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Zak Hanshew<\/a> 8+ years betting experience<\/p>\n \n Updated: \u2022 4 min read<\/p>\n The Sun are floundering, and they won’t step up to meet Carla Leite and the red-hot Fire in Portland tonight.<\/p>\n Photo By – Reuters Connect. Portland Fire guard Carla Leite (0) gestures during the second half against the New York Liberty<\/p>\n The expansion Portland Fire have turned heads with a 4-3 record, and they\u2019ll return home to Moda Center after a three-game road trip to host the struggling Connecticut Sun.<\/p>\n The Fire are hot, and the Suns \u2026 are not. That\u2019s why my Sun vs. Fire predictions call for a comfortable victory from the home team with plenty of points from Carla Leite.<\/p>\n Read on in my WNBA picks<\/a> to see why I\u2019m backing Portland to cover the 6.5-point spread against a struggling Sun team on Wednesday, May 27.<\/p>\n Sun vs Fire prediction The Portland Fire<\/a> have won three of their last four games by turning defense into offense. In that span, they\u2019ve caused 17.5 turnovers and turned them into 27.4 points per game \u2014 both top marks in the W.<\/p>\n The Connecticut Sun<\/a> average the fifth-most turnovers (15.8), and third-most opponent points off turnovers (19.3).<\/p>\n An already-struggling Sun team has lost two straight games by 18+ and will play its fifth straight road game. Fatigue may cause even more careless possessions for the visitors, and I\u2019ll bet this one up to -9.5.<\/p>\n Enjoying Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account In four starts, Carla Leite<\/a> has led the Fire in points (18) and field goals (12.5) per game. The Fire sport a whopping 108.9 offensive rating with her available compared to a paltry 102.4 mark without her. Facing the WNBA\u2019s second-worst defense, I\u2019ll bet Leite up to 17.5.<\/p>\n Turnovers and fastbreak opportunities could lead to a big scoring night from the Fire, which could push the game total Over. Betting the team total is a safer wager, as the Sun average the fewest points per game at just 76.4.<\/p>\n Sun vs Fire SGP<\/p>\n Fire -6.5 Sun vs Fire first basket scorer: Nyadiew Puoch (+1100)<\/p>\n Nyadiew Puoch<\/a> has started all seven games for Portland, but she\u2019s averaging just 5.4 points across 22.1 minutes. Over her last four games, Puoch\u2019s three points per game in the first quarter have accounted for 60% of her total scoring output.<\/p>\n Puoch has made her team\u2019s first basket in two of four, and she\u2019s been the first basket scorer in the game once. She\u2019s got the fourth-longest odds of any Portland player for this prop, but her early scoring and locked-in starting role make this a calculated risk I\u2019m willing to take for a big, plus-money payout.<\/p>\n Zak Hanshew’s 2026 Transparency Record<\/p>\n Best bet: 4-2, +1.9 units Sun vs Fire odds<\/p>\n Spread: Sun +6.5 (-110) | Fire -6.5 (-110) Sun vs Fire trend<\/p>\n Four of Connecticut\u2019s seven losses have come by double-digit points. Find more\u00a0WNBA betting trends<\/a>.<\/p>\n How to watch Sun vs Fire<\/p>\n Location Date Tip-off TV Sun vs Fire latest injuries<\/p>\n
\n \u2022 Betting Analyst<\/p>\n
\nMay 27, 2026 , 10:22 AM ET<\/p>\n
\nSun vs Fire best bet: Fire -6.5 (-110)<\/p>\n![\"Covers\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1779895810_310_logo.png\"){kind=logo}
COVERS INTEL: Over the last four games, Connecticut\u2019s 20.8% turnover rate<\/a> is the second-worst mark in the WNBA.<\/p>\n![\"Add](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1779895810_210_google-preferred-source-badge.png\"){kind=icon}
<\/a>Sun vs Fire same-game parlay<\/p>\n
\nCarla Leite Over 15.5 points
\nSun team total Under 80.5<\/p>\n
\nSGP: 1-5, +3 units
\nFirst basket: 0-6, -6 units<\/p>\n
\nMoneyline: Sun +190 | Fire -230
\nOver\/Under: Over 166.5 (-110) | Under 166.5 (-110)<\/p>\n
\nModa Center, Portland, OR<\/p>\n
\nWednesday, May 27, 2026<\/p>\n
\n10:00 p.m. ET<\/p>\n
\nNBC Sports Boston, Rose City SportsNet<\/p>\n