Indiana Fever vs Portland Fire Prediction, 7/31/2026 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Indiana Fever vs Portland Fire

Date: Friday, July 31, 2026

Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR

TV: ION

Odds/Point Spread: Indiana (-6.5)

The Indiana Fever (18-10) travel to Moda Center on Friday where they'll take on the Portland Fire (11-17). Portland opens this matchup as 6.5 point dogs. The total opens at 185.5.

The Indiana Fever took the court against the Seattle Storm and took home the win by a score of 105-95 in their last contest. Indiana walked away from the game with a 51.6% field goal percentage (33 of 64) and buried 13 of 24 shots from beyond the perimeter. From the charity stripe, the Fever converted 26 of their 26 attempts for a rate of 100.0%. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 36 with 6 of them being offensive. They also recorded 16 dimes in the matchup as well as forcing 4 turnovers and earning 3 steals. When discussing defense, Indiana allowed the other team to shoot 40.5% from the floor on 32 of 79 shooting. Seattle totaled 16 assists and had 6 steals in this game. Additionally, Seattle pulled down 36 rebounds (16 offensive, 20 defensive) and earned 2 blocks. Seattle went 74.1% from the free throw line by making 20 of 27 attempts. They also converted 11 out of their 34 attempts from 3-point range.

Caitlin Clark is someone who was a contributor for this contest. She notched 32 points on 9 out of 14 shooting. She was on the court for 33 mins played and totaled 4 boards. Clark finished the contest at 64.3% from the field and distributed 7 dimes.

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Indiana comes into this game with a mark of 18-10 on the campaign. They cough up possession 14.2 times per contest and as a team they are committing 22.6 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Indiana is pulling down 33.9 rebounds per contest and has racked up 576 dimes for the campaign, which is 5th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Fever are connecting on 38.6% on shots beyond the perimeter (290 of 751) and 82.9% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 95.8 points per game (1st in the league) while shooting 48.0% from the field. On defense, the Fever are forcing their opponents into 12.3 turnovers per contest while drawing 22.5 fouls. They are relinquishing 33.7% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 12th in basketball in points per game allowed (89.8). The Fever are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 46.0% (345 of 631) and they concede 30.5 rebounds per game as a team. They currently rank 6th in the WNBA in giving up assists with 550 surrendered for the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Portland Fire walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 98-83 against the Las Vegas Aces. The Fire were able to pull down 21 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards for a total of 33 for this game. They coughed up the ball 13 times, while recording 5 steals in the matchup. The Aces earned 21 personal fouls for the contest which took the Fire to the charity stripe for a total of 25 attempts. They were able to make 20 of the free throws for a rate of 80.0%. In the matter of shots from downtown, Portland buried 9 of 31 tries (29.0%). When the game finished, the Fire shot 27 for 68 from the floor which had them sitting at 39.7%. The Fire allowed the Aces to make 33 out of 57 attempts from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 57.9% in this contest. They went 40.9% from distance by going 9 of 22 and finished the contest at 23 out of 26 at the free throw line (88.5%). In relation to attacking the glass, Portland permitted Las Vegas to get 30 in total (2 offensive).

Megan Gustafson was important for the Fire in this contest. She converted 8 of 13 in the matchup for a rate of 61.5%, and totaled 6 rebounds. Gustafson accumulated 20 points in her 27 minutes on the court and earned 1 assist for this game.

Portland has a mark of 11-17 so far this year. The Fire are committing 22.4 fouls per game and they hit 81.5% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 20.4 times per game (7th in basketball) and they are giving up possession 14.5 times per contest. Portland has accounted for 2,387 points on the year (85.3 per contest) and they average 29.5 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Fire are hitting on 44.8% from the field, which ranks them 8th in the league. The Fire on the defensive end are ranked 13th in the league in points per game surrendered with 90.9. The Portland defense surrenders 33.7% on three-point shots (240 of 712) and opponents are knocking down 78.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 23.4 assists and 33.9 boards per contest, which has them ranked 15th and 11th in the WNBA. They have forced 13.7 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 46.9% from the floor (12th in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Indiana (-6.5)

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