Why Paige Bueckers and the Dallas Wings will shock Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever tonight

If you like the WNBA , and judging by the page views, the Fox News audience LOVES women’s basketball, then I’m sure you’re pumped about the red-hot Indiana Fever (24-12) facing the slumping Dallas Wings (20-16) Thursday at 8 p.m.

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Indiana is 7-2 straight up (SU) and 5-4 against the spread (ATS) post-All-Star break with a five-game winning streak.

Dallas, on the other hand, is 2-7 SU and ATS since the WNBA All-Star Game with losses in five of its past six games and six straight non-covers.

The Fever-Wings season series is tied 1-1 SU and ATS.

Indiana beat Dallas 98-87 this past Friday to even the season series after the Wings beat the Fever 107-104 in their season openers.

CAITLIN CLARK OVERCOMES INJURY SCARE, DROPS 29 POINTS ON DALLAS WINGS AS FEVER TAKE TOP SPOT IN EAST Dallas was up 3 points heading into the fourth quarter last week despite not having its leading rebounder and leader in PER, starting C Jessica Shepard.

In their first Fever-Wings meeting this year, Shepard had game-highs in rebounds (9) and assists (9).

Indiana is due for a loss, and it’s tough beating a team twice in a short span.

With that in mind, here are more reasons why I’m taking the points with Dallas in this game.

This is a controversial take in these parts, and I don’t get why, but Paige Bueckers is better than Caitlin Clark .

Both were No.

1 overall picks, won WNBA Rookie of the Year, and average nearly 20 points per game (PPG).

Yet, Bueckers has a higher career PER (22.0-19.7) and on/off rating (+6.7 vs. +1.1), shoots better from everywhere on the floor and commits roughly three fewer turnovers per game (5.2-2.1).