{"id":648466,"date":"2026-05-17T11:23:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T11:23:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/648466\/"},"modified":"2026-05-17T11:23:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T11:23:23","slug":"storm-vs-fever-prediction-caitlin-clark-projected-to-score-17-points-in-sundays-wnba-matchup-5-17-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/648466\/","title":{"rendered":"Storm vs. Fever prediction: Caitlin Clark projected to score 17 points in Sunday’s WNBA matchup [5\/17\/2026]"},"content":{"rendered":"

Using powerful machine learning and statistical analysis, we have simulated the outcome of Sunday’s WNBA game between the Storm and Fever, forming part of our WNBA predictions<\/a> coverage.<\/p>\n

Our independent predictive model gives the Fever an 84% chance of beating the Storm.<\/p>\n

According to our model, the Storm (+10.5) have a 51% chance of covering the spread, while the over\/under total of 177.5 points has a 63% chance of staying under.<\/p>\n

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Storm vs. Fever odds<\/p>\n

We have researched the best WNBA odds<\/a> in America for this game, which are listed here:<\/p>\n

Bet Type
\nStorm
\nFever<\/p>\n

Spread
\n+10.5 (-105)
\n-10.5 (-108)<\/p>\n

Moneyline
\n+425
\n-520<\/p>\n

Total
\no177.5 (-105)
\nu177.5 (-110)<\/p>\n

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.<\/p>\n

Storm vs. Fever picks and best bet<\/p>\n

After matching our predictions against the best available odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below:<\/p>\n

Bet Type
\nPick
\nBet Now<\/p>\n

Spread
\nStorm +10.5
\n-105<\/a><\/p>\n

Moneyline
\nFever
\n-520<\/a><\/p>\n

Total
\nUnder 177.5
\n-110<\/a><\/p>\n

According to our WNBA best bets<\/a>, the top play to make on this game is Under 177.5 total points.<\/p>\n

These picks are based on our probabilities matched against the implied probabilities from the sportsbook odds.<\/p>\n

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Storm vs. Fever player props<\/p>\n

Looking for Storm vs. Fever WNBA prop bets<\/a>? We use the best information available to project how each team’s leading players will perform at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.<\/p>\n

Flau’jae Johnson is expected to lead the Storm with 12 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists, while Kelsey Mitchell is projected to have 21 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists for the Fever.<\/p>\n

Check out our WNBA player projections<\/a> for a full range of projected box scores, including points, assists, rebounds and today’s WNBA first basket picks<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Storm prediction<\/p>\n

Our model’s projected player stats for the Storm are:<\/p>\n

Player
\nPTS
\nREB
\nAST
\n3PM
\nDFS<\/p>\n

F. Johnson
\n12
\n4
\n2
\n1
\n25<\/p>\n

N. Hiedeman
\n10
\n2
\n3
\n1
\n22<\/p>\n

Stefanie Dolson
\n8
\n4
\n2
\n1
\n20<\/p>\n

G. VanSlooten
\n7
\n3
\n1
\n0
\n15<\/p>\n

Jade Melbourne
\n7
\n2
\n3
\n1
\n17<\/p>\n

Fever prediction<\/p>\n

Projected points, rebounds, assists and three-pointers made for the Fever:<\/p>\n

Player
\nPTS
\nREB
\nAST
\n3PM
\nDFS<\/p>\n

Kelsey Mitchell
\n21
\n2
\n3
\n3
\n33<\/p>\n

Caitlin Clark
\n17
\n6
\n8
\n3
\n45<\/p>\n

Aliyah Boston
\n12
\n7
\n3
\n0
\n30<\/p>\n

M. Billings
\n11
\n7
\n1
\n0
\n27<\/p>\n

S. Cunningham
\n7
\n3
\n1
\n1
\n16<\/p>\n

Storm vs. Fever game-day updates and essential details<\/p>\n

Sunday’s matchup between the Fever and Storm at Gainbridge Fieldhouse is scheduled to start at 6:00 PM ET.<\/p>\n

Conclusion<\/p>\n

We predict the Fever, with an 84% win probability, will likely beat the Storm in Sunday’s WNBA matchup.<\/p>\n

Additional tools and information for betting safely can be found in our Responsible Gambling<\/a> hub.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Using powerful machine learning and statistical analysis, we have simulated the outcome of Sunday’s WNBA game between the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":648467,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[73],"tags":[99,434],"class_list":["post-648466","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wnba","tag-sports","tag-wnba"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/648466","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=648466"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/648466\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/648467"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=648466"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=648466"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=648466"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}