Portland Fire vs Toronto Tempo Prediction, 5/23/2026 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Portland Fire vs Toronto Tempo

Date: Saturday, May 23, 2026

Location: Coca-Cola Coliseum in Toronto, ON

TV: WNBA League Pass

Coca-Cola Coliseum is the venue where and the Toronto Tempo (3-2) will play the Portland Fire (2-3) on Saturday.

The Portland Fire faced the Indiana Fever and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 90-73 in their last contest. Portland walked away from the game having earned a 43.5% field goal percentage (27 of 62) and converted 3 of their 16 shots from 3-point land. From the free throw line, the Fire converted 16 of 17 shots for a rate of 94.1%. In reference to rebounding, they earned 28 with 3 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 9 dimes for the contest in addition to forcing 14 turnovers and getting 8 steals. In regard to defense, Portland let their opponent shoot 45.2% from the field on 28 out of 62 shooting. Indiana recorded 5 assists and had 6 steals for this game. On top of that, Indiana collected 36 boards (5 offensive, 31 defensive) and earned 5 rejections. Indiana finished shooting 86.2% when shooting free throws by knocking down 25 of 29 shots. They also converted 9 of 28 attempts from 3-point land.

Bridget Carleton is someone who was a major factor in the game. She finished with 16 points on 6 out of 13 shooting. She played 25 mins played and totaled 3 rebounds. Carleton finished the game shooting 46.2% from the field but had no assists when the game ended.

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Portland enters this contest with a win-loss mark of 2-3 for the season. They have an average of 83.8 points per game (11th in the WNBA) while connecting on 44.7% from the field. The Fire are hitting 32.8% on shots beyond the perimeter (43 of 131) and 81.6% from the charity stripe. As a team, Portland is collecting 27.0 rebounds per game and has earned 89 assists on the season, which is 8th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They are giving up possession 12.6 times per game and as a squad they commit 23.2 personal fouls on a nightly basis. On defense, the Fire are forcing their opponents into 14.0 turnovers per game and they draw 19.6 personal fouls. The Fire defensively are allowing a field goal percentage of 49.5% (70 of 98) and they concede 35.4 boards per game as a squad. They are ranked 14th in basketball in giving up assists with 121 surrendered for the year. They give up 38.2% from 3-point land and they are 14th in basketball in PPG from their opponents (93.2).

When they last stepped on the court, the Toronto Tempo took home the win by a final score of 98-90 against the Phoenix Mercury. The Tempo were able to pull down 27 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 35 for this contest. They also turned it over 11 times, while getting 4 steals for this game. The Mercury had 17 personal fouls in this game which took the Tempo to the charity stripe for a total of 18 attempts. They were able to bury 15 of those for a rate of 83.3%. Concerning shots from beyond the arc, Toronto buried 15 of their 36 attempts (41.7%). When all was said and done, the Tempo walked away from this one shooting 34 for 74 from the floor which gave them a rate of 45.9%. The Tempo permitted the Mercury to convert 32 out of 70 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.7% for the matchup. They finished shooting 18.2% from distance by going 4 out of 22 and ended up going 22 out of 28 from the free throw line (78.6%). When it comes to team rebounding, Toronto allowed Phoenix to get 32 in total (8 offensive).

Brittney Sykes pitched in for the Tempo for the game. She converted 10 out of 19 for this contest for a field goal rate of 52.6%, and had 7 rebounds. Sykes tallied 31 points in her 35 minutes on the court and had 6 dimes in this game.

Toronto has a win-loss record of 3-2 for the year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Tempo are shooting 41.8% from the floor, which ranks 11th in basketball. Toronto has scored 450 pts on the season (90.0 per game) and they average 31.2 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 17.0 times per game (13th in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 12.8 times per game. The Tempo have committed 24.0 personal fouls per game and they shoot 85.9% from the free throw line. The Tempo on the defensive end are ranked 5th in the WNBA in points per game surrendered with 85.2. They are forcing their opponents into 15.0 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 49.0% from the field (11th in the league). The Toronto defense gives up 29.1% on shots from 3-point land (32 of 110) and their opponents are connecting on 73.5% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 20.8 dimes and 30.8 boards per contest, which is 13th and 3rd in basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Toronto

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