Fever vs Wings: When Defense Takes a Backseat, Who Will Seize the Win?

Fever vs. Wings, 7:30 ET

Depending on the number you got, you had a wide range of possibilities from my last WNBA play. It opened at 5.5 and moved up to 7.5 where it closed. At one point I saw it at 8.5 at some books. The ending difference between the Liberty and the Lynx was seven points. So, you could’ve won, pushed, or lost the game. Either way, we have another good one that we can check out here as the Fever take on the Wings for the third time this season. 

The Fever are without Caitlin Clark, let’s just address that right away. Clark is a great player and a great leader, but even when she has been on the court this year, she looks a bit rough. Her shot hadn’t been falling, and she looked somewhat lost within the team as she tried to find her groove. Her passing never dropped, but she did have a lot of turnovers. Without her, the Fever have gone 3-2 over their past five games. They did beat the Connecticut Sun in her last game with them, but they were in the fourth quarter when she left the game. After dropping back-to-back games against the Liberty, the Fever have beaten the Aces, Sky, and Mercury in three straight. Their offense doesn’t seem to be missing Clark as they have scored at least 77 points in all of the games, and 80 or more in their past four. Their defense hasn’t been quite great lately, allowing at last 70 points top opponents in the last five games as well, and 98 or more in three of the past five. 

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