Indiana Fever (+5.5, -110)
Seattle Storm (-5.5, -110)
Total: 154.5
My sleeper pick for the WNBA title at the beginning of the season, the Seattle Storm have been impressive, and they still aren’t clicking on all cylinders yet. Breanna Stewart is scoring just 13.7 points a game and is shooting under 30% from the field and from three. Fortunately for Seattle, Jewell Loyd has been a completely unstoppable force. 23.5 points per game and shooting over 55% from the field and from three, Loyd is the undisputed MVP over the first four games of the season. After the season opening loss to the Sparks, the Storm have reeled off three straight wins, the last two with Sue Bird back in the lineup. When, not if, Stewart gets going, this team is scary.
After a beatdown from Phoenix and squeaking out a win over the Sun, a win over the Sparks certainly wasn’t expected, but the Fever made it happen. Marissa Coleman and Candice Dupree led the way offensively, scoring 19 and 18 points respectively. As a team, the Fever hit 11 threes and shot 53.7 percent from the field. As impressive as those numbers are, they still have some things to clean up. Currently tops in the league in defensive rating, the Fever are dead last in rebounding percentage and offensive pace, two things that will come back to bite them if left unfixed.
This line, like the one between Indiana and LA, is lower than I would have thought, and the Fever win in that last game certainly gives me pause. That said, this game is in Seattle, and I’ve loved how the Storm have looked, so give me Seattle and lets go with the over in this game as well.