Tempo vs. Fire: Betting Trends, Odds, Records Against the Spread, Predictions - Aug. 21

The Toronto Tempo (10-25) will try to halt a five-game home losing streak when taking on the Portland Fire (15-20) on Friday, August 21, 2026 at Rogers Arena, airing at 10 p.m. ET on ION and TSN.

Toronto lost to Washington 93-82 in its last game. Kiki Rice led the way with 19 points, followed by Aneesah Morrow with 13 points and eight rebounds.

Portland won on the road over Phoenix, 88-85, in its most recent game. Its top scorers were Carla Leite (23 PTS, 5 AST, 2 STL, 60 FG%) and Megan Gustafson (15 PTS, 2 STL, 54.5 FG%, 3-7 from 3PT).

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Tempo vs. Fire Betting Lines

Grab a peek below at the most up-to-date betting lines for the Tempo-Fire game.

• Favorite: Tempo (-1.5)
• Total: 186.5
• Tempo Moneyline: -110
• Fire Moneyline: -110

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Tempo Betting Insights

• The Tempo have a 52.4% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline's implied probability.
• Toronto has won five of the eight games when it was favored on the moneyline this season (62.5%).
• The Tempo have covered 18 times in 35 chances against the spread this season.
• Toronto's 35 games this season have gone over this contest's total of 186.5 points 14 times.
• Tempo games this season have had an average of 175.4 points, 11.1 fewer than this matchup's over/under.

Fire Betting Insights

• The implied probability of a win by the Fire based on the moneyline is 52.4%.
• This season, Portland has been the underdog 28 times and won 11, or 39.3%, of those games.
• The Fire have covered 19 times in 35 matchups with a spread this year.
• Portland has combined with its opponent to score more than 186.5 points in 10 of 35 games this season.
• Fire games this season have had an average of 173.1 points, 13.4 fewer points than this game's point total.

Key Stats for Tempo vs. Fire

• Toronto averages 87.7 points per game, only 3.4 fewer points than the 91.1 Portland allows.
• When the Tempo score more than 91.1 points, they are 8-6.
• Toronto has been worse offensively at home, where it scores 85.6 points per game, compared to on the road, where it averages 89.9. Defensively it is much better at home, where it surrenders 91.4 points per game, versus road games, where it allows opponents to score 97.4.
• Portland's 86.7 points per game are 7.6 fewer points than the 94.3 Toronto allows to opponents.
• The Fire have put together a 6-4 record in games when they've scored more than 94.3 points.
• Portland puts up more points per game at home (87.6) than away (85.9), and also allows fewer points at home (90.6) than on the road (91.8).

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