Portland Fire vs Toronto Tempo Prediction, 8/21/2026 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Portland Fire vs Toronto Tempo

Date: Friday, August 21, 2026

Location: Rogers Arena in Vancouver, BC

TV: ION

Odds/Point Spread: Portland (-1.5)

The Toronto Tempo (10-25) host the Portland Fire (15-20) at Rogers Arena on Friday. The odds on this contest have Portland as 1.5 point favorites. The O/U opens at 186.5.

The Portland Fire faced off with the Phoenix Mercury and walked away with a win by a score of 88-85 in their last contest. Portland walked away from the contest with a 45.1% field goal percentage (32 of 71) and buried 10 out of their 37 shots from beyond the perimeter. From the charity stripe, the Fire knocked down 14 of 21 tries for a rate of 66.7%. In relation to pulling down rebounds, they compiled 36 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 15 dimes for the game in addition to forcing 12 turnovers and having 6 steals. In the matter of defense, Portland allowed 41.8% from the floor on 28 of 67 shooting. Phoenix earned 7 dimes and had 5 steals for this game. In addition, Phoenix snagged 36 rebounds (7 offensive, 29 defensive) and earned 1 block. Phoenix shot 80.0% from the free throw line by converting 20 of 25 attempts. They also converted 9 out of their 27 attempts from beyond the perimeter.

Carla Leite is one player who was a major contributor for this game. She ended up walking away with 23 points on 9 out of 15 shooting. She played for 28 mins played and totaled 1 rebound. Leite ended up shooting 60.0% from the floor and also dished out 5 dimes.

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Portland comes into this matchup with a record of 15-20 so far this year. The Fire are shooting 34.9% on shots from distance (357 of 1,024) and 80.1% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 86.7 pts per contest (10th in basketball) on 45.3% from the field. They turn the ball over 14.3 times per contest and as a team are committing 22.1 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Portland is pulling down 30.5 rebounds per game and has earned 725 assists this year, which ranks 9th in basketball in terms of passing. When they are on defense, the Fire are forcing 13.5 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.6 fouls. They are relinquishing 34.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 13th in the league in opponents points per game (91.1). The Fire defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 46.4% (472 of 652) and they surrender 34.0 rebounds per game as a unit. They are 15th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 811 relinquished this season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Toronto Tempo went home defeated by a final of 93-82 when they played the Washington Mystics. The Tempo corralled 20 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 27 for this contest. They turned the ball over 8 times, while recording 5 steals in the matchup. The Mystics committed 16 fouls in the game which took the Tempo to the charity stripe for a total of 23 tries. They were able to knock down 15 of those for a percentage of 65.2%. In the matter of shots from 3-point land, Toronto knocked down 11 of 27 tries (40.7%). At the conclusion of this game, the Tempo finished 28 for 65 from the floor which had them shooting 43.1%. The Tempo allowed the Mystics to make 30 out of 66 attempts from the floor which had them at 45.5% in the game. They wrapped up this game 33.3% from beyond the perimeter by going 9 out of 27 and ended up going 24 of 28 from the charity stripe (85.7%). In relation to team rebounding, Toronto permitted Washington to grab 43 in all (14 offensive).

Kiki Rice ended up being a major contributor for the Tempo for this contest. She made 5 out of 9 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 55.6%, but finished without a board. Rice recorded 19 points in her 24 mins on the hardwood and had 2 dimes for the game.

Toronto has a win-loss mark of 10-25 so far this season. The Tempo commit 21.5 fouls per game and they shoot 81.1% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 20.0 times per game (10th in the WNBA) and they turn it over 13.7 times per game. Toronto has earned 3,069 pts this year (87.7 per game) and they average 31.3 boards per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Tempo are shooting 44.6% from the field, which ranks them 8th in basketball. The Tempo on the defensive side of the court are 15th in the league in points per game surrendered with 94.3. They surrender 22.2 dimes and 34.8 boards per contest, which is ranked 13th and 12th in the WNBA. The Toronto defense gives up 35.0% on three-point shots (332 of 948) and their opponents are knocking down 79.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have forced 12.5 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 47.5% from the floor (13th in basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Portland (-1.5)

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