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The Indiana Fever and Chicago Sky renew their budding rivalry on Sunday, July 27, in the Windy City at 3 p.m. ET. This game won’t feature some of the star power we’re accustomed to as Caitlin Clark is once again out with a groin injury she suffered before the All-Star break, while the Sky won’t have Ariel Atkins. Additionally, Angel Reese was a game-time decision to suit up entering Sunday and won’t play. Reese has been dealing with a back injury and missed Chicago’s last game, a 95-57 blowout loss to the Seattle Storm. But even with some stars nursing injuries, there’s plenty of opportunities to make wagers on Sunday’s game.
Make sure to see what WNBA experts Calvin Wetzel and Aaron Barzilai have to say about Sunday’s Fever vs. Sky matchup before making your bets if you’re interested in WNBA betting, WNBA odds and WNBA player props.
Barzilai is a Ph.D. from Stanford who served as Director of Basketball Analytics for the Philadelphia 76ers. Five years ago, he founded HerHoopStats.com — a groundbreaking website that unlocks insights about the women’s game. Wetzel, the site’s lead betting writer, incorporates his mathematical background and strong knowledge of women’s hoops to turn the site’s prediction model into picks. Wetzel and Barzilai went 202-111-2 (+57.9 units) during the 2024 WNBA season and posted a 147-88-1 (+47.1 units) during the 2024-25 NCAA season. In the 2023 WNBA season, they finished 238-185-1 (+29.5 units).
Here are Barzilai and Wetzel’s top Fever-Sky picks for Sunday, July 27:
- Fever -9
- Aari McDonald Under 9.5 points
Fever -9
Clark’s incredible popularity naturally leads to some inflated lines, whether that’s her props, Fever futures or Fever spread. Additionally, markets overvaluing Clark leads them to undervalue Indiana when Clark is out of action.
That’s the case again Sunday as we have a single-digit line when the Fever face a depleted Sky team. Chicago won’t have Atkins or Moriah Jefferson, and Reese is out once again. Hailey Van Lith is also out, but Michaela Onyenwere will play. Indiana should run away with this one.
Aari McDonald Under 9.5 points
While Indiana should roll and Chicago offers little defensive resistance, this line is still too high for McDonald. She’s cleared it in one of her nine July games, and even in the seven games she’s started this season with Clark injured, McDonald has still stayed Under in five of seven.
McDonald is also a shooter, and getting the ninth point is key – she scored exactly nine points going 3-for-3 from 3-point range in Indiana’s last game. Add in the potential for a blowout and thus lower minutes, and this is a great spot to target the Under.
