Fever and Liberty Set to Play on Tuesday Night
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The Indiana Fever will play the New York Liberty on Tuesday night. This is a WNBA game. The WNBA is a basketball league for women in the United States.
Caitlin Clark plays for the Fever. Many fans want to know if she will play tonight. She is a very popular player.
The game is part of the WNBA schedule for tonight. A schedule is a list of games and their times.
People who like betting are also talking about this game. Betting means putting money on who will win. Some experts think the Fever can cover the spread against the Liberty. This means the Fever could win by more points than expected, or lose by fewer points than expected.
The spread is a number used in betting. It shows how many points one team should win or lose by. Fans and bettors watch this closely before the game.
Basketball fans are excited for this game. Both teams want to win. We will know the result after the game on Tuesday night.
Vocabulary7 words
- Fever
- a basketball team from Indiana
- Liberty
- a basketball team from New York
- WNBA
- a basketball league for women
- schedule
- a list of times for games
- betting
- giving money to guess who wins
- cover the spread
- win by more points than expected
- spread
- a number used to guess how much a team wins by
Quiz
Answer key
1. Fever and Liberty 2. WNBA 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
The Indiana _____ will play the New York _____ on Tuesday night.
This is a _____ game.
Caitlin Clark plays for the _____.
The game is part of the WNBA _____ for tonight.
People who like _____ are also talking about this game.
Some experts think the Fever can _____ against the Liberty.
The _____ is a number used in betting.
Basketball fans are excited for this _____.
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