Liberty vs Fever Prediction & Picks (5/16): Will Indiana Get Off the Mark in Clark’s Home Debut?

There was no warm welcome to the WNBA for Caitlin Clark on Tuesday night, as she and the Indiana Fever struggled in a 92-71 loss to the Connecticut Sun. Tonight, Clark makes her home debut, but the competition only gets tougher, as Breanna Stewart and the New York Liberty visit Gainbridge Fieldhouse (7:00 pm ET, Amazon Prime Video).

In her regular season debut, Clark scored 20 points but made only 5 of 15 shots from the field, including 4 of 11 from three. She also dished out only three assists, pulled down no rebounds, and turned the ball over ten times.

Better days and nights are surely ahead for both Clark and the Fever. However, it might not be as immediate as some might have thought or hoped, especially with the schedule that lies ahead.

Indiana will visit the Liberty on Saturday (1:00 pm ET, ABC), then they host the Connecticut Sun next Monday (7:00 pm ET, ESPN), with road trips to Seattle and Las Vegas also ahead next week.

Tonight, they will welcome last year’s losing finalists, who opened the season with an 85-80 win at Washington on Tuesday.

It wasn’t smooth sailing for the Liberty, who trailed by eight at the start of the fourth quarter. But they turned the tide with a 16-3 run and outscored the Mystics 26-13 in the fourth quarter, and they are firmly favored to follow that road win with another one tonight.

New York Liberty vs Indiana Fever Odds

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Spread

• New York Liberty -8.5 (-110)
• Indiana Fever +8.5 (-110)

Over/Under

• Over 169.5 (-110)
• Under 169.5 (-110)

Moneyline

• New York Liberty -350
• Indiana Fever +280

New York Liberty vs Indiana Fever Betting Analysis

In Tuesday’s win over the Mystics, the Liberty scored 85 points and won even though only eight points came from Stewart, last season’s MVP.

Stewart had more fouls (four) than and as many turnovers as made field goals (three), and she took only nine shots and two free throws in 32 minutes. The last time she had fewer than ten field goal attempts was July 1, 2022, when she was 4 of 9 from the field in a Seattle Storm win over the Indiana Fever.

That is rather ominous for the Fever. Clark may well bounce back from her disappointing debut, but Stewart will bounce back in a big way as well, and the Liberty should have a big night offensively against a squad that still appears to have some strides to make on the defensive end after allowing the Sun to score 92 points and shoot 48.5% from the field and 42.9% from three.

New York Liberty vs Indiana Fever Prediction & Picks

Liberty vs Fever Prediction: Liberty to win

Liberty vs Fever Picks: 1) Liberty -8.5, 2) Liberty team total over 88.5 points (-115 at Bovada), 3) Breanna Stewart over 21.5 points (-115 at Bovada)

Other WNBA Betting Information

Where to Bet on the WNBA This Season

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There are plenty of sports betting sites you can choose from that are good for WNBA betting. In addition to BetOnline, here are several books that we have reviewed and highly recommend:

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• Bovada (review)
• MyBookie (review)
• Sportsbetting.ag (review)

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