Is Caitlin Clark Playing Tonight? (Injury Update, Betting Impact for Aces vs. Fever)

The latest injury update for Indiana Fever star guard Caitlin Clark on Thursday against the Las Vegas Aces.
Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark.
Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark. / Jesse Johnson-Imagn Images
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For the fourth straight game, the Indiana Fever will not have All-Star guard Caitlin Clark in the lineup.

Clark (groin) has been ruled out for Thursday's game against the Las Vegas Aces.

The reigning WNBA Rookie of the Year has been dealing with the injury bug all season long, as she missed multiple weeks earlier in the campaign with a quad injury. Overall, Clark has appeared in just nine games in the 2025 season, and she missed Indiana's Commissioner's Cup Championship win over the Minnesota Lynx on Tuesday.

Despite Clark's injuries, the Fever are 8-8 in regular-season games and won the Commissioner's Cup title -- which won't count toward their regular-season record. When Clark is out of the lineup (counting the Commissioner's Cup Final), Indiana is a solid 4-4 this season.

However, the star guard getting ruled out shifted the odds at DraftKings for tonight's matchup with the Aces. Indiana went from a 1.5-point underdog to a 4.5-point underdog with Clark not expected to play.

Hopefully, the star guard will return to action sooner rather than later for a Fever team that has title expectations. Clark is averaging 18.2 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 8.9 assists per game this season while shooting just 39.0 percent from the field and 29.5 percent from 3.


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Peter Dewey
PETER DEWEY

Peter is a senior editor for Sports Illustrated Betting. He has worked as a writer and editor for BetSided, NBC Sports, the Connecticut Sun and the Meriden Record-Journal covering the NBA, WNBA, NFL, MLB, and more. A New York City resident, he is a hoops fanatic with a soft spot for his New York Knicks.