Los Angeles at Indiana

Caitlin Clark won't dress tonight. She left Wednesday's loss to Phoenix in the third quarter with a back injury, and Indiana made it official Friday morning: out, no timetable. The Fever are still the home favorite — they're 10-8, their defense is one of the better units in the league, and Kelsey Mitchell and Aliyah Boston give them capable options to work around. But Indiana's offense funnels through Clark the way very few teams in this league concentrate touches through one player. She handles 40.9 direct touches per game, and without her, Tyasha Harris slides into the starting lineup running a half-court system that ranked just seventh in offensive rating even with Clark healthy. The Sparks are 8-9, and they're not the better team, but they hit a buzzer-beater to knock off New York last week, and they're getting seven points against a Fever squad that just lost its engine. Sharp money has been landing on the LA side all day, with professional backing on the Sparks running well ahead of the ticket count. Take Los Angeles with the points.