Indiana Fever vs Toronto Tempo Prediction, 8/18/2026 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Indiana Fever vs Toronto Tempo

Date: Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: ESPN

Odds/Point Spread: Indiana (-9.5)

The Indiana Fever (23-12) head to Scotiabank Arena on Tuesday where they'll meet the Toronto Tempo (10-23). Toronto opens this game as 9.5 point underdogs. The total opens at 193.5.

The Indiana Fever faced off with the Atlanta Dream and notched a win by a score of 95-91 in their last game. Indiana walked away from the game with a 44.4% field goal percentage (36 out of 81) and buried 6 of 24 shots from 3-point land. At the charity stripe, the Fever converted 17 of 23 attempts for a percentage of 73.9%. In relation to rebounding, they earned 40 with 10 of them being offensive. They also distributed 18 assists in this matchup in addition to creating 14 turnovers and having 8 steals. In relation to defense, Indiana allowed the other team to shoot 35.4% from the field on 29 of 82 shooting. Atlanta totaled 11 assists and had 2 steals in this game. Furthermore, Atlanta snagged 40 boards (11 offensive, 29 defensive) and earned 4 blocked shots. Atlanta ended up going 96.2% when shooting free throws by burying 25 of their 26 attempts. They buried 8 out of their 32 attempts from beyond the arc.

Caitlin Clark is one player who had an impact for this game. She finished with 26 points on 9 of 20 shooting. She was on the court for 41 mins played and also pulled down 3 boards. Clark ended up shooting 45.0% from the floor and also totaled 9 dimes.

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Indiana enters this game with a win-loss mark of 23-12 so far this year. The Fever are shooting 39.0% on shots from beyond the arc (358 of 919) and 82.3% from the free throw line. They average 96.2 points per contest (1st in the WNBA) while shooting 48.7% from the field. They cough up possession 13.9 times per game and as a unit are committing 21.7 fouls per contest. As a unit, Indiana is pulling in 33.6 boards per game and has accounted for 720 dimes this season, which has them ranked 8th in the league in terms of passing the rock. Defensively, the Fever are forcing their opponents into 12.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 22.2 personal fouls. They surrender 33.5% on shots from distance and they are ranked 12th in basketball in opponents PPG (90.3). The Fever defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 45.8% (436 of 778) and they concede 31.2 boards per game as a team. They are currently ranked 8th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 715 surrendered on the campaign.

When they last played, the Toronto Tempo took a defeat with a final score of 94-88 when they faced the Dallas Wings. The Tempo recorded 23 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive boards totaling 37 in the matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 16 times, while getting 6 steals in this game. The Wings earned 21 fouls in the matchup which took the Tempo to the free throw line for a total of 18 attempts. They were able to convert 16 of those for a clip of 88.9%. Regarding 3-pointers, Toronto knocked down 8 of 30 attempts (26.7%). When all was said and done, the Tempo ended up going 32 out of 76 from the floor which gave them a rate of 42.1%. The Tempo allowed the Wings to make 31 of their 70 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.3% for the contest. They went 34.6% from distance by shooting 9 out of 26 and ended up shooting 23 of 26 from the free throw line (88.5%). In regard to cleaning up the glass, Toronto permitted Dallas to pull down 30 in total (7 offensive).

Marina Mabrey ended up having an impact for the Tempo in this matchup. She converted 7 out of 15 in the game giving her a rate of 46.7%, and accounted for 2 rebounds. Mabrey racked up 23 points in her 31 minutes on the hardwood and had 4 assists in the matchup.

Toronto has a mark of 10-23 on the year. As an offense, the Tempo are hitting on 44.8% from the floor, which has them ranked 8th in basketball. Toronto has accumulated 2,892 pts so far this season (87.6 per game) and they average 31.2 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 20.1 times per game (10th in the league) and they turn the ball over 14.0 times per contest. The Tempo commit 21.5 fouls per contest and they shoot 81.8% from the charity stripe. The Tempo on the defensive side of the court are 15th in basketball in points given up per game with 94.1. They have forced 12.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 47.4% from the field (13th in the WNBA). The Toronto defense concedes 34.8% on three-point shots (312 of 896) and their opponents are converting on 79.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 22.3 assists and 34.6 boards per contest, which ranks them 13th and 12th in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Toronto (+9.5)

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