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Washington Mystics vs Portland Fire Final — August 23, 2026

Sunday, August 23 · 7:00 PM ET
Last 10 games
+8+6+4+5+20-10-7+10+11-10
Game by game
-4-15-14-5+14+7-4+2+3-3
7-3
Last 10
4-6
+37
Net points
-19
Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)
Rest & travelrest and travel
Rest & travel
2 days
Days of rest
2 days
2,351 mi3,783 km
Travel to the game
Home
−3 hclock change vs home
Time-zone change
Home
About these numbers

Margin of each of the last 10 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.

Distance is straight-line from each team's home arena; time-zone change is at game time. Rest counts days since each team's previous game.

The pre-game matchup

The Mystics visited the Fire on Sunday, August 23 at 7:00 PM ET.

The Mystics closed as 4.5-point road favorites, with the Fire getting the points at home. The spread closed where it opened. The total closed 166.5, unchanged from the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Mystics -195, Fire +160) prices the Mystics at 63% and the Fire at 37%.

Written from the numbers available before kickoff.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

Washington Mystics 105, Portland Fire 100

Washington Mystics won by 5.

  • Against the closing spread (Portland Fire +4.5): Washington Mystics covered.
  • Combined score 205 vs the closing total of 166.5: Over.
  • Washington Mystics closed at -195 on the moneyline (a 63% no-vig market-implied chance).

Chance Quality Result

79%WAS
Share of G&W replays won
21%PDX
93.3
Expected points
81.0
105
Final score
100

Based on the quality of shots each team created, Washington Mystics won 79% of G&W replays (Portland Fire 21%). The result went to the side that created the better chances.

The Chance Quality Result describes the chances each team created. It is not the official result and never changes it or any record.

Market

Closing line and line movement

Spreadno move
OpenFire +4.5 (-106)
Mystics -4.5 (-114)
CloseFire +4.5 (-110)
Mystics -4.5 (-110)
Totalno move
Open166.5 (o -106 / u -115)
Close166.5 (o -110 / u -110)
Moneyline
OpenMystics -215 65%
Fire +170 35%
CloseMystics -195 63%
Fire +160 37%

Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at kickoff. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.

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G&W Line

G&W’s own number for this game, next to the market. Analytics

Projected score
Spread
Total
Win %

Matchup

Head-to-head

The teams have met 2 times since 2024: the Mystics won 1 and the Fire 1.

DateScoreLineTotal
Jul 16, 2026Fire 75, Mystics 56
Fire won


Jun 28, 2026Fire 123, Mystics 124
Mystics won


Meetings since 2024, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.

Teams

Washington Mystics

Portland Fire

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