The Indiana Fever (13-16) wrap up its two-game road trip on Monday at the Atlanta Dream for the third matchup season. Indiana has won both previous meetings this season and will meet for the final time during the regular season slate on Sunday, September 8 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
Indiana has scored 91 points in each of the two victories against the Dream this season. In the last victory back on June 21, five Fever players scored in double figures to secure the 91-79 victory, highlighted by NaLyssa Smith’s 21 points and nine rebounds. Fever guard Kelsey Mitchell, who has scored at least 20 points in five of her last six games, followed with 18 points, four rebounds and three assists in the last win against Atlanta. Fever guard Caitlin Clark, center Aliyah Boston and forward Katie Lou Samuelson combined for 36 points, 17 rebounds and 11 assists in the win as well.
Indiana has won two of its three games since returning from the Olympic break and ranks second in the WNBA averaging 90.0 points per game since returning. Additionally, Mitchell and Clark rank second and third in scoring across the WNBA following the break with Mitchell averaging 25.3 points per game and Clark averaging 25.0 points per game. Boston has controlled the glass with at least 15 rebounds recorded in three of her last five games. She is also 19 points away from reaching 1,000 for her career.
Indiana most recently came up short, 90-80, against the Minnesota Lynx on Saturday evening, which was Minnesota’s sixth straight win. Clark became the third player in franchise history to score at least 500 points in a rookie season and combined with Mitchell for 44 points on Friday.
Clark enters Monday night with 81 made 3-point field goals and trails Dream guard Rhyne Howard (85 – 2022) for the most made 3-point field goals by a rookie in WNBA history.
Before the break, Atlanta (10-18) was 7-17 and sat near the bottom of the league standings. The Dream have won three of its last four games, highlighted by victories against the Seattle Storm, Connecticut Sun and Phoenix Mercury. The trio of Dream guards Howard, Allisha Gray and forward Tina Charles have all scored in double figures in their four games since returning from the break. Dream guard Jordin Canada, who had been sidelined since July 2 and was injured in both meetings with Indiana, has rejoined the Dream’s starting lineup and is now averaging 11.5 points per game since her return.
As of late, Atlanta lost the second game of its back-to-back with the Mercury on Friday, 82-80. Gray led the Dream with 22 points, seven rebounds and three assists, while Howard, Charles and Canada combined for 43 points. In Atlanta’s 72-63 win against Phoenix two days earlier, Charles moved into second place on the WNBA All-Time Scoring List, trailing only Diana Taurasi.
The Atlanta Dream (10-18, 9th) are on the brink of making Georgia sports history. As they prepare to face the Indiana Fever (13-16, 7th) on Monday night, the team is aiming to break the record for the highest-attended WNBA game ever in the state.
In their first matchup against the Fever, the Dream attracted a franchise-record crowd of 17,575 fans at State Farm Arena. Now, Atlanta is offering standing-room-only tickets in hopes of drawing an even bigger audience.
The electrifying WNBA match between the Atlanta Dream and the Indiana Fever is set to take place on Monday, August 26, 2024, at 7:30 pm ET or 4:30 pm PT, at State Farm Arena, in Atlanta, Georgia.
A major attraction for Monday's game is Caitlin Clark, who has been a crowd-puller at multiple venues throughout the 2024 WNBA season.
Additionally, the Dream are in the midst of a playoff push as they enter the final month of the season. Heading into Monday's game, Atlanta holds a 10-18 record and is currently in ninth place in the standings. They are chasing the Chicago Sky and Fever for one of the eight coveted playoff spots.
The Fever have been a favorite in only 10 games so far in 2024, with a 6-4 ATS record in such situations.
The Fever are fighting to stay above the postseason cutoff as August wraps up. Heading into Monday’s road game against the Atlanta Dream, Caitlin Clark & Co. currently sit seventh overall in the WNBA standings.
The game tips off at 7:30 p.m. ET and will air live in local markets as well as on NBA TV and WNBA League Pass. Are you ready to watch Caitlin Clark’s next game? Here’s what you need to know ahead of the Fever vs. Dream game tonight.
Date: Monday, August 26
Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
Location: State Farm Arena, Atlanta, GA
TV channel: NBA TV
Streaming: Fubo, DirecTV, Sling TV, Hulu with Live TV, WNBA League Pass
The Fever at Dream game will be televised nationally on NBA TV and on local broadcasts in the Indianapolis and Atlanta areas. The game is also available to live stream on WNBA League Pass. Fans can get League Pass by downloading the WNBA app.
The local broadcasts will be on PeachtreeTV, Peachtree Sports Network and WTHR Channel 13.
Clark played 38 minutes in a 10-point loss Saturday against the Minnesota Lynx. She scored 23 points on 8-of-18 shooting (44.4%), including three-of-eight from beyond the arc, in Minnesota's 90-80 victory. She added eight assists and five rebounds, but committed seven turnovers.
The Atlanta Dream will be without the services of Aerial Powers, while Cheyenne Parker-Tyus is questionable with an ankle injury.
The hosts are putting up an average of 75.8 points per game while shooting 41 percent from the field, and they are conceding 80.1 points on 42.5 percent shooting. Rhyne Howard leads the team with 16.3 points and 4.6 rebounds per game, followed by Allisha Gray, who contributes 15.9 points and 2.5 assists. Tina Charles is another key player, scoring in double figures, and Jordin Canada adds 3.6 rebounds.
The Indiana Fever don’t have any players listed on their injury report.
The Fever are averaging 82.6 points per game, hitting 44.9 percent of their shots, but they are giving up 87 points on 44.5 percent shooting. Caitlin Clark stands out with 17.9 points and 8.3 assists per game, while Kelsey Mitchell closely follows with 17.8 points and 2.3 rebounds. Aliyah Boston also scores in double digits, and NaLyssa Smith pulls down 7.6 rebounds per game.
While Caitlin Clark deservedly gets all the attention in Indiana, running mate Kelsey Mitchell has also been producing in a big way of late. She highlights our Fever vs. Dream predictions below.
My best betKelsey Mitchell Over 2.5 threes (+100 at BetRivers)
My analysisWhen you think of 3-pointers on the Indiana Fever, you instantly go to the limitless range of the Caitlin Clark odds, but since returning from the Olympic break, Indiana has seen Kelsey Mitchell take over as the team’s prominent markswoman.
Mitchell has been much more active from outside the past three games, firing up a collective 31 attempts from beyond the arc after averaging just over six shots from distance per outing before the break.
She’s knocked down 13 of those long-range looks, despite going 2-for-10 from 3-point range in the loss to Minnesota on Saturday. The Fever face an Atlanta Dream defense that allows the fourth-most 3-point shots against, with those foes averaging eight makes from outside.
In the first two meetings with Atlanta this season, Mitchell went 3-for-7 and 3-for-6 from 3-point land and Monday’s player projections are calling for close to three triples again.
Her 3-point makes market is at 2.5 Over/Under with some books pricing the Over as expensive as -122. However, you can find EVEN money on Mitchell to make three or more from downtown tonight.
My best betCaitlin Clark Under 21.5 points (+100 at BetRivers)
My analysisThe Fever are quickly becoming a team no one wants to meet in the playoffs — and it’s not just because of Caitlin Clark.
Indiana’s star rookie continues to play at a high level but is getting solid support from her teammates since returning from the break. She's poured in 29, 23, and 23 points in the first three games back, sharing the scoring column with backcourt mates Kelsey Mitchell and Lexi Hull over that span.
Clark finished with 23 points on 8-for-18 shooting in the loss to the Lynx this past weekend, which was one of her higher-scoring road performances of the season. Tonight’s trip to Atlanta hands Clark a scoring total of 21.5 points Over/Under — a number she’s topped only four times in her previous 16 away games.
The former Iowa star has seen a significant split between home and away shooting success, averaging just shy of 20 points on 44% success from the field inside Gainbridge Fieldhouse vs. 16.6 points per road game on 39% shooting in foreign venues.
Player projections sit short of 22 points against the Dream, with my number coming out to just north of 19 points from Clark tonight. While she’s grown tremendously as a player since her first two meetings with Atlanta back in June, Clark managed 16 and seven points in those games, shooting a combined 9-for-23 from the floor.
Clark is fully capable of going off for big buckets but with her teammates heating up, she may not have to.
Kelsey Mitchell Over 2.5 threesCaitlin Clark Under 21.5 pointsRhyne Howard Over 17.5 points
Mitchell has been extremely active from outside, launching up 31 attempts from distance the past three games. Meanwhile, Clark is sharing the scoring load and doesn’t always play her best ball on the road.
Rhyne Howard’s projections sit as high as 20 points tonight and she scored 26 against Indiana back in June.
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