Portland Fire vs New York Liberty Prediction 5/25/2026 Today’s WNBA Picks

Chris Ruffolo

2 hours ago

MATCHUP	Portland Fire	New York Liberty
Team Records	3-3	3-3
Spread	+13.5 -115	-13.5 -105
Moneyline	+550	-800
Total	Over 176.5 (-115)	Under 176.5 (-105)
Where	Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY
When	Monday, May 25, 2026
Time	08:00 PM EDT
TV	Peacock

The Portland Fire and the New York Liberty meet Monday in WNBA action from the Barclays Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Portland Fire vs. New York Liberty prediction.

Matchup History

The New York Liberty won the most recent meeting between these two teams back on May 14th, 2025, by a final score of 100-82, evening up the all-time matchup 1-1 between the two sides.

Portland Fire Recap

The Portland Fire come into this game looking to add on to their 99-80 win over the Toronto Tempo last time out to sit at 3-3 this season. After this game, the Fire will head home for a game against the Connecticut Sun.

Fire Looking To Find Consistency

Bridget Carleton leads the Fire in scoring with 16.5 PPG along with 2.5 RPG while Carla Leite has 15 PPG with 2.8 RPG and 4.8 APG. Sarah Ashlee Barker has 10.3 PPG with 3.7 RPG and Sug Sutton also has 11.3 PPG with 5.7 APG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Portland so far this season. Emily Engstler has 9.5 PPG with 3.5 RPG and Megan Gustafson has 8.5 PPG. Luisa Geiselsoder has 6.5 PPG with 4.2 RPG and 1.8 APG as well this season.

New York Liberty Recap

The New York Liberty come into this game looking to bounce back from their 91-76 loss at the hands of Dallas last time out to sit at 3-3 on the year. After this game, the Liberty will take on the Phoenix Mercury in the first half of a back-to-back at home.

Liberty Drop Back-To-Back Games

Breanna Stewart has 22 PPG along with 9 RPG while Marine Johanes has 12.6 PPG and 3.2 RPG and 4.2 APG. Jonquel Jones has 12.4 PPG with 7.4 RPG and Pauline Astier has 14.8 PPG with 4 RPG and 3.6 APG. Rebekah Gardner has 10.4 PPG with 3.2 RPG to cap off the scoring in double figures for the Liberty this season.

Portland Fire @ New York Liberty Betting Trends: May 25, 2026

Why the New York Liberty will win

The Liberty have won 12 of their last 13 home games after losing as favorites.
The Liberty have covered the spread in four of their last five night games at Barclays Center following a home loss.
The Fire have failed to cover the spread in three of their last four games.

Why the Portland Fire will win

The Liberty have lost four of their last five games as favorites against Western Conference opponents.
The underdogs have won three of the Liberty’s last four games.
The Liberty have failed to cover the spread in six of their last seven home games against Western Conference opponents.
The underdogs have covered the spread in four of the Liberty’s last five games.

Total Points Facts

Each of the Liberty’s last six home games against Western Conference opponents have gone UNDER the total points line.

New York Liberty Player Facts

Marine Johannes is the only player in the league to have made 5+ threes in consecutive games this season.
Sabrina Ionescu has recorded 1+ assists in 210 consecutive appearances – longest active streak of any player in the league.

Portland Fire Player Facts

Bridget Carleton has hit 2+ three-pointers in six consecutive appearances – longest active streak of any player in the league.
Emily Engstler is one of only two players in the league to have recorded 3+ blocks in consecutive games this season.

Matchup/League Facts

The New York Liberty rank 1st for assists per game this season (23.5).
The New York Liberty rank 14th for opponent offensive rebounds per game this season (10.2).
The Portland Fire rank 14th for opponent points per game this season (91.0).
The Portland Fire rank 14th for rebounds per game this season (28.0).