Los Angeles Sparks vs Portland Fire Prediction, 8/2/2026 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Los Angeles Sparks vs Portland Fire

Date: Sunday, August 2, 2026

Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR

TV: NBC

Moda Center is the site where and the Portland Fire (11-17) will play the Los Angeles Sparks (10-17) on Sunday.

The Los Angeles Sparks took the court against the New York Liberty and took a loss by a final of 113-109 in their last game. Los Angeles wrapped up the contest with a 60.3% field goal percentage (44 out of 73) and made 16 of their 31 shots from 3-point land. At the charity stripe, the Sparks made 5 of 7 attempts for a rate of 71.4%. In regard to grabbing boards, they collected a total of 21 with 2 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 35 assists for the contest as well as forcing 17 turnovers and having 10 steals. In the matter of defending, Los Angeles allowed the other team to shoot 58.6% from the field on 41 out of 70 shooting. New York recorded 7 assists and had 10 steals in this game. On top of that, New York collected 28 rebounds (7 offensive, 21 defensive) and got 7 rejections. New York finished the contest at 87.5% at the free throw line by knocking down 14 of their 16 attempts. They made 17 of 32 attempts from long range.

Rae Burrell is one player who was a factor for this game. She accumulated 24 points on 10 out of 17 shooting. She played 34 minutes and also snagged 3 rebounds. Burrell finished the contest at 58.8% from the field and also totaled 3 assists.

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Los Angeles comes into this matchup with a win-loss record of 10-17 this season. They have an average of 89.0 points per outing (7th in the league) while connecting on 46.3% from the field. The Sparks are hitting 32.7% on shots from 3-point land (234 of 716) and 79.2% from the charity stripe. As a team, Los Angeles is pulling in 30.8 boards per contest and has totaled 578 assists for the year, which is 6th in the league in terms of passing. They are turning it over 14.4 times per game and as a team they commit 20.3 fouls per contest. On defense, the Sparks are able to force 13.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 21.7 personal fouls. They give up 34.3% on 3-point attempts and they rank 15th in basketball in PPG allowed (94.1). The Sparks defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 48.0% (373 of 587) and they surrender 35.3 rebounds per game as a group. They are 11th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 612 conceded on the season.

In their last game, the Portland Fire took a defeat with a final score of 98-83 against the Las Vegas Aces. The Fire pulled down 21 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 33 in this matchup. They gave up possession 13 times, while getting 5 steals in the matchup. The Aces were called for 21 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Fire to the charity stripe for a total of 25 tries. They were able to bury 20 of the free throws for a rate of 80.0%. Regarding shots from distance, Portland buried 9 of 31 tries (29.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Fire finished the game shooting 27 for 68 from the floor which had them shooting 39.7%. The Fire permitted the Aces to knock down 33 of 57 attempts from the field which had them at 57.9% in this contest. They shot 40.9% from three-point range by going 9 of 22 and finished the game at 23 out of 26 from the free throw line (88.5%). When it comes to how they cleaned up the glass, Portland permitted Las Vegas to grab 30 overall (2 on the offensive side).

Megan Gustafson pitched in for the Fire in this contest. She buried 8 out of 13 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 61.5%, and had 6 rebounds. Gustafson earned 20 points in her 27 minutes on the court and accounted for 1 assist in this matchup.

Portland has a win-loss record of 11-17 for the campaign. Portland has earned 2,387 points on the year (85.3 per contest) and they collect 29.5 boards per contest. The Fire have committed 22.4 fouls per game and they shoot 81.5% from the free throw line. As an offensive team, the Fire are connecting on 44.8% from the floor, which is 8th in basketball. They are assisting teammates 20.4 times per contest (7th in the WNBA) and they are losing possession via turnover 14.5 times per game. The Fire on defense are ranked 13th in the league in points given up per game with 90.9. They have surrendered 23.4 assists and 33.9 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 15th and 11th in basketball. The Portland defense surrenders 33.7% on shots from 3-point land (240 of 712) and opponents are connecting on 78.3% of their foul shots. They are forcing 13.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 46.9% from the field (12th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Portland

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