Las Vegas Aces vs Portland Fire Picks and Predictions for Thursday, July 9, 2026

By: Cameron Ross Published 07/09/2026, 12:25 AM ET

Aces vs Fire Game Information

The Las Vegas Aces will be on the road Thursday night for a 10:00 PM match-up inside the Moda Center in Portland, OR, against the Portland Fire. Las Vegas is having a solid season coming into Thursday with 15 wins and 6 losses despite losing 2 of the last 3 overall. The Portland Fire return home Thursday, 3 games below .500 following a 5-point road win in their last outing to end a 3-game skid. Stay in the news with our WNBA Picks.

Aces Preview

The Las Vegas offense has been phenomenal this season, averaging 90 points on 48% shooting from the floor, but Las Vegas has averaged only 76.5 points per game across its last 2 losses. Defensively, Las Vegas is allowing 86.4 points per game this season. A’ja Wilson leads the Las Vegas offense this season, averaging 25.7 points and 9.4 rebounds per game. Jackie Young is averaging 16.4 points, and NaLyssa Smith is averaging 11.8 points per game. Chelsea Gray is averaging 12.5 points and leads the team, dishing out 7.3 assists per game.

Fire Preview

The Portland Fire offense has averaged 84.3 points on 44% shooting from the floor this season. Defensively, Portland is allowing 91.3 points per game this year, but gave up an average of 116.3 points per game across their recent 3-game losing streak. Carla Leite leads the Portland offense this season with 15.4 points and 5.6 assists per game. Bridget Carleton averages 13.9 points, and Megan Gustafson averages 11.9 points per game. Emily Engstler is averaging 8.8 points and leads Portland, pulling in 5.1 rebounds per contest.

Aces vs Fire Pick

Las Vegas has gone through a rough patch as of late and could potentially be shorthanded again Thursday night. Despite those issues, look for Las Vegas to overwhelm a below-average Portland team. Las Vegas is tied for the top spot in the Western Conference and will do its work Thursday night to stay in the number one spot. Expect Las Vegas Thursday night to be the jobs that get the winning cover on the road in Portland.

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