Friday night’s three-game WNBA slate finishes off with the Portland Fire, attempting to stay in the playoff race, playing the Toronto Tempo up in Vancouver, Canada. The game is set to tip off at 10:00 p.m. ET on Friday, August 21.
Portland enters as a 1.5-point favorite on the spread, via PrizePicks Team Picks. The Fire return a 1.69x payout with a victory north of the border, played at a neutral site in Vancouver.
Below, we’ll break down our Fire vs Tempo prediction and picks for Friday’s WNBA game, including the spread, over/under, and key player picks for PrizePicks.
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Fire vs. Tempo Prediction, Spread, Over/Under - Friday, August 21
The two 2026 expansion teams meet for the third and final time this season. Portland has won both meetings this season, winning by 17 in May and 14 in a matchup two weeks ago.
The Fire, who are 4.5 games out of the final postseason spot with 9 games left in the season, are looking for their first three-game winning streak in the franchise's short history. The last two wins have both been on the road, where the Fire are 7-10 this season, the best road record out of all the current non-playoff teams. Portland has done it with the long ball, with 35.3% of their points coming from beyond the arc, the second-highest percentage in the league.
The Tempo started the season 7-5 and were in the thick of the early postseason race, but are 3-20 since, including 12 straight losses that have eliminated them from postseason play.
During the 12-game skid, the Tempo have lost by an average of 15 PPG, losing by double digits in 9 of the 12 games. The longest losing streak by an expansion team is held by the 2008 Atlanta Dream, which dropped 17 consecutive games on their way to a 4-30 record.
To make matters worse for the Tempo, they will be without leading scorer Marina Mabrey, who is out with a right adductor injury.
Fire vs. Tempo Spread, Over/Under - Friday, August 21
The Fire enter Friday’s game as 1.5-point favorites against the Tempo, returning a 1.69x payout if they win outright, via PrizePicks Team Picks.
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Fire vs. Tempo Injury Report for Friday, August 21
Let’s dive into the full Fire vs Tempo injury report for Friday, August 21, via WNBA.com.
Portland Fire Injury Report
- F Sania Feagin (Knee) - OUT
Toronto Tempo Injury Report
- G Marina Mabrey (Adductor) - OUT
- F Maria Conde (Calf) - OUT
- F Nyara Sabally (Calf) - OUT
Fire vs. Tempo Prediction on Over/Under - 8/21/26
Here are the key stats and trends behind our Fire vs. Tempo prediction on the over/under for Friday, August 21.
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- The Tempo have the worst defense in the league, allowing a league-high 94.3 points per game. During the current 12-game losing streak, opponents are averaging 98.6 points against the expansion Tempo.
- The defense has a 115.7 rating, also the worst in the league. Toronto’s opponents are shooting 47.5% from the field, 13th out of 15 teams.
- It should come as no surprise that the Tempo have played the most overs this season, with 23 of their 35 games going over the posted total. That includes 8 of the 12 games during the current 12-game skid.
- Despite playing three straight unders, the Fire have played 20 of 35 games to the over, the fifth-highest percentage in the league.
- Portland’s defense has also been a problem, with a 112.0 rating, third-worst in the league. The Fire are allowing 91.1 points per game, also third-worst.
- While both defenses have been bad, the offenses are in the middle of the pack, ranking ninth and 10th in points scored and fourth and fifth in three-pointers made.
Fire vs. Tempo Picks, Player Stats for PrizePicks: 8/21/26
Here are the top Fire vs. Tempo picks to target on Friday, August 21. Today’s WNBA picks for PrizePicks include G Carla Leite, F Bridget Carleton, and G Brittney Sykes.
Portland Fire G Carla Leite vs. Toronto Tempo - 27.0 Points + Rebounds + Assists
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- Fire guard Carla Leite leads Portland in both points (15.7) and assists (6.2) per game.
- Her 6.2 assists per game are the sixth-most in the league.
- Leite has scored in double figures in 20 of her last 21 games, and in the one game she didn’t, it was because she only played 4 minutes due to a left knee strain.
- In the last matchup with Toronto, the former No. 9 overall pick had 27 points, 11 assists, and 4 rebounds.
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Portland Fire F Bridget Carleton vs. Toronto Tempo - 4.5 Three-pointers made
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- Fire forward Bridget Carleton has made 95 three-pointers this season, fifth-most in the league. She has 10 games this season with 4+ three-pointers.
- The former Connecticut Sun draft pick has attempted 251 long balls this season, the fourth-most of any player, with an average of 7.4 per game.
- Carleton is coming off her worst three-point shooting night of the season, going 0-8 vs. Phoenix. Before the bad game vs. the Mercury, Carleton had 4+ three-pointers in four of the previous six games.
- On July 31 and August 2, Carleton recorded 7 3-pointers in back-to-back games, becoming only the third player in league history to have back-to-back games with 7+ threes made.
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Toronto Tempo G Brittney Sykes - 14.5 Points
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- Tempo guard Brittney Sykes recently returned from a two-month absence due to a left plantar fascia injury, scoring 15 points in 21 minutes vs. Indiana on Tuesday.
- Prior to the injury, Sykes had scored in double figures in 14 of 15 games played, averaging 20.1 PPG.
- She has not played enough games to qualify for the scoring leaders, but her 19.8 PPG average over 16 games would rank ninth among all players.
- Tempo's leading scorer, Marina Mabrey (20.8 PPG) is out with an injury.
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