Portland Fire vs Indiana Fever Prediction, 5/20/2026 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Portland Fire vs Indiana Fever

Date: Wednesday, May 20, 2026

Location: Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

TV: USA Net

Gainbridge Fieldhouse is the venue where and the Indiana Fever (2-2) will take on the Portland Fire (1-2) on Wednesday.

The Portland Fire stepped onto the hardwood against the New York Liberty and took a loss by a score of 100-82 in their last game. Portland walked away from the game having earned a 44.1% FG percentage (30 of 68) and knocked down 9 of their 31 shots from 3-point land. From the free throw line, the Fire converted 13 of their 20 tries for a rate of 65.0%. In regard to grabbing boards, they earned 30 with 7 of them being offensive. They also recorded 22 assists in this matchup as well as creating 12 turnovers and earning 7 steals. When talking about the defense, Portland allowed the other team to shoot 50.7% from the floor on 34 out of 67 shooting. New York doled out 4 dimes and had 7 steals in this contest. Furthermore, New York pulled down 32 rebounds (4 offensive, 28 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. New York walked away from this one shooting 85.0% at the charity stripe by making 17 of 20 attempts. They converted 15 out of their 38 attempts from distance.

Megan Gustafson is one player who was a major contributor in the matchup. She was able to score 14 points on 5 of 6 shooting. She saw the court for 14 minutes played and totaled 3 rebounds. Gustafson walked away from this one shooting 83.3% from the field but finished the game without a dime.

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Portland steps onto the court with a win-loss record of 1-2 so far this year. They average 87.7 points per contest (9th in the WNBA) while shooting 44.9% from the field. The Fire are connecting on 35.5% on shots beyond the perimeter (33 of 93) and 80.0% from the charity stripe. As a team, Portland is pulling in 26.7 rebounds per game and is sitting with 57 dimes for the season, which has them ranked 12th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 12.0 times per contest and as a squad are committing 22.3 fouls per game. On the defensive end, the Fire are able to force 13.0 turnovers per game and they draw 17.3 personal fouls. They rank 7th in the WNBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 77 relinquished on the season. The Fire defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 50.5% (39 of 52) and they concede 36.3 rebounds per game as a unit. They concede 41.0% on three-point shots and they are 13th in basketball in points per game allowed (98.0).

The last time they took the court, the Indiana Fever took home the win by a final score of 89-78 when they faced the Seattle Storm. The Fever were able to corral 31 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 38 for this contest. They gave up possession of the ball 17 times, while recording 5 steals in this game. The Storm had 22 personal fouls in the game which took the Fever to the charity stripe for a total of 22 tries. They were able to knock down 22 of those for a percentage of 100.0%. With respect to shots from beyond the arc, Indiana converted 5 of 21 attempts (23.8%). When this game wrapped up, the Fever went 31 out of 67 from the field which gave them a percentage of 46.3%. The Fever allowed the Storm to bury 25 out of their 71 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 35.2% in the matchup. They shot 26.1% from behind the 3-point line by going 6 out of 23 and ended up shooting 22 out of 27 from the free throw line (81.5%). When discussing how they cleaned up the glass, Indiana allowed Seattle to snag 24 in all (3 on the offensive glass).

Caitlin Clark pitched in for the Fever for this contest. She knocked down 5 out of 10 in the matchup for a rate of 50.0%, and accumulated 7 rebounds. Clark had 21 points in her 24 minutes of playing time and had 10 assists for this contest.

Indiana has a win-loss mark of 2-2 this year. Indiana has accumulated 382 points on the year (95.5 per contest) and they pull in 32.0 boards per contest. The Fever are committing 24.3 fouls per game and they shoot 84.0% from the charity stripe. When it comes to offensive execution, the Fever are shooting 46.2% from the field, which ranks them 6th in the WNBA. They are earning an assist 22.3 times per contest (3rd in basketball) and they turn it over 14.5 times per contest. The Fever on the defensive end are ranked 12th in basketball in PPG surrendered with 91.8. The Indiana defense gives up 33.8% on 3-point attempts (26 of 77) and their opposition knocks down 77.9% of their foul shots. They allow 18.5 assists and 29.8 boards on a nightly basis, which is 5th and 2nd in the league. They have forced 15.5 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 49.6% from the field (11th in basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Portland

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