This is an 8* TOTAL DOMINATION on the UNDER Indiana/Seattle.

Indiana is just 4-7. After two straight wins the Fever fell 100-94 to Atlanta last time out.

The Fever have seen the total go OVER in three of their last four, including two straight, but they'll look to slow things down here in the Pacific Northwest.

Note as well that Indiana has seen the total go UNDER the number in eight of its last 11 off a SU home loss in which it allowed 100 or more points in.

Seattle has been trading wins and losses over its last five games. It's just 3-8 and looking to rebound off an 85-79 home loss to Connecticut as an 8-point dog. The total snuck OVER the number of 160 in that one, but tonight's O/U line is now a few points higher than that, and it's now a little TOO high in my estimation.

Both teams really need a win here, and I expect that to translate into a more intense defensive affair than what the oddsmakers are trying to lead us to believe.

The play is the UNDER.

Good luck, NP