Lynx vs. Fire: Betting Trends, Odds, Records Against the Spread, Predictions - July 18

The Minnesota Lynx (19-6) look to continue a three-game home winning run when hosting the Portland Fire (11-14) on Saturday, July 18, 2026 at 8 p.m. ET.

In its last game, Minnesota picked up a 96-87 victory against Los Angeles. The Lynx were led by Kayla McBride, who ended the game with 24 points, while Courtney Williams added 19 points and four assists.

In its previous game, Portland beat Washington 75-56 on the road, with Carla Leite (14 PTS, 5 AST, 41.7 FG%) and Serah Williams (12 PTS, 83.3 FG%) leading the way.

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Lynx vs. Fire Betting Lines

Snag a look below at the most up-to-date betting lines for the Lynx-Fire matchup.

• Favorite: Lynx (-13.5)
• Total: 175.5
• Lynx Moneyline: -901
• Fire Moneyline: +570

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Lynx Betting Insights

• Based on this contest's moneyline, the Lynx's implied win probability is 90.0%.
• Minnesota has won 16 of the 20 games when it was favored on the moneyline this season (80%).
• The Lynx have put together a 14-11-0 ATS record so far this year.
• In 12 games this season, Minnesota and its opponents have scored more than 175.5 combined points.
• The Lynx have had an average of 170.0 points in their games this season, 5.5 fewer than this matchup's total.

Fire Betting Insights

• The bookmakers' moneyline implies a 14.9% chance of a victory for the Fire.
• Portland has entered the game as the underdog 20 times this season and won eight, or 40%, of those games.
• The Fire are 12-13-0 ATS this year.
• Portland's games this season have had a combined scoring total higher than 175.5 points in 13 of 25 outings.
• Fire games this season have had an average of 169.9 points, 5.6 fewer points than this game's point total.

Key Stats for Lynx vs. Fire

• Minnesota records only 1.0 more point per game (90.8) than Portland gives up (89.8).
• The Lynx are 10-2 when scoring more than 89.8 points.
• So far in the 2026 season, Minnesota scores 3.9 more points per home game than on the road (92.7 at home, 88.8 on the road), and is also allowing 2.1 more points per home game compared to road games (82.9 at home, 80.8 on the road).
• Portland scores an average of 84.6 points per game, just 2.7 more points than the 81.9 Minnesota allows.
• The Fire have gone 7-6 when they've scored more than 81.9 points.
• At home, Portland is not as good offensively, scoring 83.5 points per game, compared to 85.5 on the road. But it is better defensively, allowing 87.5 points per game at home, compared to 91.8 on the road.

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