The Indiana Fever roll into the Target Center tonight at 8:00 PM EDT with one question on their minds: can they outrun a team that just lost its motor? Indiana brings a high-octane 96.7 points-per-game offense to Minneapolis, but they’ll have to account for a Minnesota Lynx squad that, while disciplined, is playing through a massive talent vacuum. The Lynx are a stingy defensive unit surrendering just 84.1 points per night, but that efficiency is irrelevant if they can’t find a way to replace the 19.8 points and 6.0 assists usually provided by the sidelined Olivia Miles.
Missing Miles, Elena Buenavida, and Anastasiia Olairi Kosu turns this into a survival drill for the 32-11 Lynx. Indiana’s 28-15 record is built on the back of Kelsey Mitchell’s 25.0 points per game and Caitlin Clark’s 8.5 assists, and they’ll likely try to bury a shorthanded Minnesota defense that suddenly lacks the firepower to keep pace. While Indiana’s own defensive lapses—allowing 90.5 points per game—give the Lynx a sliver of hope, it’s hard to bet against the Fever when the home team is missing their primary engine. Lock in your pick and join the conversation on StreakChat.