Portland Fire vs New York Liberty Prediction, 5/25/2026 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Portland Fire vs New York Liberty

Date: Monday, May 25, 2026

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: Peacock

Barclays Center is the venue where and the New York Liberty (3-2) will play the Portland Fire (3-3) on Monday.

The Portland Fire played the Toronto Tempo and took home the win by a score of 99-80 in their last contest. Portland ended the game having earned a 50.0% FG percentage (35 of 70) and made 11 of their 23 three-point shots. At the free throw line, the Fire converted 18 of 21 attempts for a rate of 85.7%. In reference to hauling in boards, they collected a total of 33 with 10 of them being offensive. They also dished out 24 assists for the matchup as well as creating 17 turnovers and getting 7 steals. In reference to defending, Portland allowed their opponent to shoot 45.5% from the floor on 30 out of 66 shooting. Toronto recorded 10 dimes and had 3 steals in the game. Moreover, Toronto grabbed 29 rebounds (10 offensive, 19 defensive) and earned 4 rejections. Toronto went 77.8% at the charity stripe by burying 14 of 18 attempts. They converted 6 of their 25 shots from 3-point land.

Emily Engstler is a player who came through in this matchup. She ended up scoring 16 points on 5 of 8 shooting. She was on the hardwood for 22 minutes and also snagged 7 rebounds. Engstler walked away from this one shooting 62.5% from the floor but had no assists at the end of the game.

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Portland heads into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 3-3 so far this season. They currently have an average of 86.3 points per game (8th in the league) while hitting 45.6% from the field. The Fire are shooting 35.1% on shots from downtown (54 of 154) and 82.4% from the free throw line. As a team, Portland is pulling down 28.0 rebounds per contest and has earned 113 assists on the campaign, which ranks 9th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession via turnover 12.8 times per contest and as a squad they commit 23.0 fouls per game. On the defensive end of the court, the Fire are forcing 14.5 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 19.8 personal fouls. The Fire defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 48.8% (87 of 119) and they surrender 34.3 boards per contest as a squad. They rank 13th in the WNBA in allowing assists with 140 conceded on the season. They are surrendering 35.9% from 3-point land while they are 14th in the league in PPG allowed (91.0).

The last time they took the hardwood, the New York Liberty walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 87-70 when they played the Golden State Valkyries. The Liberty collected 31 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 37 in the game. They turned the ball over 14 times, while getting 2 steals in the game. The Valkyries were called for 17 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Liberty to the free throw line for 16 attempts. They were able to bury 12 of them for a rate of 75.0%. In the matter of shots from beyond the perimeter, New York converted 6 of their 24 tries (25.0%). When all was said and done, the Liberty finished 26 for 62 from the field which gave them a rate of 41.9%. The Liberty allowed the Valkyries to bury 28 out of their 71 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 39.4% in the matchup. They went 37.1% from three-point range by shooting 13 of 35 and finished the contest at 18 out of 25 from the charity stripe (72.0%). With respect to how they attacked the glass, New York permitted Golden State to get 36 in all (9 offensive).

Breanna Stewart pitched in for the Liberty in the game. She knocked down 7 of 13 in this contest for a field goal rate of 53.8%, and totaled 9 rebounds. Stewart totaled 18 points in her 30 mins of playing time and totaled 2 assists in this contest.

New York has a mark of 3-2 on the year. As an offensive unit, the Liberty are connecting on 49.2% from the floor, which is ranked 4th in basketball. New York has totaled 470 points for the campaign (94.0 per contest) and they pull down 34.2 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 24.0 times per contest (1st in basketball) and they turn it over 15.0 times per game. The Liberty commit 22.2 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 84.1% from the free throw line. The Liberty on the defensive side of the court are 7th in the league in PPG allowed with 87.0. The New York defense gives up 31.3% on three-point shots (46 of 147) and their opposition makes 70.2% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 20.0 assists and 33.2 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 10th and 7th in basketball. They are forcing 12.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 42.7% from the field (8th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Portland

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