Portland Fire vs Atlanta Dream Prediction, 8/28/2026 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Portland Fire vs Atlanta Dream

Date: Friday, August 28, 2026

Location: Gateway Center in College Park, GA

TV: ION

Odds/Point Spread: Portland (+12.5)

Gateway Center is the venue where and the Atlanta Dream (25-13) will play the Portland Fire (15-23) on Friday. Atlanta opens this matchup as 12.5 point favorites. The O/U opens at 180.5.

The Portland Fire faced the Dallas Wings and took a loss by a final of 96-78 in their last game. Portland wrapped up the contest having earned a 37.5% FG percentage (27 out of 72) and buried 10 out of their 36 shots from beyond the perimeter. From the charity stripe, the Fire made 14 of 17 tries for a rate of 82.4%. When talking about pulling down rebounds, they compiled 33 with 14 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 20 dimes in this contest while forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and earning 8 steals. In the matter of defense, Portland allowed the other team to shoot 55.1% from the field on 38 of 69 shooting. Dallas dished out 10 dimes and had 11 steals for the matchup. In addition, Dallas collected 38 boards (10 offensive, 28 defensive) and added 8 rejections. Dallas walked away from this one shooting 69.2% from the free throw line by knocking down 9 of their 13 shots. They knocked down 11 of their 24 shots from 3-point range.

Bridget Carleton is a player who was a major contributor for this game. She was able to score 14 points on 5 of 13 shooting. She saw the court for 30 mins and also pulled down 2 rebounds. Carleton finished 38.5% from the floor and dished out 4 dimes.

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Portland heads into this game with a mark of 15-23 on the season. They have an average of 86.7 points per contest (10th in the league) while hitting 45.0% from the field. The Fire are shooting 34.9% from downtown (391 of 1,119) and 80.6% from the free throw line. As a unit, Portland is collecting 30.3 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 788 assists for the campaign, which ranks 9th in the WNBA in terms of passing the ball. They turn the ball over 14.1 times per game and as a group they are committing 22.2 fouls on a nightly basis. When they are on the defensive end, the Fire are forcing their opponents into 13.4 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.5 personal fouls. The Fire defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 46.7% (511 of 704) and they relinquish 34.2 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are 15th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 878 conceded for the campaign. They give up 34.7% on shots from downtown and they are 13th in basketball in PPG allowed (91.4).

When they last stepped on the court, the Atlanta Dream walked away with a victory by a final of 78-71 when they played the Los Angeles Sparks. The Dream pulled down 33 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive boards for a total of 48 for the matchup. They coughed up the ball 14 times, while earning 7 steals in the matchup. The Sparks were called for 19 fouls for this contest which got the Dream to the charity stripe for 15 shots. They were able to make 12 of them for a clip of 80.0%. Concerning 3-pointers, Atlanta made 6 of their 29 tries (20.7%). When all was said and done, the Dream shot 30 for 75 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.0%. The Dream permitted the Sparks to convert 26 of 67 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 38.8% in this contest. They went 16.7% from three-point range by going 3 out of 18 and walked away from this one shooting 16 out of 18 at the free throw line (88.9%). In the matter of rebounding, Atlanta permitted Los Angeles to get 32 in total (7 on the offensive side).

Allisha Gray was important for the Dream for the contest. She buried 7 out of 11 for this game giving her a rate of 63.6%, and accumulated 3 rebounds. Gray earned 20 points in her 33 mins on the court and tallied 6 assists in the matchup.

Atlanta has a mark of 25-13 for the season. Atlanta has accounted for 3,460 pts so far this season (91.1 per contest) and they collect 35.6 boards per game. The Dream commit 20.1 fouls per game and they hit 78.7% from the free throw line. When it comes to offensive execution, the Dream are hitting on 44.0% from the floor, which ranks 12th in the league. They are assisting teammates 21.1 times per game (6th in the WNBA) and they are turning it over 12.8 times per contest. The Dream on the defensive side of the court are 4th in basketball in points given up per game with 85.4. They have conceded 19.3 dimes and 30.6 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 3rd and 2nd in the WNBA. The Atlanta defense gives up 36.4% from downtown (317 of 872) and opponents are knocking down 76.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They have forced 15.6 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.4% from the floor (14th in basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Portland (+12.5)

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