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The gap between a 25-16 home side and a 3-18 road side is about as wide as the WNBA offers.
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WNBA · Tuesday, Sep 22 · Preview
Washington closes its home season against the league's worst road team
Washington is 25-16 and inside the bracket. Connecticut is 10-32 and 3-18 away from home, the second worst road record in the league.
Ice-Maiden Desk writer, WNBA
Tip-off
4:30 PM PT
Tue, Sep 22
Arena
CareFirst Arena
Washington
On TV
WNBA League Pass, NBC Sports BO
WNBA League Pass, NBC Sports BO
Kalshi, both sides
81¢ vs 22¢
WSH, CON
What's at stake
Washington is 25-16 and inside the bracket. Connecticut is 10-32 and 3-18 away from home, the second worst road record in the league.
The underdog story. Connecticut, at 22¢, with five players on the injury report including Brittney Griner.
Tale of the tape
| Going in | Connecticut Sun | Washington Mystics |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 10-32 | 25-16 |
| This venue | 3-18 on the road | 13-7 at home |
| Last five | LLLLLoldest first | WWWLWoldest first |
| Last game | L 101-89 vs MIN | W 110-80 at CHI |
| Playoff bracket | Eliminated | In the top eight |
| Season series | WSH leads series 2-1
| |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saniya Rivers | Connecticut Sun | Day to day | Ankle. Listed to return 2026-09-22. |
| Rayah Marshall | Connecticut Sun | Out | Coach's Decision. Listed to return 2026-09-22. |
| Brittney Griner | Connecticut Sun | Out | Knee. Listed to return 2026-09-22. |
| Olivia Nelson-Ododa | Connecticut Sun | Out | Knee. Listed to return 2026-09-22. |
| Kennedy Burke | Connecticut Sun | Out | Shoulder. 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
| Side | Bid / ask | Last | Volume | Since open |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Mystics | 77¢ / 80¢ | 81¢ | 1,270 | — |
| Connecticut Sun | 21¢ / 22¢ | 22¢ | 283 | — |
Kalshi series KXWNBAGAME, event 26SEP22CONNWSH, 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 Washington Mystics 82.9% and Connecticut Sun 17.1%.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
The market has it at 80¢ and Washington's own home record is 13-7, not dominant. The price may already be past the edge.
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 401857208: 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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