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Dallas can clinch ground on Phoenix a day after beating them
Dallas is 26-16 and sixth by record. Phoenix is 15-27 and eliminated. The two met on Saturday with Dallas winning 87-82, and they meet again here.
Ice-Maiden Desk writer, WNBA
Tip-off
7:00 PM PT
Mon, Sep 21
Arena
Mortgage Matchup Center
Phoenix
On TV
USA Net
AZ Family Sports Net, Merc+
Kalshi, both sides
33¢ vs 69¢
PHX, DAL
What's at stake
Dallas is 26-16 and sixth by record. Phoenix is 15-27 and eliminated. The two met on Saturday with Dallas winning 87-82, and they meet again here.
The underdog story. Phoenix at home, at 32¢, a day after losing by five to the same opponent.
Tale of the tape
| Going in | Dallas Wings | Phoenix Mercury |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 26-16 | 15-27 |
| This venue | 10-10 on the road | 6-14 at home |
| Last five | WWWWWoldest first | LLWWLoldest first |
| Last game | W 87-82 vs PHX | L 87-82 at DAL |
| Playoff bracket | In the top eight | Eliminated |
| Season series | DAL 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
6 players are on the two reports. This is the part that moves a price in the hour before tip-off.
| Player | Team | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alanna Smith | Dallas Wings | Out | Lower Leg. Listed to return 2026-09-27. |
| Azzi Fudd | Dallas Wings | Out | Knee. Listed to return 2027-04-15. |
| Costanza Verona | Dallas Wings | Out | Personal. Listed to return 2026-09-21. |
| Kahleah Copper | Phoenix Mercury | Out | Groin. Listed to return 2026-09-21. |
| Kelsey Plum | Phoenix Mercury | Out | Lower Leg. Listed to return 2027-05-01. |
| Jovana Nogic | Phoenix Mercury | Out | Not Injury Related. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix Mercury | 31¢ / 32¢ | 33¢ | 285 | 35¢ at open, down 2 |
| Dallas Wings | 68¢ / 69¢ | 69¢ | 835 | 72¢ at open, down 3 |
Kalshi series KXWNBAGAME, event 26SEP21DALPHX, 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 it at DAL -6.5 when we read the slate.1
ESPN's matchup model gives Phoenix Mercury 39.9% and Dallas Wings 60.1%.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
Phoenix is without Kelsey Plum and Kahleah Copper, so the roster you are pricing is not the roster the season average describes.
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 401857207: 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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