Golden State Valkyries vs Portland Fire Prediction, 9/22/2026 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Golden State Valkyries vs Portland Fire

Date: Tuesday, September 22, 2026

Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR

TV: WNBA League Pass

The Golden State Valkyries (31-11) head to Moda Center on Tuesday where they'll take on the Portland Fire (16-27).

The Golden State Valkyries stepped onto the hardwood against the Seattle Storm and walked away with a win by a score of 70-57 in their last game. Golden State wrapped up the game having earned a 37.7% field goal percentage (26 out of 69) and made 9 out of their 26 shots from 3-point land. At the charity stripe, the Valkyries converted 9 of 12 shots for a rate of 75.0%. In relation to hauling in boards, they earned 42 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 22 dimes for the matchup while forcing 17 turnovers and having 12 steals. When talking about defense, Golden State allowed the other team to go 33.3% from the floor on 21 out of 63 shooting. Seattle distributed 9 assists and had 6 steals in this matchup. Additionally, Seattle totaled 36 rebounds (9 offensive, 27 defensive) and added 1 block. Seattle shot 70.0% at the free throw line by converting 7 of their 10 attempts. They made 8 of 26 shots from 3-point land.

Kaila Charles is one player who was a major factor in the game. She ended up finishing with 16 points on 7 of 17 shooting. She was on the hardwood for 29 minutes and collected 12 boards. Charles ended up going 41.2% from the field and also earned 3 assists.

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Golden State enters this contest with a mark of 31-11 this season. The Valkyries are shooting 34.7% on 3-pointers (446 of 1,286) and 77.5% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 82.3 pts per contest (13th in the league) while connecting on 42.4% from the field. They cough up possession 10.4 times per game and as a unit are committing 19.0 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Golden State is pulling in 33.1 boards per game and has 816 assists on the campaign, which is 14th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. Defensively, the Valkyries are able to force 13.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 18.8 fouls. They are currently ranked 1st in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 759 surrendered on the campaign. The Valkyries are allowing a FG percentage of 41.5% (1,089 of 2,627) and they relinquish 32.6 boards per contest as a unit. They are surrendering 32.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 1st in the league in PPG allowed (74.8).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Portland Fire took a defeat with a final score of 105-84 against the Los Angeles Sparks. The Fire were able to corral 15 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 23 for the game. They also coughed up the ball 15 times, while recording 10 steals in the matchup. The Sparks had 26 fouls in the game which took the Fire to the free throw line for a total of 31 attempts. They were able to bury 22 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 71.0%. With respect to shots from distance, Portland converted 6 of their 27 attempts (22.2%). At the conclusion of this game, the Fire ended up shooting 28 for 64 from the field which gave them a rate of 43.8%. The Fire allowed the Sparks to knock down 33 of their 62 attempts from the field which left them shooting 53.2% in this matchup. They wrapped up this game 48.3% from 3-point land by going 14 of 29 and ended up going 25 of 29 at the charity stripe (86.2%). In reference to how they rebounded, Portland permitted Los Angeles to get 29 in total (9 on the offensive glass).

Carla Leite pitched in for the Fire in this contest. She buried 7 out of 10 for this game for a field goal percentage of 70.0%, and accounted for 3 rebounds. Leite accumulated 23 points in her 26 minutes of playing time and accounted for 5 dimes for the game.

Portland has a win-loss record of 16-27 this season. The Fire are committing 22.1 personal fouls per contest and they go 80.3% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 20.4 times per contest (9th in basketball) and they turn it over 14.3 times per game. Portland has 3,704 pts this year (86.1 per contest) and they average 30.1 rebounds per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Fire are hitting on 45.0% from the field, which is 8th in the WNBA. The Fire defensively are ranked 13th in the WNBA in PPG surrendered with 91.2. They have forced 13.6 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 46.6% from the floor (11th in the league). The Portland defense gives up 35.3% on 3-pointers (401 of 1,136) and their opponents are knocking down 78.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 22.9 assists and 33.9 rebounds per contest, ranking them 15th and 11th in basketball.

Who will win tonight's WNBA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Golden State

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