WNBA Preview | August 9, 2026

A three-game Sunday slate closes out the week, with the league's best team hosting a red-hot Las Vegas squad and Indiana facing a desperate Chicago team. Aces at Lynx opens at noon, Fever at Sky follows at 2:30, and Storm at Fire closes the night at 7:30.

Aces at Lynx

12:00 PM ET | WNBA League Pass

Minnesota sits atop the league at 25-7, and while the ten-game winning streak that defined their midseason run has ended, going 9-1 over their last ten is still the best stretch in the league right now. Las Vegas has been just as hot lately, riding real momentum into Minneapolis.

Both rosters arrive largely healthy, with A'ja Wilson leading Las Vegas and Napheesa Collier anchoring a deep Minnesota roster that has simply been the league's most complete team all season.

DraftKings has Minnesota -6.5, with the total at 178.5. Vegas is the better recent form story, but Minnesota at home against anyone remains one of the league's toughest outs. Lean Minnesota -6.5.

Las Vegas wins if Wilson's individual dominance carries the day and the Aces' recent form proves to be more than a hot stretch against elite competition.

Minnesota wins if Collier and the Lynx's collective depth continue the form that has made them the league's best team by a wide margin all season.

PICK

MIN -6.5

O/U 178.5

Over ↑

Lynx win at home behind the league's best overall roster.

Fever at Sky

2:30 PM ET | ABC

Indiana sits fifth at 19-12, comfortably in the playoff field, while Chicago is tenth at 12-19 and outside the current top eight with roughly a dozen games left. This is a nationally televised game for a Sky team that needs every win it can find.

DraftKings has Indiana -5.5, with the total at 187.5. A desperate home team on national television deserves real respect, even against a talent gap this size. Lean Chicago +5.5.

Chicago wins if their home crowd and playoff desperation close a talent gap that has separated these two teams most of the season.

Indiana wins if Caitlin Clark and the Fever's talent advantage simply proves too much for a Chicago team still finding consistency.

PICK

CHI +5.5

O/U 187.5

Over ↑

Fever win, but Chicago keeps it within the number on national TV.

Storm at Fire

7:30 PM ET | WNBA League Pass

KEY STAT

0-10

Seattle's record over its last ten games, the only winless stretch of that length in the league this season.

Seattle is 6-27, dead last in the league, and their 0-10 mark over the last ten games is the single worst active stretch anyone has put together this year. Portland sits one spot up at 12-19, not a good team, but a functional one by comparison.

DraftKings has Portland -6.5, with the total at 174.5. Seattle's collapse has been total, and Portland at home against the league's coldest team is a spot worth respecting. Lean Portland -6.5.

Seattle wins if the Storm finally snap a ten-game skid that has been about as complete a collapse as the league has seen this season.

Portland wins if the Fire simply take care of business at home against a Seattle team with nothing working right now.

PICK

POR -6.5

O/U 174.5

Under ↓

Fire win and cover against a Storm team in complete freefall.

What to Watch For Today and Tonight.

Minnesota's 9-1 stretch over its last ten games remains the best in the league even with the longer streak snapped, and hosting a hot Las Vegas team at noon is a genuine measuring-stick game. Indiana's nationally televised trip to Chicago carries real playoff-positioning weight for a desperate Sky team. And Seattle's 0-10 collapse over its last ten games, the worst active stretch in the league, is worth tracking closely as the Storm try to find any traction against Portland tonight.

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