Fever vs Mystics Picks and Prediction – 7/7/2023

The Indiana Fever look to snap a five-game losing streak with a victory on Friday when visiting the Washington Mystics. Indiana is 5-12 following its 90-83 loss to the Minnesota Lynx on Wednesday night. The leading scorer for Indiana was Aliyah Boston with 22 points. Indiana is last in the Eastern Conference, 7 ½ games seven behind the first place New York Liberty. 

Kelsey Mitchell is leading Indiana in scoring with an average of 16.9 points per game, while NaLyssa Smith is the second leading scorer and leading rebounder with averages of 15.4 points and 10.1 rebounds per game. Erica Wheeler is the leader in assists with an average of 5.1 assists per game. Indiana has three players averaging double figures in scoring and as a team scores an average of 81.9 points per game. 

Washington looks to snap a two-game losing skid with a victory at home on Friday when hosting Indiana. Washington dropped to 9-7 following its 89-72 loss to the Dallas Wings on Sunday. Ariel Atkins was the leading scorer for Washington in the loss with 20 points. Washington shot just 34.3% overall and 16.0% from 3-point territory, while being out rebounded 54-24 by the Wings. 

Leading scorer Elena Delle Donne, who averages 19.5 points per game, is questionable for Friday. The second leading scorer is Ariel Atkins with an average of 12.3 points per game, while the leading rebounder is Shakira Austin with an average of 7.8 rebounds per game. Natasha Cloud is the leader in assists with an average of 6.1 assists per game. Washington is scoring an average of 79.5 points per game.