Indiana Fever vs Seattle Storm Point Spread Picks

The Storm are in rebuild mode. But this is a good time for them to be playing the struggling Fever. Both teams are 1-2. Indiana has the third worst defense in the league giving up 96.3 points per game. Seattle is surrendering an average of 86.5 points a game, 10 points fewer than the Fever. Indiana very well could be missing center Aliyah Boston, a top 20 player who sustained a lower leg injury in Friday’s 104-102 overtime loss to the Mystics. She is questionable. Lack of depth in the frontcourt is an Indiana weakness. The Storm have the rest advantage. They last played this past Wednesday when they lost, 86-73, on the road to Toronto. Seattle will be missing its leading scorer and rebounder, Dominique Malonga. She suffered a concussion against the Tempo. The Fever have the star power with Caitlin Clark and Kelsey Mitchell. But those big names make the Fever overpriced in this spot. Take the Storm with the points and on the money line.

Seattle boasts a winning road record and a +2.6 point differential, which ranks fifth-best in the WNBA. The offense is also fifth in shooting (45.3%), while the defense is fourth in points given up and sixth in shooting allowed. Seattle has won four of five, as well as four in a row on the road. Indiana's defense is ninth in points given up (82.13 per game), ninth in shooting allowed, and 10th in defensive rebounds. Indiana is on a 2-6 SU, 1-7 ATS run, including losing three times as a favorite. Caitlin Clark (16.5 ppg, 8.8 apg) has missed 15 straight games, and they just lost Sophie Cunningham (8.6 ppg) to a season-ending knee injury. That has forced the Fever to sign guards Shey Peddy and Aerial Powers to seven-day hardship contracts. Play Seattle. 

This is the second game of a four-game trek for Indiana after a win at Dallas. Star guard Caitlin Clark (16.5 ppg, 5 rpg, 8.8 apg) has missed six straight games with an injury and is still out. Seattle is 8-6 at home and has the third-best defense in the league, allowing 78.6 points. The offense is fifth in shooting and fifth from 3-point land. The wagering value is on the home team to win the game. Play Seattle on the moneyline. 

Seattle has won six of seven and three in a row, but the Storm are still not getting much respect from the oddsmakers. The Storm have covered three straight after defeating New York 89-79 as a 3.5-point favorite on Sunday. Nneka Ogwumike scored 26 points and Skylar Diggins added 20 for the Storm, who are 7-1 ATS following a win. Indiana is 0-6-1 ATS against the Western Conference and 1-9 ATS its past 10 Tuesday games. The Fever are just 3-6 ATS their past nine games and they are coming off two losses to Golden State and Las Vegas. Caitlin Clark went 7-for-20 and missed nine of 10 3-point tries against the Aces. Seattle is 6-1 OVER its past seven following a win and it has gone OVER five of six overall. The Storm have averaged 92.3 points its past three games. Indiana is 8-2 OVER playing with one day of rest. Take the Storm and the OVER.