Connecticut Sun vs. Indiana Fever: Picks, Predictions and Odds

Second-year superstar Caitlin Clark had 32 points, nine assists, and eight rebounds as the Indiana Fever recorded arguably the WNBA’s most impressive win this season with a 102-88 victory at home over the previously unbeaten New York Liberty on Saturday.

After knocking the defending champions from the ranks of the undefeated, Indiana looks to start a winning streak when it hosts the Connecticut Sun at 7 PM ET on Tuesday night.

New York had been 9-0, and the Fever were 2-3 without Clark in the lineup. Instead of easing her way back in from a strained quad suffered at the end of the team’s previous matchup with the Liberty, Clark came out firing. She made seven three-pointers and the Fever made a team-record 17, shooting 48.6% from beyond the arc on 35 attempts.

Clark has only played five games, so she hasn’t played enough to rank among the league leaders, but her 21.6 points and 9.2 assists will have the 2024 WNBA Rookie of the Year and First Team All-WNBA pick among the best.

Kelsey Mitchell, who is second on the team at 17.2 points per game, added 22 versus New York, while Aliyah Boston (13.9 ppg, 7.6 rpg) had 10 points, 11 rebounds and six assists. Lexie Hill chipped in with 14 points and Sydney Colson contributed 10 as Indiana featured five players scoring in double figures.

The Fever have won three of their last four games and now host the lowly, 2-8 Sun, who have lost 3-of-4. It’s going to be a rough season for Connecticut, which is at the start of a massive rebuild after reaching the playoffs each of the last eight seasons. They lost head coach Stephanie White and their entire starting five in the offseason.

The postseason is a pipe dream right now for Connecticut, which only has two players averaging in double figures for the league’s worst offense. Marina Mabrey, acquired last year from the Chicago Sky, is the only consistent contributor remaining from last year’s squad. She leads the team with 17.6 points per game, to go with 5.2 assists. She had a team-high 22 points in the Sun’s 78-66 defeat to Chicago on Sunday.

Can Clark and Indiana repeat their impressive performance against the Liberty? Read below to see our experts’ picks and predictions for this evening’s contest.

Connecticut Sun vs. Indiana Fever betting picks and predictions

Indiana Fever -17.5 (-110) 

The last time these two teams met Clark was sidelined with that quad injury and Connecticut stunned the Fever in Indianapolis in late May, 85-83.

Mabrey had a game-high 26, Charles added 18, rookie Saniya Rivers had 12 points and six assists, and Olivia Nelson-Ododa grabbed nine rebounds for the Sun. In Clark’s absence, Boston had 17 points and eight assists, Mitchell and DeWanna Bonner each had 13, and Hull tallied 12 points for the Fever.

The difference here is obviously Clark. The Fever are fourth in the league in scoring offense at 83.6 points per game, and that is with Clark missing half the contests. When she’s played, they have averaged nearly 91 points, and their two losses came to the Liberty and the 8-3 Atlanta Dream by a combined three points. Indiana has defeated both of those squads now with Clark in the lineup.

The Fever will be without veteran six-time All-Star Bonner, who is missing her second straight game for personal reasons. However, Indiana’s remaining bench should be able to contend with the Connecticut reserves who were outscored 36-2 by the Sky on Sunday.

Connecticut has also defeated the Dream, and they did knock off Indiana on the road, but this has all the makings of a blowout with a recovered and revived Clark ready to go off again.

Over 165.5 total points (-110)

The total has gone Over in four of Connecticut’s last six games and four of Indiana’s last five games at home.

The Sun are averaging an anemic 71.3 points per game but tallied 85 the last time these two squads met, tied for their second-best output of the season.

With Clark, Indiana is going to run, and it is going to shoot. The Sun are going to do everything possible to stay in the contest. That should raise that final score dramatically.

Caitlin Clark Over 21.5 points (-115)

Clark only surpassed 21.5 points once in her first four games before her injury, a 27-point performance in a 91-90 loss to the Dream.

But her 32-point showing Saturday against the WNBA’s best showed there was no rust from the three-week layoff. She is primed for another big scoring output tonight. 

Connecticut Sun vs. Indiana Fever odds

Connecticut Sun	+1000 ML
Indiana Fever	-2000 ML
Spread	IND Fever -17.5
Total Points	O/U 165.5

Connecticut Sun vs. Indiana Fever player props

Player Points

Marina Mabrey (CON Sun)	O/U 18.5
Tina Charles (CON Sun)	O/U 17.5
Caitlin Clark (IND Fever)	O/U 21.5
Kelsey Mitchell (IND Fever)	O/U 16.5
Aliyah Boston (IND Fever)	O/U 13.5

Read the latest WNBA news on site.

This article was written by a partner sports writer via Spotlight Sports Group. All odds displayed on this page were correct at the time of writing and are subject to withdrawal or change at any time.