Liberty vs. Fever WNBA picks: Caitlin Clark sees suspension lifted for battle of high-powered offenses
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- Caitlin Clark had her eighth technical foul rescinded by the WNBA less than two hours after Saturday's game against Chicago, when video showed a bump from the Sky's Natasha Cloud appeared to force her into the official; the league's decision clears her for Tuesday's 7:30 ET tip on ESPN, where the Fever are 2.5-point favorites at DraftKings.
- Clark recorded 26 points and 11 assists against Chicago — her sixth game this season with at least 25 points and 10 assists, a new WNBA single-season record — while tensions boiled over after the Sky's DiJonai Carrington was ejected on a flagrant 2 foul across the neck of Sophie Cunningham in the first quarter.
- Kelsey Mitchell set the WNBA single-season record with 16 consecutive games scoring at least 20 points after dropping 27 on Chicago, and she and Clark have combined for 516 points over the past 10 games — a league record for any teammate duo over a 10-game span.
- The Liberty carry a four-game winning streak into Tuesday after Sunday's 111-71 rout of the defending champion Aces, though New York notes Las Vegas was playing a back-to-back and rested A'ja Wilson, Chelsea Gray, and Jackie Young; the Liberty remain without injured Leonie Fiebich and Satou Sabally.
- Indiana leads the WNBA in scoring at 95.9 points per game, while New York has scored at least 92 points in eight straight games — the longest such streak in league history — yet models project only around 190 total points for Tuesday, well below the 203-plus threshold the over would typically need.
Why it matters: With both clubs potentially meeting in the playoffs — they split their two regular-season meetings, each rallying from a double-digit deficit at home — Tuesday's result carries seeding weight beyond the regular-season ledger. Indiana is chasing history with Mitchell's 16-game 20-point streak and Clark's sixth 25/10 game, while the Liberty's eight-game 92-point streak signals the WNBA's broader offensive boom. New York's injury absences (Fiebich, Sabally) and a projected 190-point total underscore why sharps are cautious despite the matchup's star power.
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