Reasons to look
A home team with a clean injury report against a side missing five players is as clear a mismatch as the schedule offers.
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Washington's regular season ends at home against Chicago
Washington is 25-16 and in the bracket, playing its final regular-season home game. Chicago is 15-27 and eliminated. Washington won the most recent meeting 110-80.
Ice-Maiden Desk writer, WNBA
Tip-off
4:30 PM PT
Thu, Sep 24
Arena
Capital One Arena
Washington
On TV
WNBA League Pass, CW26
WNBA League Pass, CW26
Kalshi
Not listed yet
markets open about three days out
What's at stake
Washington is 25-16 and in the bracket, playing its final regular-season home game. Chicago is 15-27 and eliminated. Washington won the most recent meeting 110-80.
The underdog story. Chicago, who are 5-16 on the road and lost the last meeting by thirty.
Tale of the tape
| Going in | Chicago Sky | Washington Mystics |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 15-27 | 25-16 |
| This venue | 5-16 on the road | 13-7 at home |
| Last five | LLLLLoldest first | WWWLWoldest first |
| Last game | L 106-81 at ATL | W 110-80 at CHI |
| Playoff bracket | Eliminated | In the top eight |
| Season series | WSH leads series 2-0
| |
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
5 players are on the two reports. This is the part that moves a price in the hour before tip-off.
| Player | Team | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natasha Cloud | Chicago Sky | Out | Knee. Listed to return 2026-09-22. |
| Azura Stevens | Chicago Sky | Out | Knee. Listed to return 2026-09-22. |
| DiJonai Carrington | Chicago Sky | Out | Foot. Listed to return 2026-09-22. |
| Skylar Diggins | Chicago Sky | Out | Knee. Listed to return 2027-05-01. |
| Rickea Jackson | Chicago Sky | Out | Knee. Listed to return 2027-05-01. |
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
Nothing yet. Kalshi had not listed a market for this game when we read the series at Sun, Sep 20, 2026, 1:07 PM PT, and we do not publish a price we cannot source.
Kalshi opens its WNBA game markets roughly three days ahead, so this one should appear closer to tip-off. When it does, this section fills in with the bid, the ask and the volume, stamped with the minute we read it.
ESPN's matchup model already gives Washington Mystics 73.3% and Chicago Sky 26.7%.2 A model is not a market, and the gap between the two is usually the interesting part once there is a price to compare.
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
Clear mismatches price accordingly. If the market opens Washington above 80¢, the upside is small and the fee is not.
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 401857216: 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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