Washington Mystics vs Portland Fire Picks and Predictions for Sunday, August 23rd, 2026

By: Cameron Ross Published 08/23/2026, 12:55 AM ET

Mystics vs Fire Game Information

The Washington Mystics will be back on the road Sunday night with a 7:00 PM matchup inside the Moda Center in Portland, OR, against the Portland Fire. Washington is 6 games above .500 coming into this game, having lost 3 of the last 5, currently 2 games back of the top spot in the Eastern Conference. The Portland Fire will be back home Sunday, 6 games below .500, having won 3 of the last 5 following a 3-point road loss to Toronto in their last outing. Keep up with our WNBA Picks.

Mystics Preview

Offensively, Washington is averaging 82 points on 44% shooting from the floor this season. Defensively, the Mystics have had their issues, allowing 82.7 points per game this season, and they have given up an average of 87.6 points per game across their last 3 losses. Sonia Citron leads Washington this season with 16.9 points and 4.1 assists per game. Shakira Austin is second on the team with 16.6 points to go along with the team-leading 9.5 rebounds. Kiki Iriafen is third on the roster with 15.1 points per game.

Fire Preview

The Toronto Fire offense has been solid this season, averaging 86.5 points on 45% shooting. Defensively, Toronto has had its share of trouble, giving up 90.9 points per game this season. Carla Leite leads the Portland offense this season, averaging 15.5 points and 6.2 assists. Bridget Carleton is second on the team, averaging 14.6 points, and Megan DiLeo averages a third-best 13 points per game. Emily Emgstler is averaging 9.1 points and leads Toronto, pulling in 5.3 rebounds per game.

Mystics vs Fire Pick

The Mystics are the much better team in this game and will overwhelm a terrible team on the road Sunday night. Washington is fighting for playoff seeding and must do the work against bad teams. Take Washington Sunday night to get it done as they pull off the easy win and cover on the road to continue their playoff push.

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