After playing nearly every other day to begin the 2025 WNBA season, the Indiana Fever finally had some rest following a super-tight loss to the defending-champion New York Liberty. They’re now back on the road in the nation’s capital against the Washington Mystics, which means that we’ve got our best Fever vs. Mystics predictions for you. 

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Fever vs. Mystics Predictions For WNBA On NBATV, 5/28

As mentioned, Caitlin Clark and the Fever are coming off a narrow loss to Breanna Stewart and the Liberty. In fact, they had a lead relatively later in the game before losing by just two points, living up to the fact that they entered the season tied with the second-shortest odds to win the 2025 WNBA Finals.

Well, that all changed on Memorial Day Monday with the Caitlin Clark injury news. Such a breaking update deserves its own breakdown, which we’ll get into, but overall, it directly affects the Fever vs. Mystics odds. In other words, we won’t see Indiana as big favorites over a Washington team coming off three state losses.

That said, we still see value to grab, hence the best bet from our Fever vs. Mystics predictions coming up!
 

 

 

Indiana Fever: Caitlin Clark Injury News

Without a doubt, the biggest Fever vs. Mystics storyline is the recent Caitlin Clark injury news. She’s already the most polarizing player in the sport, and having her go down for at least two weeks made it the biggest news of the season for sure. It’s due to a left quad strain, and that time frame means she’s set to miss at least four games.

For a WNBA season that doesn’t even have half the number of games of the NBA season, that’s even more significant. Caitlin Clark was also not experiencing a sophomore slump following her 2024 Rookie of the Year campaign, as she was the odds on favorite (-115 at Novig) for WNBA MVP after averaging 19 points, 9.3 assists and six rebounds thus far.
 

 

 

Washington Mystics: Missing Ariel Atkins, And Vice Versa

Despite starting their season with back-to-back wins, the Mystics may be back on track to where they were last season - missing the playoffs. Their three straight losses have made it even clearer that they miss Ariel Atkins alongside Brittney Sykes. She was among the bright spots last year, but she’s now with the Chicago Sky.

In other words, the separation hasn’t exactly worked out for either side. Washington’s three-game losing streak is what we’ve seen from them most recently, and the Sky have been arguably the worst team in the WNBA so far. It’s still early going, but so far, neither party is thrilled with the result.
 

 

 

Fever vs. Mystics Odds, Spreads, Total & Betting Lines

If not for the Caitlin Clark news, we’d see Indiana as significant favorites, but as for current lines, you can see the latest Fever vs. Mystics odds at Novig Sportsbook here:

  • Point Spread: Indiana Fever -2.5 (-108) vs. Washington Mystics +2.5 (-106)
  • Money Line: Indiana Fever (-145) vs. Washington Mystics (+127)
  • Game Total (Over/Under): Over 159.5 (-106) vs. Under 159.5 (-111)
     
 

 

Fever vs. Mystics Best Bet: Brittney Sykes Over 18.5 Points (-111 At Novig Sportsbook)

Even without Caitlin Clark, the Fever absolutely have the talent to take down Washington. They may be on the road, but the way they bolstered their roster this offseason around Clark and Aliyah Boston proved that they were all in.

While the Mystics were busy losing Ariel Atkins, they still have their shining star - Brittney Sykes. Until we see how things play out for Indiana without Caitlin Clark on the court, we’re going to focus our Fever vs. Mystics predictions on the Washington side of the matchup with a player prop.

Sykes already has the ability to lead the Mystics, and now, she has that full responsibility without Atkins. This is her chance to fully bounce back after her recent return from injury. It only caused her to miss a single game, but in her return against the Phoenix Mercury, she had just 10 points in 28 minutes.

We expect her full workload for tonight’s game of around 35 minutes, which will only help her hit her normal point total; Sykes has scored 22, 27, and 30 points in her other games this season. So, getting this line at less than 20 points is exciting in itself.

With Washington also without Georgia Amoore and possibly Shakira Austin, more and more responsibility is being put on Sykes. She’s also going to need to make up for Atkins’ performances against the Fever last season - she has 26+ points in two of the three most recent clashes.

As the clear #1 scoring option for Washington, we have Brittney Sykes over 18.5 points (-111 at Novig) as the best bet from our Fever vs. Mystics predictions.
 

 

 

How To Watch Fever vs. Mystics On NBATV Today

Even with the Caitlin Clark injury, with a game featured on NBATV, we’ve still got you covered with how to watch Fever vs. Mystics today:

  • Where: Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN
  • When: 7:30 PM ET on 5/28
  • Watch on TV: NBATV
  • Where to stream: Fubo, Sling TV
     
 

 

Fever vs. Mystics Injury Report & Starting Lineup

Between the Caitlin Clark quad injury and Mystics having already dealt with multiple injuries already this season, this is one of the first matchups we’ve covered where they are a major factor. While we’ve noted the Fever vs. Mystics injury news throughout our breakdown, we’ve still got the expected Fever vs. Mystics lineups for today below: 

IND Fever:

  • Caitlin Clark
  • Kelsey Mitchell
  • Natasha Howard
  • DeWanna Bonner
  • Aliyah Boston

WAS Mystics:

  • Brittney Sykes
  • Sug Sutton
  • Sonia Citron
  • Kiki Iriafen
  • Stefanie Dolson

 

 

 

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