The Indiana Fever are on the road at the Washington Mystics in WNBA action on Friday. This matchup features two of the worst teams in the league getting together. The Indiana Fever come into the game 11th in the league. Indiana has a 2-9 record on the season, which is only better than Washington in the standings. The Fever are coming off a 36 point loss on the road at the Liberty on Sunday.
For Washington, they are coming off a loss on Thursday at home to the Chicago Sky. The Mystics come into the game with an 0-10 record on the season. Washington is 0-5 when playing at home this season.
The Washington Mystics are actually -1 at home in this game. The total is set at 163.5.
Fever Need Improved Play
Indiana comes into the game scoring 77.4 points per game. The Fever are making 41.5% of their shots from the field, 31.5% from downtown and 79.7% from the free throw line. THe Fever are 9th in assists with 18.7 per game, and rank dead last in all of the WNBA in steals, with just over 6 per game.
Caitlin Clark is the top scorer for Indiana in her rookie season. The former Iowa guard is scoring 15.6 points per game. She is also dishing out 6.4 assists per game as well. Second on the team for the Fever is Kelsey Mitchell. Mitchell is scoring 15.1 per game. The Fever have two others scoring double digits per game in NaLyssa Smith and Aliyah Boston.
After this game, Indiana will go on the road to Connecticut and battle the Sun. Following that, the Fever have three straight home games. They will host the Atlanta Dream on Thursday, and then welcome the Sky and Mystics to town.
Struggling Mystics
For Washington, they have been dreadful nearly all over the basketball court. The Mystics scored just 59 in a loss at the Sun on Tuesday, and just barely got over 70 on Thursday. Washington is dead last in the league with 72.7 points per game. Washington is the worst shooting team in the league, making less than 40%.
Ariel Atkins and Shakira Austin are the only players for Washington scoring double digits per game. Atkins is at 13.2 per game, and Austin is at 11.7 per game. In the loss on Thursday, Aaliyah Edwards scored 23 points and ripped down 14 rebounds. Atkins had 10 points in the loss.
Washington will play back to back road games after this. The Mystics are on the road at the New York Liberty on Sunday, and then will travel to Atlanta to take on the Dream on Tuesday. Washington will host the Chicago Sky on June 14th.
Fever Top Mystics
The Indiana Fever should be able to grab a win in this game on Friday. The Fever are a better team, but still have not played consistent basketball yet this season. Washington is a mess, and will continue to struggle all season long. In the end, we are going to take the Indiana Fever on the road.
Look for a good bounce back game from Indiana here. Take the Indiana Fever +1 over the Washington Mystics on Friday. Enjoy the game and best of luck with all your WNBA betting!
