Is Caitlin Clark Playing Tonight? Updated Fever vs. Wings Prediction After Star Ruled Out

Update: As of 2:00PM ET, Caitlin Clark has been ruled OUT. Updated predictions will be below the original article once available.

Original article:

All eyes are on Caitlin Clark’s status ahead of Friday night’s showdown between the Indiana Fever and Dallas Wings. The rookie phenom missed Indiana’s game last night against the Los Angeles Sparks, an 85-75 loss for the Fever, due to a lingering groin injury and remains day-to-day.

As of Friday afternoon, there has been no official update from the Fever, yet our WNBA Predictions have updated to reflect Clark taking the court tonight in Dallas.

Status Report for tonight’s game against Dallas:

Caitlin Clark – Out (left groin) pic.twitter.com/hjlMQBM0KL

— Indiana Fever (@IndianaFever) June 27, 2025

Now they're both No. 1 overall picks, their first WNBA meeting has been highly anticipated—especially with both guards expected to be cornerstones of their franchises and the faces of the league for years to come.

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UPDATED Fever vs. Wings Game Prediction and Player Projections

According to Dimers' latest Fever vs. Wings Prediction, the Fever are slight 1.5-point favorites, moving from -2.5 before the Clark injury.

However, formerly predicting the Wings with a 44% ML probability, the Dimers model now favors them at 58%, with a substantial 63% probability to cover the spread, predicting a final score of 84-82 in favor of Dallas.

The game total is projected to go over the updated 165.5 point total (down from 168.5) on the sportsbooks with a 51% probability.

In Clark’s absence on Thursday, Indiana relied heavily on Kelsey Mitchell and Aliyah Boston, both of whom stepped up in their own way. Boston posted a double double while Mitchell led the team in scoring, however the team struggled mightily on defense.

Update Fever player projections:

• Kelsey Mitchell: 22 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST

• Aliyah Boston: 19 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST

• Natasha Howard: 15 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST

On the Wings side, we haven't seen much shift, as Dimers' projections for Paige Bueckers indicate a performance of 20 Points, 4 Rebounds and 5 Assists.

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