Portland Fire vs Seattle Storm Prediction, 8/14/2026 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Portland Fire vs Seattle Storm

Date: Friday, August 14, 2026

Location: Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, WA

TV: ION

Climate Pledge Arena is the site where and the Seattle Storm (7-28) will play the Portland Fire (13-20) on Friday.

The Portland Fire played the Minnesota Lynx and took a loss by a score of 85-81 in their last contest. Portland finished the game having earned a 45.1% field goal percentage (32 of 71) and made 8 out of their 31 shots from distance. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Fire converted 9 of their 16 attempts for a percentage of 56.3%. When talking about rebounding, they earned 39 with 11 of them being offensive. They also doled out 21 assists for the contest while forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and getting 7 steals. Concerning defense, Portland allowed 46.2% from the field on 30 out of 65 shooting. Minnesota recorded 6 assists and had 9 steals in this contest. On top of that, Minnesota collected 35 rebounds (6 offensive, 29 defensive) and earned 5 blocks. Minnesota finished 73.1% when shooting free throws by converting 19 of their 26 tries. They also knocked down 6 of 20 attempts from 3-point land.

Bridget Carleton is a player who came through for the contest. She totaled 16 points on 6 out of 14 shooting. She played for 33 minutes and totaled 5 boards. Carleton ended up going 42.9% from the field and also recorded 2 assists.

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Portland comes into this game with a record of 13-20 on the year. They turn it over 14.5 times per contest and as a team they are committing 22.2 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Portland is pulling in 29.9 rebounds per game and has accounted for 688 dimes this season, which is 9th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Fire are connecting on 35.3% on 3-point shots (335 of 950) and 81.1% from the free throw line. They are averaging 86.8 pts per game (10th in the WNBA) while going 45.4% from the field. On the defensive end of the court, the Fire have forced 13.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.6 personal fouls. They rank 15th in the league in allowing assists with 775 surrendered for the year. The Fire defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 47.0% (449 of 615) and they relinquish 33.6 boards per contest as a squad. They relinquish 34.3% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 13th in the WNBA in points per game allowed (91.6).

In their last game, the Seattle Storm walked away with a victory by a final of 97-88 when they faced the Chicago Sky. The Storm corralled 27 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards for a total of 36 for the matchup. They turned it over 14 times, while getting 9 steals for this game. The Sky were called for 22 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Storm to the free throw line for a total of 28 shots. They were able to knock down 25 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 89.3%. In reference to 3-pointers, Seattle converted 8 out of 21 tries (38.1%). When this game wrapped up, the Storm shot 32 for 71 from the floor which had them sitting at 45.1%. The Storm permitted the Sky to make 30 out of 72 attempts from the field which left them shooting 41.7% for the matchup. They shot 30.0% from behind the 3-point line via 6 out of 20 and finished the game at 22 out of 28 at the free throw line (78.6%). When it comes to rebounds, Seattle permitted Chicago to get 35 in all (13 offensive).

Dominique Malonga pitched in for the Storm for this game. She made 9 of 14 for the matchup giving her a rate of 64.3%, and totaled 10 rebounds. Malonga scored 26 points in her 30 mins on the court and accounted for 1 assist for this game.

Seattle has a mark of 7-28 on the campaign. The Storm are committing 20.1 fouls per contest and they hit 79.5% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 19.3 times per contest (12th in the WNBA) and they cough up possession 14.1 times per game. Seattle has accounted for 2,918 pts on the campaign (83.4 per contest) and they average 33.4 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Storm are shooting 43.5% from the floor, which has them ranked 13th in the WNBA. The Storm on the defensive end are ranked 10th in the WNBA in PPG surrendered with 88.6. They have forced 12.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 43.6% from the floor (4th in basketball). The Seattle defense concedes 31.8% on shots from behind the 3-point line (301 of 947) and their opposition makes 83.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 20.8 assists and 35.5 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 10th and 14th in the WNBA.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Seattle

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