Basketball
WNBA game markets
Kalshi lists a YES contract for each team in each game, paying $1 on a win. Its open list has carried past-dated games before, so this board only shows markets whose close time is still ahead.
Season: Postseason games run through September and, in recent seasons, into October.
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Open WNBA markets
YES prices in cents from Kalshi's public data. Only markets that close after right now are shown, grouped by game.
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Source: Kalshi public market data, series KXWNBAGAME, checked for this page on Sep 19, 2026. Prices can be a few seconds old. They are market prices, not our picks and not a recommendation. PM Countdown isn't affiliated with or endorsed by Kalshi.
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Week archive
Every finished week becomes a permanent page: closing prices, results, and how each market moved.
- Week of 14-20 September 202616 games settled14 favourites held and 2 underdogs won, of the 16 games we hold a pre-game price for, 20,410,229 contracts tradedOpen
Previews
Every WNBA game we have written up
27 previews, Sep 20 to Oct 9. Records, the injury report, the season series and the price at the time we read it.
SunSep 202 games
MonSep 212 games
TueSep 225 games
- Connecticut Sun at Washington MysticsWashington's home finale, with its playoff spot already bankedRead the preview
- Golden State Valkyries at Portland FirePortland closes its first home season against a playoff-bound Golden StateRead the preview
- Los Angeles Sparks at Las Vegas AcesLos Angeles heads to Las Vegas, where the Aces are already bracket-boundRead the preview
- Minnesota Lynx at Indiana FeverMinnesota and Indiana is the best game of the final weekRead the preview
- Toronto Tempo at Chicago SkyToronto's first season meets Chicago in the final weekRead the preview
WedSep 232 games
ThuSep 245 games
- Chicago Sky at Washington MysticsWashington closes the regular season at home before the bracket opensRead the preview
- Golden State Valkyries at Los Angeles SparksLos Angeles hosts a playoff-bound Golden State to close the yearRead the preview
- Indiana Fever at Minnesota LynxIndiana at Minnesota decides where the top seed sitsRead the preview
- Las Vegas Aces at Phoenix MercuryLas Vegas finishes the regular season in PhoenixRead the preview
- Toronto Tempo at Connecticut SunToronto and Connecticut close the season at Mohegan SunRead the preview
FriSep 251 game
SunSep 274 games
- Dallas Wings at Golden State ValkyriesWings at Valkyries, Game 1: the WNBA playoffs open in San FranciscoRead the preview
- Indiana Fever at Las Vegas AcesFever at Aces, Game 1: the WNBA playoffs open in Las VegasRead the preview
- New York Liberty at Minnesota LynxLiberty at Lynx, Game 1: the WNBA playoffs open in MinneapolisRead the preview
- Washington Mystics at Atlanta DreamMystics at Dream, Game 1: the WNBA playoffs open in AtlantaRead the preview
TueSep 292 games
WedSep 302 games
Method, not picks
How we approach WNBA
What we look at before we write a plan. Every plan still has three lines: the buy price, the sell target and the hold rule.
One player matters more
Rosters are small, so one absence changes a game more than in the NBA. We confirm availability before posting a plan.
Series context in the playoffs
A team down in a series plays differently. We price the game in front of us, not the series narrative.
Thin books, wider gaps
Some games trade with a wide spread. If the gap between bid and ask eats the edge, we don't trade.
The target is set before tip-off
Same method as every sport: buy below fair value, place the sell order, decide the hold rule in advance.
Before you trade
What to check first
- Home court is close to a coin flip: 52.3% and +0.8 points in 2024, down from 64.3% in 2009.
- Check which way the home team last flew. Eastward jet lag cost home sides about 1.9 points a game.
- Add roughly 0.4 points per 1,000 miles the away team travelled.
- One absence is a bigger share of a 12-player roster than of an NBA 15.
- Back-to-backs have almost doubled since 2016, but the injury effect is not in the data.
- 40 minutes of play locks your result in here, eight minutes earlier than the NBA.
- There is no published report deadline like the NBA's. Work from lineups near tip.
Every market on Kalshi has its own rules page. When our checklist and the rules disagree, the rules win.
Basketball contracts on Kalshi
| Result locks at | 40 minutes of play |
|---|---|
| Overtime | Counts |
| Delay over 48 hours | Last fair price |
Read from Kalshi's filed contract terms for basketball. The one-line summary on a market page is not the contract; the terms are. Rules vary by series, so check the market you are actually trading.
Basics
How WNBA markets work
One YES per outcome
Each side gets its own YES contract. It pays $1.00 if that outcome happens and $0 if it doesn't.
Price reads as a chance
A 22¢ YES price means the market puts it near 22%. What matters is the gap between that and your own estimate.
Bid, ask and the gap
You buy at the ask and sell at the bid. The gap between them is a cost you pay every time you go in and out.
Fees move break-even
Kalshi's taker fee is 0.07 × contracts × price × (1 − price), rounded up to the cent. Resting orders on many markets pay a lower maker rate. Fee schedule
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