Reasons to look
Seattle's home split is dramatically better than their road split, and a season-long record flattens that distinction.
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WNBA · Wednesday, Sep 23 · Preview
Dallas visits Seattle with the Storm's season nearly over
Dallas is 26-16 and inside the bracket. Seattle is 8-34 and has the league's worst record. Dallas has won all three meetings this year.
Ice-Maiden Desk writer, WNBA
Tip-off
7:00 PM PT
Wed, Sep 23
Arena
Climate Pledge Arena
Seattle
On TV
USA Net, CNBC
CW Seattle, KFAA-TV
Kalshi
Not listed yet
markets open about three days out
What's at stake
Dallas is 26-16 and inside the bracket. Seattle is 8-34 and has the league's worst record. Dallas has won all three meetings this year.
The underdog story. Seattle at home, where they are 6-15, which is still far better than their 2-19 road mark.
Tale of the tape
| Going in | Dallas Wings | Seattle Storm |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 26-16 | 8-34 |
| This venue | 10-10 on the road | 6-15 at home |
| Last five | WWWWWoldest first | LWLLLoldest first |
| Last game | W 87-82 vs PHX | L 70-57 at GS |
| Playoff bracket | In the top eight | Eliminated |
| Season series | DAL leads series 3-0
| |
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
7 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. |
| Jade Melbourne | Seattle Storm | Day to day | Illness. Listed to return 2026-09-20. |
| Zia Cooke | Seattle Storm | Out | Knee. Listed to return 2026-09-23. |
| Katie Lou Samuelson | Seattle Storm | Out | Knee. Listed to return 2027-05-01. |
| Ezi Magbegor | Seattle Storm | Out | Lower Leg. Listed to return 2027-07-01. |
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 Seattle Storm 26.4% and Dallas Wings 73.6%.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
Seattle is missing Ezi Magbegor, Katie Lou Samuelson and Zia Cooke. A thin roster at the end of a 34-loss season is not where value usually hides.
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 401857214: 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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