The Indiana Fever and Chicago Sky will meet for the fourth time this season Saturday night. The Fever have taken control on the series so far, winning all three meetings, including two on the road and all three by double-digits. Now, the Sky will be looking to get their own road win when the two teams clash once more.
The Fever are 10-point favorites at home and hold -520 odds on the Moneyline on DraftKings Sportsbook. Chicago has +390 odds on the Moneyline of getting the upset while the total is set at 163 points. Here are the best bets and predictions for the Fever-Sky game.
Fever vs. Sky prediction, pick
What once looked like it’d be an exciting series between a pair of the league’s top up-and-coming stars at the start of the season has quickly turned into quite the opposite. Both Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese will be missing from this contest, while the Fever have had the Sky’s number all season long.
In three games so far this season between Indiana and Chicago, the Fever have won all three by an average margin of 25.7 points. The Fever’s largest win over the Sky this season was their 35-point victory in their season-opener, and though they won’t have Caitlin Clark this time around, Indiana has been handling her absence just fine so far.
Clark (groin) is set to miss her 10th straight game and is still without a timetable for return. She has played in just 13 of 31 regular season games, averaging 16.5 points, 8.8 assists and 5 rebounds a game. However, Indiana has remained competitive with Clark on the sidelines, going 5-4 without her, including a victory over Chicago, and remaining in fifth place in league standings.
This time around, though, the Fever will have to clear another hurdle in their game against the Sky. Not only will Indiana be missing Clark, but its whole point guard group is now gone. Guards Sydney Colson and Aari McDonald both suffered season-ending injuries in the Fever’s latest game on Thursday, a 95-60 loss to Phoenix, leaving Indiana to play with a team of nine against Chicago.
Chicago has problems of its own, most notably ranking 12 of 13 teams in points per game at 76 and 10th in opponent points allowed with 86.2. The Sky will also be without Angel Reese (back) for the fourth straight game, going 1-4 in that span.
However, even with the Sky’s issues, it’s hard to envision the Fever blowing them out again just two days removed from Indiana losing its entire point guard group and with a limited roster. For that reason, I’m backing the Sky to keep it closer this time around and cover the spread.
