Two teams at different landing spots in the WNBA playoff picture collide Saturday, when the -5.5 Indiana Fever visit the Chicago Sky.
The 5th-seeded Fever can move into a Top 4 spot (which ultimately ends in an opening-round playoff date at home) with a win.
Meanwhile, the Sky start the day 6.5 games back of the 8th-seeded New York Liberty with 13 games left on their schedule.
My Fever vs. Sky predictions and WNBA picks think Indiana is closer to the league's elite units than to the middle class and will flex over such an opponent on Saturday.
Fever vs Sky prediction
Fever vs Sky best bet: Fever -5.5 (-110)
The Chicago Sky has won three of four, and the Sky are averaging 93.2 points per game over the last six.
The Indiana Fever present a much tougher test. The Fever lead the WNBA at 96.1 points per game while ranking Top 2 in both field-goal and 3-point shooting.
Chicago has also lost seven straight to Indiana and nine of the last 10, while Indiana enters after back-to-back losses to league powers Minnesota and Vegas, so expect a bounce-back against softer competition – a unit missing three of its four top scorers.
I'd back the Fever at -7.5 or better.
COVERS INTEL: Chicago is unable to stay healthy. Rickea Jackson blew out her ACL just four games into the season, while undrafted rookie Sydney Taylor will sit with a groin injury, and Skylar Diggins (knee) is also out for Saturday. That's three of Chicago's Top 4 scorers sidelined, accounting for nearly 47 points per game.
Fever vs Sky same-game parlay
After accounting for injuries, Kamilla Cardoso is Chicago's active scoring leader on the season, but that 15.5 scoring line is a touch too high, especially since she won't have much scoring support.
That's nothing new of late, as Cardoso has only hit the 16-point plateau in three of her last 11 games.
Scoring has not been a problem for Kelsey Mitchell, who is currently scorching. The Fever guard has scored at least 25 points in 12 of her last 14 outings.
Chicago's defense ranks outside the Top 10 in points allowed, which is music to the ears of the WNBA's second-leading scorer.
Fever vs Sky SGP
- Fever -3.5
- Kamilla Cardoso Under 15.5 points
- Kelsey Mitchell Over 24.5 points
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- Best bet: 12-18, -6.19 units
- SGP: 1-28, -22.90 units
- Player prop: 11-5, +5.27 units
Fever vs Sky odds
- Spread: Fever -5.5 (-115) | Sky +5.5 (-105)
- Moneyline: Fever -225 | Sky +185
- Over/Under: Over 190.5 | Under 190.5
Fever vs Sky trend
Each of Indiana's last six road games has gone Over the total. Find more WNBA betting trends.
How to watch Fever vs Sky
| Location | Wintrust Arena, Chicago, IL |
| Date | Saturday, August 8, 2026 |
| Tip-off | 3:30 p.m. ET |
| TV | ABC |
Fever vs Sky latest injuries
Fever: Damaris Dontas (GTD).
Sky: Sydney Taylor (Out), Skylar Diggins (Out), Azura Stevens (GTD).
Find our latest WNBA injury reports.
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