Storm vs Fire July 4, 2026 9:00 pm EDT The Line: Storm -3.5 (Get latest betting odds)
The Portland Fire and Seattle Storm meet Saturday in WNBA action at the Climate Pledge Arena. Here’s a Storm vs Fire Prediction. This article will include a Storm vs Fire Pick.
The Portland Fire needs a win after losing 8 of its last 11 games. The Fire have lost 5 straight road games.
The Portland Fire is averaging 84.7 points on 43.9 percent shooting and allowing 92.3 points on 47.1 percent shooting. Carla Leite is averaging 15.1 points and 5.7 assists, while Bridget Carleton is averaging 13.8 points and 3.4 rebounds. Megan Gustafson is the third double-digit scorer, and Sarah Ashlee Barker is grabbing 4.3 rebounds. The Portland Fire are shooting 34.7 percent from beyond the arc and 80.6 percent from the free-throw line. The Portland Fire is allowing 35 percent shooting from deep and is grabbing 29 rebounds per game.
The Seattle Storm need a win after losing 12 of their last 14 games. The Seattle Storm have won their last 2 home games.
The Seattle Storm are averaging 80.4 points on 42.8 percent shooting and allowing 86.4 points on 43.1 percent shooting. Dominique Malonga is averaging 16.5 points and 7.5 rebounds, while Natisha Hiedeman is averaging 15.5 points and 2.4 rebounds. Flau’jae Johnson is the third double-digit scorer, and Awa Fam is grabbing 5.2 rebounds. The Seattle Storm are shooting 34.8 percent from beyond the arc and 79.9 percent from the free-throw line. The Seattle Storm are allowing 30.5 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 31.9 rebounds per game.
Taina Mair is out for the Storm due to a coach’s decision.
Karlie Samuelson is listed as out for the Fire due to a finger injury.
Two teams you don’t want to make a habit of backing. However, the Storm have shown more signs of life lately, and they’re at home, where 4 of their 5 wins have come this season. The Fire can’t win on the road, and their defensive effort gets worse by the week. Also, the Storm are as healthy as they’ve been all season with the return of Ezi Magbegor. The Storm are simply in much better shape form-wise, they’re healthy for the first time all season, and they’re at home. There are no excuses for Seattle in this spot. I’ll lay the soft number.