Seattle Storm vs Indiana Fever Prediction, 7/17/2026 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Seattle Storm vs Indiana Fever

Date: Friday, July 17, 2026

Location: Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

TV: ION

Odds/Point Spread: Seattle (+8.5)

The Seattle Storm (6-20) are headed to Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Friday where they'll meet the Indiana Fever (14-10). Seattle opens this matchup as 8.5 point underdogs. The over/under has been set at 174.5.

The Seattle Storm played the Chicago Sky and took a loss by a final of 95-90 in their last game. Seattle ended with a 46.2% field goal percentage (36 of 78) and buried 4 of 25 shots from beyond the perimeter. From the free throw line, the Storm converted 14 of 23 tries for a rate of 60.9%. In relation to grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 45 with 16 of them being offensive. They also recorded 24 assists in this matchup as well as creating 13 turnovers and getting 10 steals. When it comes to defending, Seattle allowed the other team to shoot 47.3% from the floor on 35 of 74 shooting. Chicago earned 6 assists and had 11 steals in the game. In addition, Chicago grabbed 29 rebounds (6 offensive, 23 defensive) and added 4 rejections. Chicago finished 73.7% from the charity stripe by converting 14 of their 19 shots. They converted 11 of their 32 shots from downtown.

Flau'jae Johnson is a player who was a major contributor in the game. She ended up walking away with 25 points on 11 of 17 shooting. She played for 31 mins played and also collected 6 boards. Johnson finished the contest at 64.7% from the floor and also distributed 4 dimes.

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Seattle heads into this matchup with a mark of 6-20 this season. They average 80.4 pts per game (14th in the WNBA) while connecting on 42.7% from the field. The Storm are shooting 32.7% on 3-point shots (217 of 663) and 79.4% from the charity stripe. As a team, Seattle is snagging 33.4 rebounds per game and has accumulated 489 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 6th in the WNBA in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession via turnover 14.5 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 20.2 personal fouls per game. On defense, the Storm are forcing their opponents into 12.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.6 fouls. The Storm are giving up a shooting percentage of 42.6% (331 of 457) and they concede 36.0 rebounds per game as a group. They are currently ranked 14th in the WNBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 532 relinquished for the season. They are relinquishing 29.2% from beyond the arc and they are 7th in basketball in opponents points per game (85.5).

When they last stepped on the court, the Indiana Fever walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 88-75 when they played the Golden State Valkyries. The Fever collected 16 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards totaling 26 for the contest. They gave up possession 15 times, while earning 8 steals in this matchup. The Valkyries were called for 16 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Fever to the charity stripe for 16 attempts. They were able to bury 12 of the free throws for a rate of 75.0%. When talking about shots from 3-point land, Indiana converted 9 out of their 25 attempts (36.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Fever finished 27 out of 67 from the floor which had them shooting 40.3%. The Fever permitted the Valkyries to bury 30 out of their 58 tries from the field which had them sitting at 51.7% in this matchup. They finished 33.3% from three-point range by shooting 8 out of 24 and walked away from this one shooting 20 out of 23 from the free throw line (87.0%). In relation to rebounding, Indiana allowed Golden State to pull down 30 in total (6 on the offensive side).

Kelsey Mitchell ended up being a factor for the Fever in the matchup. She buried 7 out of 16 for the matchup giving her a rate of 43.8%, and had 1 rebound. Mitchell earned 20 points in her 35 mins on the hardwood and had 4 dimes in this matchup.

Indiana has a win-loss mark of 14-10 this season. As an offense, the Fever are shooting 47.0% from the floor, which ranks 3rd in basketball. Indiana has tallied 2,237 pts on the year (93.2 per contest) and they pull in 34.2 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 20.3 times per contest (7th in the league) and they are turning it over 14.4 times per game. The Fever have committed 23.1 personal fouls per game and they connect on 82.2% from the charity stripe. The Fever are ranked 11th in the WNBA in points per game surrendered with 89.0. They have forced 12.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 45.9% from the field (8th in the league). The Indiana defense concedes 32.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter (164 of 498) and their opponents are connecting on 79.1% of their free throw attempts. They give up 19.4 assists and 30.4 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 4th and 2nd in the WNBA.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Seattle (+8.5)

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