Both teams came off Olympic break with games this past Friday. Seattle lost to Atlanta as a 7-point road favorite, while Indiana defeated Phoenix as a short home favorite.

Until losing to the Dream, who finally had all their key players healthy, the Storm was peaking winning eight of their past 10 games entering the month-long break.

I see the Storm getting back on track here now that they've played a game following the long period of inactivity.

Caitlin Clark already is a top-10 player in the WNBA, but Seattle has more star power with Jewell Loyd, Skylar Diggins-Smith, off her best game of the season, and Nneka Ogwumike.

The Fever were able to take advantage of a tired Phoenix team that was playing without rest and had its three best players recently back from Paris after helping the U.S. win the Olympic gold medal last Sunday. It was a chippy and physical game. I have no doubts if the Fever can play with as much intensity as they did against the Mercury, a team they do not like. The Fever aren't helped by Christie Sides, who I regard as the worst coach in the WNBA.

The Storm ranks third in scoring in the WNBA and gives up the fourth-fewest points. The Fever are the fifth-highest scoring team in the league, but rank second-to-last defensively.

The teams have met three times this season. Seattle has won all three games with its average victory margin being 9.6 points.