Portland Fire vs Golden State Valkyries Prediction, 6/2/2026 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Portland Fire vs Golden State Valkyries

Date: Tuesday, June 2, 2026

Location: Chase Center in San Francisco, CA

TV: WNBA League Pass

Odds/Point Spread: Portland (+8.5)

The Golden State Valkyries (5-3) host the Portland Fire (6-4) at Chase Center on Tuesday. Portland opens this matchup as 8.5 point underdogs. The over/under opens at 164.5.

The Portland Fire faced the Indiana Fever and went home with a win by a final score of 100-84 in their last game. Portland ended having earned a 51.4% field goal percentage (36 of 70) and made 9 of their 23 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the free throw line, the Fire converted 19 of 20 shots for a rate of 95.0%. When talking about grabbing rebounds, they earned 25 with 8 of them being offensive. They also doled out 26 assists for this contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 17 turnovers and having 8 steals. In reference to defending, Portland allowed the other team to go 41.4% from the field on 24 of 58 shooting. Indiana totaled 9 dimes and had 6 steals in this game. Moreover, Indiana grabbed 26 rebounds (9 offensive, 17 defensive) and earned 3 rejections. Indiana shot 88.6% at the free throw line by making 31 of their 35 attempts. They also made 5 of 22 attempts from 3-point land.

Megan Gustafson is a player who came through in this matchup. She finished with 22 points on 8 out of 8 shooting. She saw the court for 28 mins and also snagged 1 board. Gustafson finished 100.0% from the floor but didn't record an assist.

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Portland heads into this game with a record of 6-4 so far this season. They turn it over 14.7 times per game and as a unit they are committing 22.9 fouls per contest. As a unit, Portland is grabbing 27.1 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 191 assists on the season, which ranks 2nd in the WNBA in terms of passing. The Fire are hitting 34.9% on shots from downtown (88 of 252) and 81.1% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 83.6 pts per game (11th in the league) while shooting 45.7% from the floor. When they are on defense, the Fire are forcing their opponents into 15.5 turnovers per game while drawing 19.9 fouls. They are ranked 15th in the WNBA in allowing assists to their opponents with 217 surrendered for the year. The Fire defense is giving up a FG percentage of 45.9% (155 of 199) and they relinquish 32.1 boards per contest as a team. They give up 31.2% on three-point shots and they are 7th in the WNBA in opponents PPG (85.1).

In their last game, the Golden State Valkyries went home defeated by a final of 91-81 against the Las Vegas Aces. The Valkyries were able to collect 29 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards totaling 37 in this game. They coughed up the ball 11 times, while getting 5 steals in this game. The Aces were called for 25 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Valkyries to the free throw line for a total of 17 attempts. They were able to knock down 15 of those for a clip of 88.2%. When discussing shots from distance, Golden State converted 16 of their 35 attempts (45.7%). When the final whistle was blown, the Valkyries went 25 for 74 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 33.8%. The Valkyries permitted the Aces to convert 33 of 69 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.8% in the matchup. They finished the game shooting 36.4% from distance by shooting 8 out of 22 and finished the contest at 17 out of 21 at the free throw line (81.0%). Concerning how they rebounded, Golden State allowed Las Vegas to snag 34 in total (7 on the offensive side).

Gabby Williams ended up being a factor for the Valkyries in this matchup. She knocked down 6 of 14 for the contest giving her a field goal percentage of 42.9%, and had 4 rebounds. Williams totaled 20 points in her 26 mins on the court and totaled 1 assist for the matchup.

Golden State has a win-loss record of 5-3 on the season. As an offensive unit, the Valkyries are shooting 40.2% from the field, which is 15th in the WNBA. Golden State has accounted for 686 points on the year (85.8 per game) and they collect 34.5 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 18.8 times per contest (10th in the league) and they are turning it over 10.4 times per game. The Valkyries commit 21.4 fouls per game and they hit 76.1% from the charity stripe. The Valkyries are ranked 2nd in the league in points allowed per contest with 79.6. The Golden State defense surrenders 34.9% from downtown (65 of 186) and their opponents are knocking down 75.8% of their free throw attempts. They allow 19.8 assists and 35.8 boards per game, which is 10th and 14th in the WNBA. They are able to force 14.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 42.5% from the field (6th in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Portland (+8.5)

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