ASA play on Connecticut Sun -5.5 vs. Indiana Fever, 7:30 PM ET - The deserved hype surrounding rookie sensation Caitlyn Clark has given the WNBA a huge boost in popularity AND has forced the oddsmakers to inflate the Fever’s value. The last two times these teams met on this court the Sun were favored by 10 and 12-points respectively. Connecticut had a +3.72 average margin of victory last season and finished the regular season with a 27-13 SU record. The Sun started the season off with a 4-1 SU record a year ago and finished the season with a 13-7 SU record on their home court. Indiana had a negative point differential of minus 4PPG last season and were 7-13 SU on the road, 13-27 SU overall. The Fever didn’t get off to a great start last season with a 1-3 record in May. Clark clearly is a HUGE addition but she is a horrible defender and Indiana won’t improve on that end of the court with her in the lineup. Indiana was last in the league in overall defensive net rating and last in 3PT% D allowing opponents to make 37.53% of their attempts. In comparison, the Sun allowed just 78.97PPG best in the WNBA and held opponents to 32% 3-points shooting. Connecticut had the 3rd best Net rating in the WNBA at +4.4, the Fever had the 9th worst at -4.4. The Sun have beaten this Fever team 8 straight times and will be primed to hand the rookie her first pro loss.