots. They concede 21.4 assists and 36.1 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 11th and 12th in basketball.

Who will win tonight's WNBA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Connecticut

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