{"id":133714,"date":"2026-05-28T14:05:48","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T18:05:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/forget-the-2026-nba-playoffs-bet-the-caitlin-clark-indiana-fever-at-golden-state-valkyries-thursday-instead-133714"},"modified":"2026-05-28T14:05:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T18:05:48","slug":"forget-the-2026-nba-playoffs-bet-the-caitlin-clark-indiana-fever-at-golden-state-valkyries-thursday-instead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/forget-the-2026-nba-playoffs-bet-the-caitlin-clark-indiana-fever-at-golden-state-valkyries-thursday-instead-133714","title":{"rendered":"Forget the 2026 NBA Playoffs: Bet the Caitlin Clark, Indiana Fever at Golden State Valkyries Thursday instead"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Have you ever noticed the Indiana Fever (4-2) plays better without Caitlin Clark<\/a>? I know she\u2019s the biggest star in the WNBA.<\/p>\n

But the Fever went the distance with the Las Vegas Aces in the 2025 WNBA Semifinals without Clark and she didn\u2019t play in Indy\u2019s biggest win this season, 90-73 vs. the Portland Fire, May 20.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Clark is “probable”<\/a> to play through her back injury Thursday in the Fever\u2019s road game vs. the Golden State Valkyries (4-2), tipping off at 10 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n

There is an obvious “Clark Tax” because Golden State is only a -130 on the moneyline at DraftKings and -1.5 favorites (-110) at the time of writing.<\/p>\n

I say “only” since the Valkyries lead the WNBA in net rating through their first six games at +12.4, whereas the Fever are third with a +7.9 net rating.<\/p>\n

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Granted, Indy has a three-game winning streak with its previous victory coming against Golden<\/a> State, 90-82, this past Friday. However, I’m using the zig-zag theory <\/em>handicapping angle for this game because it’s tough beating the same team consecutively in basketball.<\/p>\n

The Fever do have a rest edge and has been off since playing the Valkyries, while Golden State\u2019s previous game was Monday. Yet, the Valkyries are fully healthy; they crushed the Connecticut Sun 97-70 in their last game and four of Indy\u2019s starters didn\u2019t play in the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n

Furthermore, the Fever are the most-bet team to win the 2026 WNBA Championship<\/a> at BetMGM by a significant margin, according to John Ewing via X, which kind of explains the aforementioned “Clark Tax.”<\/p>\n

Indy is getting 26.1% of the bets to win the title, compared to the reigning WNBA champion Aces, who have 12.3% of the ticket count. This highlights the Indy\u2019s popularity among bettors and I doubt that\u2019s all sharp action<\/em>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Nevertheless, Golden State should throttle Indiana in the “battle for possessions”. The Valkyries average 11.4 more field goal attempts than their opponents this season and have better turnover and rebounding margins.<\/p>\n

Also, both are a “jump-shooting” teams, which usually favors the home team, and Golden State are a better outside shooting team. The Valkyries are second in the WNBA in 3-point percentage and the Fever are 10th.<\/p>\n

Lastly, Indiana has only played one road game this year, but last regular season, its true shooting rate \u2014\u00a0which accounts for 2-point, 3-point and free-throw shooting \u2014\u00a0went from 57.1% at home to 53.5% on the road.\u00a0<\/p>\n

_____________________________<\/em><\/p>\n

Follow me on X @Geoffery-Clark<\/u><\/a>, and check out my OutKick Bets Podcast<\/u><\/a> for more betting content and random rants.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/outkick-sports\/forget-2026-nba-playoffs-bet-caitlin-clark-indiana-fever-golden-state-valkyries-thursday-instead <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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