Reasons to look
Two qualified teams with something to play for, and the price has moved from 60¢ to 54¢ on New York since the market opened.
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WNBA · Monday, Sep 21 · Preview
Atlanta and New York meet twice in three days with seeding on the line
Atlanta is 28-14 and New York 25-16, both inside the eight-team bracket. They play here on Monday and again on Wednesday, so the pair of games can move both teams in a bracket seeded on overall record.
Ice-Maiden Desk writer, WNBA
Tip-off
5:00 PM PT
Mon, Sep 21
Arena
Barclays Center
Brooklyn
On TV
Peacock, NBCSN
WWOR-TV, Liberty Live
Kalshi, both sides
54¢ vs 49¢
NY, ATL
What's at stake
Atlanta is 28-14 and New York 25-16, both inside the eight-team bracket. They play here on Monday and again on Wednesday, so the pair of games can move both teams in a bracket seeded on overall record.
The underdog story. Atlanta, marginally. They have won four of five including a 106-81 result at Chicago, and the market has them at 49¢ against a New York side that is 14-6 at home.
Tale of the tape
| Going in | Atlanta Dream | New York Liberty |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 28-14 | 25-16 |
| This venue | 13-7 on the road | 14-6 at home |
| Last five | WLWWWoldest first | LWLWWoldest first |
| Last game | W 106-81 vs CHI | W 93-81 at MIN |
| Playoff bracket | In the top eight | In the top eight |
| Season series | NY leads series 1-0
| |
Records, form and series from ESPN's WNBA scoreboard and game summary, read Sun, Sep 20, 2026, 1:02 PM PT.1,2 The bracket is the eight teams with the best overall record; the WNBA seeds on record, not conference.
Who might not play
3 players are on the two reports. This is the part that moves a price in the hour before tip-off.
| Player | Team | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brionna Jones | Atlanta Dream | Out | Leg. Listed to return 2027-05-01. |
| Satou Sabally | New York Liberty | Out | Concussion. Listed to return 2027-05-01. |
| Elizabeth Balogun | New York Liberty | Out | Not Injury Related. Listed to return 2026-09-21. |
ESPN injury report for this fixture, read Sun, Sep 20, 2026, 1:02 PM PT.2 Day to day means available or not at the coach's call, often announced close to tip-off. Player names link to their ESPN stats page.
What the market says
| Side | Bid / ask | Last | Volume | Since open |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Liberty | 51¢ / 52¢ | 54¢ | 2,119 | 60¢ at open, down 6 |
| Atlanta Dream | 47¢ / 49¢ | 49¢ | 935 | 49¢ at open, unchanged |
Kalshi series KXWNBAGAME, event 26SEP21ATLNY, read Sun, Sep 20, 2026, 1:07 PM PT.3 You pay the ask to buy and receive the bid to sell, so a round trip costs more than one column suggests.
DraftKings had no line posted for this game when we read the slate.
ESPN's matchup model gives New York Liberty 53.9% and Atlanta Dream 46.1%.2 We show the model and the market side by side and leave the conclusion to you.
Trading it: the case each way
We are not posting a pick on this game. What follows is the argument on both sides, so you can write your own number before you look at the price again.
Reasons to stay out
Back-to-back meetings mean rotation decisions you cannot see from outside. A coach protecting legs for Wednesday is invisible until tip-off.
Whatever you decide, write the entry, the sell target and the hold rule before tip-off, and remember the fee is largest near 50¢. How the fee works
Sources
Every figure on this page came from one of these, read on Sunday, Sep 20, 2026. Live prices and injury reports change after that.
- ESPN WNBA scoreboard API: records, tip-off, venue, broadcasts and the DraftKings line. site.api.espn.com
- ESPN WNBA game summary, event 401857206: injury report, season series, recent form and the matchup model. site.api.espn.com
- Kalshi public markets API, series KXWNBAGAME. external-api.kalshi.com
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