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Caitlin Clark and Fever Face Paige Bueckers and Wings Tonight

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Tonight, two WNBA teams play a big game. The Indiana Fever play the Dallas Wings.

Caitlin Clark plays for the Fever. Paige Bueckers plays for the Wings. Both players are very good.

This game is a WNBA game. WNBA is a basketball league for women in America.

People want to watch this game. They want to see Clark and Bueckers play against each other.

News sites have a preview of the game. A preview tells you about the game before it starts.

News sites also have predictions. A prediction is a guess about who will win.

Some sites talk about odds. Odds show how likely a team is to win.

People can also make a prop bet. This is a bet on one small part of the game.

Fans can find out where to watch the game on TV or online tonight.

Vocabulary7 words

WNBA
a basketball league for women in America
preview
information about something before it happens
predictions
guesses about the future
odds
numbers that show how likely something is
prop bet
a small bet on one part of a game
face off
play against each other
league
a group of teams that play against each other

Quiz

1. Which two teams are playing tonight?
2. Who plays for the Indiana Fever?
3. Is WNBA a basketball league for women?

Fill-in-the-blank listening

Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.

Tonight, two WNBA teams play a big _____. The Indiana Fever play the Dallas _____.

Caitlin Clark plays for the _____. Paige Bueckers plays for the Wings. Both players are very _____.

This game is a WNBA game. WNBA is a basketball _____ for women in America.

People want to _____ this game. They want to see Clark and Bueckers play against each other.

News sites have a _____ of the game. A preview tells you about the game before it starts.

News sites also have _____. A prediction is a guess about who will win.

Some sites talk about _____. Odds show how likely a team is to win.

Fans can find out where to _____ the game on TV or online tonight.

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