Wintrust Arena, Chicago, IL
Tip‑off: 8:00 PM ET / 7:00 PM CT / 5:00 PM PT
Broadcast: WNBA League Pass, NBC Sports Chicago, Root Sports NW
Venue Information — Wintrust Arena
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Capacity: ~10,300
Court Style: Slightly favors pace‑and‑space offenses
Home‑court Advantage: Moderate; Sky are 3–6 at home this season
Injury Report
Portland Fire
Aari McDonald — ACTIVE (ankle soreness monitored)
Nyara Sabally — OUT (knee inflammation, 10‑day IL)
Sami Whitcomb — DAY‑TO‑DAY (hip tightness)
Queen Egbo — ACTIVE (returned from illness)
No major minute‑restriction players
Chicago Sky
Marina Mabrey — OUT (foot fracture, 4–6 weeks)
Angel Reese — ACTIVE (shoulder bruise, full participant)
Dana Evans — DAY‑TO‑DAY (hamstring tightness)
Kamilla Cardoso — OUT (ankle sprain, 10‑day IL)
Isabelle Harrison — ACTIVE (minutes monitored)
Chicago remains severely shorthanded in the frontcourt without Cardoso.
Team Records & Recent Form
Portland Fire (8–10)
Last 5: 2–3
Road Record: 3–6
Offensive Rating: 102.4 (7th)
Defensive Rating: 103.1 (9th)
Trend: Inconsistent but competitive; perimeter shooting improving.
Chicago Sky (5–12)
Last 5: 1–4
Home Record: 3–6
Offensive Rating: 97.8 (10th)
Defensive Rating: 105.9 (12th)
Trend: Defense struggling; rebounding issues without Cardoso.
Key Player Matchups
Aari McDonald (POR) vs. Dana Evans (CHI)
McDonald’s speed and rim pressure vs. Evans’ shot creation
If Evans is limited, Chicago loses its best perimeter initiator Advantage: Portland
DiJonai Carrington (POR) vs. Angel Reese (CHI)
Carrington’s physicality vs. Reese’s elite rebounding
Reese must dominate the glass to keep Chicago competitive Advantage: Even
Queen Egbo (POR) vs. Isabelle Harrison (CHI)
Egbo’s interior defense vs. Harrison’s mid‑range game
Portland has the depth edge with Sabally out but Egbo active Advantage: Portland
Portland Bench vs. Chicago Bench
Fire have more reliable scoring options
Sky bench lacks shot creation Advantage: Portland
Series History
Last 5 Meetings (2025–2026)
Portland leads 3–2
Fire won the last meeting by 11 points
Average total points: 162.4
At Wintrust Arena
Teams split last 2 matchups
Both games decided by single digits
Betting Trends
Portland Fire
6 of last 9: UNDER
4–1 ATS vs. teams below .500
5–2 when scoring 80+ points
Defense allowing 78.9 PPG over last 7
Chicago Sky
7 of last 10: OVER
2–8 ATS in last 10
1–6 in games without Cardoso
Allowing 87.1 PPG over last 8
GAME ODDS
Portland Fire 172.5
Chicago Sky – 5
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Thursday, June 25, 2026
