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2020 WNBA Season

132 regular-season games · 8 playoff teams

Final

Champion

Seattle Storm

4th Title

Last Title: 2018

Runner-Up

Las Vegas Aces

1st Appearance

Biggest Overachiever

Las Vegas Aces

3.18 wins above expected

18 wins · 14.82 expected wins

Biggest Disappointment

New York Liberty

2.65 wins below expected

2 wins · 4.65 expected wins

Final Standings

Final regular season records. The vsSim column shows actual wins minus the simulation's mean wins - positive values indicate the team overachieved, negative values mean they underperformed.

# Team W L Pct GB PPG OPP DIFF SimW vsSim
1 Las Vegas Aces League 18 4 .818 - 88.7 80.1 +8.6 14.82 +3.18
2 Seattle Storm Playoffs 18 4 .818 - 87.5 76.0 +11.5 14.94 +3.06
3 Los Angeles Sparks Playoffs 15 7 .682 3 84.9 80.3 +4.6 14.29 +0.71
4 Minnesota Lynx Playoffs 14 8 .636 4 84.4 80.6 +3.8 13.49 +0.51
5 Phoenix Mercury Playoffs 13 9 .591 5 86.1 84.1 +2.0 10.97 +2.03
6 Chicago Sky Playoffs 12 10 .545 6 86.7 84.1 +2.6 13.34 -1.34
7 Connecticut Sun Playoffs 10 12 .455 8 80.4 79.9 +0.5 11.57 -1.57
8 Washington Mystics Playoffs 9 13 .409 9 80.0 81.5 -1.5 11.63 -2.63
9 Dallas Wings 8 14 .364 10 83.4 87.0 -3.5 7.89 +0.11
10 Atlanta Dream 7 15 .318 11 81.0 87.6 -6.7 6.28 +0.72
11 Indiana Fever 6 16 .273 12 81.7 89.5 -7.9 8.13 -2.13
12 New York Liberty 2 20 .091 16 71.9 85.9 -14.0 4.65 -2.65

Playoff Bracket

WNBA Playoffs

First Round

Connecticut Sun 94
Chicago Sky 81

Sep 15

Phoenix Mercury 85
Washington Mystics 84

Sep 15

Second Round

Connecticut Sun 73
Los Angeles Sparks 59

Sep 17

Minnesota Lynx 80
Phoenix Mercury 79

Sep 17

Semifinals

Las Vegas Aces 3
Connecticut Sun 2

5 games · Sep 20–Sep 29

Seattle Storm 3
Minnesota Lynx 0

3 games · Sep 22–Sep 27

WNBA Finals

Seattle Storm 3
Las Vegas Aces 0

3 games · Oct 2–Oct 6

Season Summary

Every team's regular season finish compared against the simulated win totals. Click on any column header to sort. Luck is the team's actual total minus the simulation's mean. Positive values indicate the team outperformed the expected total; negative values indicate the team was unluckier than expected. Percentile represents where their actual result fell in the simulated distribution.

Team Conference Division Elo Actual Avg. Wins Luck Percentile Min 5th Q1 Median Q3 95th Max
Las Vegas Aces 1780 18 14.82 +3.18 96.77% 6 11 13 15 16 18 22
Seattle Storm 1762 18 14.94 +3.06 96.33% 6 12 14 15 16 18 22
Los Angeles Sparks 1593 15 14.29 +0.71 71.56% 5 11 13 14 16 18 22
Minnesota Lynx 1581 14 13.49 +0.51 68.06% 4 10 12 14 15 17 21
Phoenix Mercury 1545 13 10.97 +2.03 87.86% 2 7 9 11 12 15 20
Connecticut Sun 1519 10 11.57 -1.57 31.18% 3 8 10 12 13 15 20
Chicago Sky 1498 12 13.34 -1.34 34.58% 4 10 12 13 15 17 22
Washington Mystics 1488 9 11.63 -2.63 15.51% 3 8 10 12 13 15 20
Dallas Wings 1397 8 7.89 +0.11 61.80% 0 4 6 8 9 11 17
Atlanta Dream 1377 7 6.28 +0.72 73.69% 0 3 5 6 8 10 15
Indiana Fever 1297 6 8.13 -2.13 22.17% 0 5 7 8 10 12 17
New York Liberty 1163 2 4.65 -2.65 11.37% 0 2 3 5 6 8 14

Head-to-Head

Cells show each team's record against each opponent with the expected wins from the simulation below Gold-tinted cells indicate the team beat the model's expectations by more than a half-win while navy-tinted cells indicate they fell short by more than a half-win.

Beat expectations Fell short Within expectations
Team Dream Sky Sun Wings Fever Aces Sparks Lynx Liberty Mercury Storm Mystics
Atlanta Dream
1-1
(0.4 exp.)
1-1
(0.5 exp.)
1-1
(0.9 exp.)
1-1
(0.8 exp.)
0-2
(0.5 exp.)
0-2
(0.2 exp.)
1-1
(0.3 exp.)
2-0
(1.2 exp.)
0-2
(0.6 exp.)
0-2
(0.3 exp.)
0-2
(0.6 exp.)
Chicago Sky
1-1
(1.6 exp.)
1-1
(1.2 exp.)
2-0
(1.3 exp.)
2-0
(1.5 exp.)
2-0
(0.9 exp.)
1-1
(0.8 exp.)
0-2
(1.1 exp.)
1-1
(1.8 exp.)
1-1
(1.2 exp.)
0-2
(0.8 exp.)
1-1
(1.1 exp.)
Connecticut Sun
1-1
(1.5 exp.)
1-1
(0.8 exp.)
2-0
(1.2 exp.)
2-0
(1.4 exp.)
0-2
(0.6 exp.)
0-2
(0.8 exp.)
0-2
(1.0 exp.)
2-0
(1.7 exp.)
1-1
(1.0 exp.)
0-2
(0.6 exp.)
1-1
(1.0 exp.)
Dallas Wings
1-1
(1.1 exp.)
0-2
(0.7 exp.)
0-2
(0.8 exp.)
2-0
(0.9 exp.)
0-2
(0.5 exp.)
0-2
(0.4 exp.)
0-2
(0.5 exp.)
2-0
(1.3 exp.)
1-1
(0.6 exp.)
0-2
(0.3 exp.)
2-0
(0.8 exp.)
Indiana Fever
1-1
(1.2 exp.)
0-2
(0.5 exp.)
0-2
(0.6 exp.)
0-2
(1.1 exp.)
0-2
(0.4 exp.)
0-2
(0.7 exp.)
0-2
(0.5 exp.)
2-0
(1.3 exp.)
1-1
(0.7 exp.)
1-1
(0.4 exp.)
1-1
(0.6 exp.)
Las Vegas Aces
2-0
(1.5 exp.)
0-2
(1.1 exp.)
2-0
(1.4 exp.)
2-0
(1.5 exp.)
2-0
(1.6 exp.)
2-0
(1.2 exp.)
2-0
(1.2 exp.)
2-0
(1.8 exp.)
0-2
(1.5 exp.)
2-0
(1.0 exp.)
2-0
(1.0 exp.)
Los Angeles Sparks
2-0
(1.8 exp.)
1-1
(1.2 exp.)
2-0
(1.2 exp.)
2-0
(1.6 exp.)
2-0
(1.3 exp.)
0-2
(0.8 exp.)
1-1
(1.1 exp.)
2-0
(1.8 exp.)
2-0
(1.3 exp.)
0-2
(0.9 exp.)
1-1
(1.4 exp.)
Minnesota Lynx
1-1
(1.7 exp.)
2-0
(0.9 exp.)
2-0
(1.0 exp.)
2-0
(1.5 exp.)
2-0
(1.5 exp.)
0-2
(0.8 exp.)
1-1
(0.9 exp.)
2-0
(1.7 exp.)
1-1
(1.3 exp.)
0-2
(0.9 exp.)
1-1
(1.3 exp.)
New York Liberty
0-2
(0.8 exp.)
1-1
(0.2 exp.)
0-2
(0.3 exp.)
0-2
(0.7 exp.)
0-2
(0.7 exp.)
0-2
(0.2 exp.)
0-2
(0.2 exp.)
0-2
(0.3 exp.)
0-2
(0.4 exp.)
0-2
(0.4 exp.)
1-1
(0.3 exp.)
Phoenix Mercury
2-0
(1.4 exp.)
1-1
(0.8 exp.)
1-1
(1.0 exp.)
1-1
(1.4 exp.)
1-1
(1.3 exp.)
2-0
(0.5 exp.)
0-2
(0.7 exp.)
1-1
(0.7 exp.)
2-0
(1.6 exp.)
0-2
(0.6 exp.)
2-0
(1.0 exp.)
Seattle Storm
2-0
(1.7 exp.)
2-0
(1.2 exp.)
2-0
(1.4 exp.)
2-0
(1.7 exp.)
1-1
(1.6 exp.)
0-2
(1.0 exp.)
2-0
(1.1 exp.)
2-0
(1.1 exp.)
2-0
(1.6 exp.)
2-0
(1.4 exp.)
1-1
(1.2 exp.)
Washington Mystics
2-0
(1.4 exp.)
1-1
(0.9 exp.)
1-1
(1.0 exp.)
0-2
(1.2 exp.)
1-1
(1.4 exp.)
0-2
(1.0 exp.)
1-1
(0.6 exp.)
1-1
(0.7 exp.)
1-1
(1.7 exp.)
0-2
(1.0 exp.)
1-1
(0.8 exp.)

Scoreline Distribution

Cells represent the percentage of games that ended with a team's points in the row and its opponent's points in the column. Cells below the diagonal are wins (gold), and cells above are losses (blue). Totals along the edges show the marginal percentages for that row or column.

Win Loss Same range
↓ Scored | Allowed →<6060–6970–7980–8990–99100–109Total
<600.76%0.38%1.14%
60–690.76%3.41%2.65%2.27%0.76%9.85%
70–790.38%3.41%3.79%13.26%5.30%1.14%27.27%
80–892.65%13.26%9.09%7.20%1.52%33.71%
90–992.27%5.30%7.20%2.27%3.41%20.45%
100–1090.76%1.14%1.52%3.41%0.76%7.58%
Total1.14%9.85%27.27%33.71%20.45%7.58%100%

Summary Statistics

Scored Allowed Difference
Mean 83.06 83.06 +0.00
SD 10.82 10.82 14.06
CV 0.13 0.13
Max 107 107 +41
Min 48 48 -41

Games Played: 132

↓ Scored | Allowed →<6060–6970–7980–8990–99100–109Total
<60
60–694.55%4.55%4.55%13.64%
70–794.55%27.27%4.55%4.55%40.91%
80–899.09%13.64%22.73%
90–994.55%9.09%13.64%
100–1099.09%9.09%
Total4.55%13.64%31.82%40.91%9.09%100%

Atlanta Dream — Summary Statistics

Scored Allowed Difference
Mean 80.95 87.64 -6.68
SD 11.24 10.15 12.91
CV 0.14 0.12
Max 105 100 +12
Min 62 56 -37

Games Played: 22

↓ Scored | Allowed →<6060–6970–7980–8990–99100–109Total
<60
60–694.55%4.55%
70–794.55%9.09%13.64%
80–8913.64%27.27%9.09%50.00%
90–994.55%4.55%4.55%4.55%18.18%
100–1094.55%4.55%4.55%13.64%
Total4.55%31.82%45.45%13.64%4.55%100%

Chicago Sky — Summary Statistics

Scored Allowed Difference
Mean 86.73 84.09 +2.64
SD 9.54 8.36 11.93
CV 0.11 0.10
Max 101 101 +25
Min 69 67 -18

Games Played: 22

↓ Scored | Allowed →<6060–6970–7980–8990–99100–109Total
<60
60–699.09%9.09%
70–7913.64%4.55%18.18%13.64%50.00%
80–899.09%4.55%4.55%18.18%
90–994.55%4.55%4.55%9.09%22.73%
100–109
Total27.27%22.73%22.73%18.18%9.09%100%

Connecticut Sun — Summary Statistics

Scored Allowed Difference
Mean 80.36 79.91 +0.45
SD 8.98 12.67 13.67
CV 0.11 0.16
Max 96 100 +23
Min 69 62 -23

Games Played: 22

↓ Scored | Allowed →<6060–6970–7980–8990–99100–109Total
<60
60–694.55%4.55%4.55%13.64%
70–799.09%9.09%4.55%22.73%
80–8913.64%4.55%13.64%31.82%
90–999.09%4.55%9.09%22.73%
100–1099.09%9.09%
Total27.27%27.27%36.36%9.09%100%

Dallas Wings — Summary Statistics

Scored Allowed Difference
Mean 83.41 86.95 -3.55
SD 10.79 9.63 9.50
CV 0.13 0.11
Max 101 107 +13
Min 65 70 -23

Games Played: 22

↓ Scored | Allowed →<6060–6970–7980–8990–99100–109Total
<60
60–694.55%4.55%
70–794.55%18.18%13.64%9.09%45.45%
80–899.09%4.55%9.09%4.55%27.27%
90–994.55%9.09%4.55%18.18%
100–1094.55%4.55%
Total18.18%36.36%22.73%22.73%100%

Indiana Fever — Summary Statistics

Scored Allowed Difference
Mean 81.68 89.55 -7.86
SD 9.11 9.21 12.16
CV 0.11 0.10
Max 106 105 +16
Min 62 75 -25

Games Played: 22

↓ Scored | Allowed →<6060–6970–7980–8990–99100–109Total
<60
60–69
70–799.09%9.09%
80–894.55%27.27%18.18%4.55%54.55%
90–9913.64%4.55%4.55%4.55%27.27%
100–1094.55%4.55%9.09%
Total4.55%54.55%27.27%9.09%4.55%100%

Las Vegas Aces — Summary Statistics

Scored Allowed Difference
Mean 88.73 80.14 +8.59
SD 7.38 9.01 9.26
CV 0.08 0.11
Max 104 102 +30
Min 78 63 -7

Games Played: 22

↓ Scored | Allowed →<6060–6970–7980–8990–99100–109Total
<60
60–69
70–7913.64%9.09%22.73%
80–894.55%22.73%13.64%4.55%45.45%
90–9918.18%13.64%31.82%
100–109
Total4.55%40.91%40.91%13.64%100%

Los Angeles Sparks — Summary Statistics

Scored Allowed Difference
Mean 84.91 80.32 +4.59
SD 7.96 7.51 12.17
CV 0.09 0.09
Max 99 96 +26
Min 70 64 -18

Games Played: 22

↓ Scored | Allowed →<6060–6970–7980–8990–99100–109Total
<60
60–694.55%4.55%9.09%
70–799.09%4.55%9.09%22.73%
80–899.09%18.18%4.55%9.09%40.91%
90–999.09%4.55%13.64%27.27%
100–109
Total4.55%18.18%18.18%40.91%9.09%9.09%100%

Minnesota Lynx — Summary Statistics

Scored Allowed Difference
Mean 84.41 80.59 +3.82
SD 8.47 12.80 14.05
CV 0.10 0.16
Max 98 104 +30
Min 66 48 -24

Games Played: 22

↓ Scored | Allowed →<6060–6970–7980–8990–99100–109Total
<604.55%4.55%9.09%
60–694.55%13.64%13.64%4.55%36.36%
70–794.55%4.55%22.73%9.09%40.91%
80–894.55%4.55%9.09%
90–99
100–1094.55%4.55%
Total9.09%13.64%36.36%31.82%9.09%100%

New York Liberty — Summary Statistics

Scored Allowed Difference
Mean 71.86 85.86 -14.00
SD 10.05 11.24 11.58
CV 0.14 0.13
Max 101 105 +8
Min 56 62 -41

Games Played: 22

↓ Scored | Allowed →<6060–6970–7980–8990–99100–109Total
<60
60–694.55%4.55%9.09%
70–7913.64%4.55%18.18%
80–894.55%9.09%4.55%9.09%27.27%
90–994.55%9.09%13.64%27.27%
100–1094.55%9.09%4.55%18.18%
Total9.09%22.73%40.91%22.73%4.55%100%

Phoenix Mercury — Summary Statistics

Scored Allowed Difference
Mean 86.14 84.14 +2.00
SD 12.44 10.11 14.89
CV 0.14 0.12
Max 105 106 +29
Min 60 67 -23

Games Played: 22

↓ Scored | Allowed →<6060–6970–7980–8990–99100–109Total
<60
60–69
70–799.09%9.09%18.18%
80–899.09%27.27%4.55%4.55%45.45%
90–994.55%4.55%4.55%4.55%18.18%
100–1099.09%4.55%4.55%18.18%
Total31.82%31.82%22.73%13.64%100%

Seattle Storm — Summary Statistics

Scored Allowed Difference
Mean 87.55 76.00 +11.55
SD 10.24 10.93 13.99
CV 0.12 0.14
Max 107 95 +41
Min 71 60 -18

Games Played: 22

↓ Scored | Allowed →<6060–6970–7980–8990–99100–109Total
<604.55%4.55%
60–6913.64%4.55%18.18%
70–794.55%4.55%9.09%4.55%22.73%
80–8913.64%13.64%4.55%31.82%
90–994.55%4.55%9.09%18.18%
100–1094.55%4.55%
Total4.55%9.09%31.82%31.82%13.64%9.09%100%

Washington Mystics — Summary Statistics

Scored Allowed Difference
Mean 80.00 81.55 -1.55
SD 13.38 11.20 12.69
CV 0.17 0.14
Max 101 101 +25
Min 48 58 -22

Games Played: 22

Wins vs. Points Scored, Allowed, and Differential

Wins plotted against points scored, allowed, and differential. Use the buttons to switch views; hover a team for exact values. The table gives each fit's R² and slope (the change in wins per 10 points).

Fit Metrics

Slope
Scored 0.77 +9.4
Allowed 0.61 -9.7
Differential 0.97 +6.7

Home-Field Advantage Edge

A measure of how well each team has taken advantage of home-field advantage during the season. For each team, sum the win probabilities for home games and compare against the team's actual performance at home. Repeat for games on the road. Positive values indicate the team has played comparatively better at home than on the road. Negative values indicate the team is not utilizing home field advantage.

Top Overachievers & Disappointments

The teams that deviated the most from the simulated results.

Top Overachievers

# Team Actual Sim Luck
1 Las Vegas Aces 18 14.82 +3.18
2 Seattle Storm 18 14.94 +3.06
3 Phoenix Mercury 13 10.97 +2.03
4 Atlanta Dream 7 6.28 +0.72
5 Los Angeles Sparks 15 14.29 +0.71

Biggest Disappointments

# Team Actual Sim Luck
1 New York Liberty 2 4.65 -2.65
2 Washington Mystics 9 11.63 -2.63
3 Indiana Fever 6 8.13 -2.13
4 Connecticut Sun 10 11.57 -1.57
5 Chicago Sky 12 13.34 -1.34

Top Streaks

The most unlikely streaks achieved by teams throughout the season according to the model's probabilities. Calculated by using the pregame win/loss probabilities for all the games in each team's streak.

Most Unlikely Winning Streaks

# Team Games Dates Probability
1 Phoenix Mercury 6 Aug 23 – Sep 5 1 in 63
2 Washington Mystics 4 Sep 8 – Sep 13 1 in 51
3 Las Vegas Aces 7 Aug 2 – Aug 15 1 in 43
4 Seattle Storm 9 Aug 1 – Aug 18 1 in 22
5 Los Angeles Sparks 9 Aug 9 – Aug 30 1 in 20

Most Unlikely Losing Streaks

# Team Games Dates Probability
1 Washington Mystics 7 Aug 1 – Aug 15 1 in 1,878
2 Chicago Sky 4 Sep 2 – Sep 9 1 in 55
3 Indiana Fever 8 Aug 22 – Sep 8 1 in 25
4 Atlanta Dream 10 Aug 2 – Aug 21 1 in 24
5 Connecticut Sun 5 Jul 26 – Aug 4 1 in 21

Finish Position Heatmaps

Cells represent the percentage of the time a team finished in a given position in the simulation.

Team123456789101112
Seattle Storm28.43%21.52%16.89%12.50%9.09%5.94%3.37%1.64%0.48%0.11%0.02%<0.01%
Las Vegas Aces26.95%21.61%16.81%12.74%9.29%6.16%3.75%1.88%0.61%0.17%0.03%<0.01%
Los Angeles Sparks18.48%18.73%17.58%15.07%11.82%8.49%5.47%2.96%1.10%0.26%0.04%<0.01%
Minnesota Lynx10.57%13.61%15.09%15.79%15.00%12.39%8.99%5.45%2.23%0.69%0.15%0.02%
Chicago Sky9.90%12.77%14.76%15.53%14.73%12.62%9.68%6.15%2.70%0.94%0.21%0.02%
Washington Mystics2.02%4.22%6.73%9.88%13.38%16.45%18.11%15.54%8.55%3.75%1.20%0.18%
Connecticut Sun2.35%4.47%6.87%9.65%12.76%15.73%17.27%15.90%9.27%4.12%1.39%0.20%
Phoenix Mercury1.24%2.79%4.57%7.20%10.50%14.64%18.25%19.68%12.29%6.14%2.21%0.48%
Indiana Fever0.04%0.16%0.38%0.82%1.70%3.63%6.95%13.40%25.12%25.04%16.25%6.50%
Dallas Wings0.03%0.10%0.30%0.73%1.46%3.24%6.20%11.92%22.57%26.37%19.02%8.06%
Atlanta Dream<0.01%<0.01%0.02%0.08%0.25%0.66%1.74%4.57%11.69%22.55%35.12%23.32%
New York Liberty--<0.01%<0.01%0.02%0.05%0.23%0.91%3.38%9.83%24.37%61.20%

Win Totals in Context

How each team's actual results compared to their simulated results, Elo rating, average opponent Elo, and percentile within simulated outcomes? Click a division name in the legend to toggle it on or off.

Playoff Seed Probabilities

Cells represent the percentage of the time a team earned a given playoff seed in the simulation. Teams are sorted by likelihood of earning the top seed. Teams that missed the playoffs more often sit toward the bottom.

Team1 Seed2 Seed3 Seed4 Seed5 Seed6 Seed7 Seed8 SeedMissed Playoffs
Seattle Storm28.43%21.52%16.89%12.50%9.09%5.94%3.37%1.64%0.61%
Las Vegas Aces26.95%21.61%16.81%12.74%9.29%6.16%3.75%1.88%0.82%
Los Angeles Sparks18.48%18.73%17.58%15.07%11.82%8.49%5.47%2.96%1.40%
Minnesota Lynx10.57%13.61%15.09%15.79%15.00%12.39%8.99%5.45%3.10%
Chicago Sky9.90%12.77%14.76%15.53%14.73%12.62%9.68%6.15%3.87%
Connecticut Sun2.35%4.47%6.87%9.65%12.76%15.73%17.27%15.90%14.98%
Washington Mystics2.02%4.22%6.73%9.88%13.38%16.45%18.11%15.54%13.68%
Phoenix Mercury1.24%2.79%4.57%7.20%10.50%14.64%18.25%19.68%21.14%
Indiana Fever0.04%0.16%0.38%0.82%1.70%3.63%6.95%13.40%72.91%
Dallas Wings0.03%0.10%0.30%0.73%1.46%3.24%6.20%11.92%76.02%
Atlanta Dream<0.01%<0.01%0.02%0.08%0.25%0.66%1.74%4.57%92.68%
New York Liberty--<0.01%<0.01%0.02%0.05%0.23%0.91%98.78%

Edges & Scoring

How these are measured

The navy dot is the actual value, the gold line and key are the model's reference where one applies, and the slate ticks are the cutoffs between read labels listed under each metric.

Home Edge
Percentage of games won by the home team - percentage of games won by the away team
No Edge: under 2% · Slight Edge: 2% to 6% · Clear Edge: 6% to 10% · Fortress: 10% and up.
Elo Value
Number of Elo rating points that 1 point is worth. A team this many Elo ratings points better than another would be expected to defeat their opponent by 1 point at a neutral location.
Scoring Tilt
Average home points - average away points per game. The gold line represents the expected home points edge according to the scoring value of a point of Elo and the number of Elo rating points home advantage is worth.
Road-Tilted: under -3.2 · Lean Road: -3.2 to 0 · Lean Home: 0 to 3.2 · Home-Tilted: 3.2 and up.
Home Edge
HomeAway
+0.00%
No Edge
50.00%50.00%
Elo Value
Home Edge: 0.00 Elo pts.
26 Elo
0.039 points per Elo point
080
Scoring Tilt
Expected
+0.83 points
Lean Home
-8+0.00+8

Title Race

How these are measured

The navy dot is the actual value, the gold line and key are the model's reference where one applies, and the slate ticks are the cutoffs between read labels listed under each metric.

Title-Race Openness
Effective number of preseason title contenders. Calculated by taking 1 divided by the sum of squared preseason title odds. Higher numbers indicate more parity in the league while 1 indicates that the preseason favorite is a near-lock.
Front-Runner: under 2 · Few Contenders: 2 to 4 · Open Race: 4 to 8 · Wide Open: 8 and up.
Champion Preseason Odds
Preseason probability that the eventual champion would win the title based on the simulated results. Location of the dot marks their rank across all teams, ranging from longshot to favorite.
Preseason Favorite: 1st · Among the Favorites: 2nd · Middle of the Pack: 3rd to 6th · Longshot: 7th or lower.
Title Run Odds
Given that actual playoff bracket, the probability that the champion would win the exact series/games they faced in reality. The gold line represents their odds of winning if every series/game was a toss-up.
Long Shot: under 12.5% · Tough Road: 12.5% to 25% · Favored: 25% to 50% · Heavy Favorite: 50% and up.
Title-Race Openness
3.1
Few Contenders
124810
Champion Preseason Odds
37%
Seattle Storm, 2nd of 12
LongshotFavorite
Title Run Odds
Coin-flip
36.9%
Favored
025.00%50%

Simulation-Based Surprises

How these are measured

The navy dot is the actual value, the gold line and key are the model's reference where one applies, and the slate ticks are the cutoffs between read labels listed under each metric.

Luck Spread
Average standard deviation of the difference between each team's actual wins total and their simulated average wins total. The gold line is the standard deviation the model expected from random chance alone.
Subdued: under 1.67 · As Expected: 1.67 to 2.3 · Elevated: 2.3 to 3.13 · High Variance: 3.13 and up.
Average Finish Error
Average gap in the rank of the final standings between where each team finished in the standings and where the model projected them to finish.
Pinpoint: under 1.26 · Close: 1.26 to 1.7 · Off Target: 1.7 to 2.22 · Well Off Target: 2.22 and up.
Biggest Overachiever
The team whose record finished in the highest percentile within its own simulated range of outcomes. The gold line indicates where the top team in a league of 12 teams typically lands.
Biggest Underachiever
The team whose record finished in the lowest percentile within its own simulated range of outcomes. The gold line indicates where the bottom team in a league of 12 teams typically lands.
Season Outliers
Number of teams that finished either above the 95th percentile or below the 5th percentile. Even with a well-calibrated model, 10% of teams are expected to land in the extremes of their distributions.
Minimal Outliers: under 0.6 · As Expected: 0.6 to 1.44 · Several Outliers: 1.44 to 2.64 · Many Outliers: 2.64 and up.
Unexpected Playoff Teams
Number of teams that actually made the playoffs but were not in the model's projected field.The gold line represents how many playoff teams the simulation missed on average.
Fewer Than Expected: under 0.45 · As Expected: 0.45 to 0.75 · More Than Expected: 0.75 to 1.19 · Far More Than Expected: 1.19 and up.
Luck Spread
Expected
1.99 wins
As Expected
02.095
Average Finish Error
Expected
0.92
Pinpoint
01.483
Biggest Overachiever
Expected 95.83%
96.77%
Las Vegas Aces
50100
Biggest Underachiever
Expected 4.17%
11.37%
New York Liberty
050
Season Outliers
Expected
2 of 12
Several Outliers
01.26
Unexpected Playoff Teams
Expected 0.6
0 of 8
Fewer Than Expected
08

Parity

How these are measured

The navy dot is the actual value, the gold line and key are the model's reference where one applies, and the slate ticks are the cutoffs between read labels listed under each metric.

Gini Index
Measures how evenly wins were distributed across the league. Lower scores indicate there was less variability across the actual wins totals .Higher scores are an indication of more imbalance in the league with a few unusually strong or unusually weak teams.
Highly Balanced: under 0.08 · Balanced: 0.08 to 0.15 · Top-Heavy: 0.15 to 0.24 · Concentrated: 0.24 and up.
Noll-Scully
Measures how more times spread out the final standings were in reality compared to standings that were generated by flipping a coin for each game. The gold line at 1 indicates as much variability in the standings as s coin flip. Above it, talent gaps in team composition stretched the standings more than the variability produced by luck alone. Below it, the league was more competitive than coin flips alone would yield.
Compressed: under 0.9 · Coin-Flip Spread: 0.9 to 1.15 · Moderate Separation: 1.15 to 1.45 · Stratified: 1.45 and up.
Interquartile Edge
The probability that the team in the 75th percentile of the league's Elo ratings would defeat the team in the 25th percentile at a neutral site. The higher the probability, the larger the gap between the top teams and bottom teams in the league.
Even: under 58% · Competitive: 58% to 65% · Tilted: 65% to 73% · Lopsided: 73% and up.
Best vs. Worst
The probability that the team with the highest Elo rating would defeat the team with the lowest Elo rating at a neutral site.The higher the probability, the larger the gap between the top teams and bottom teams in the league. The gold line represents how high this probability is expected to be in a league of this size. A blue dot to the right indicates an unusually dominant team or an unusually weak team.
Tight: under 65% · Clear Edge: 65% to 78% · Lopsided: 78% to 88% · No Contest: 88% and up.
Close Games
Actual percentage of games decided by 3 run/points or fewer. The gold line indicates the proportion of close games you would expect after considering the Elo ratings of the involved teams and the scoring value of a single Elo point.
Mostly Decisive: under 25% · Some Drama: 25% to 38% · Often Close: 38% to 50% · Nail-Biters: 50% and up.
Blowouts
Actual percentage of games decided by 15 runs/points or more. The gold line indicates the proportion of blowouts you would expect after considering the Elo ratings of the involved teams and the scoring value of a single Elo point.
Rare: under 10% · Occasional: 10% to 20% · Frequent: 20% to 30% · Routine: 30% and up.
Gini Index
0.24
Concentrated
00.080.150.240.5
Noll-Scully
Coin-flip
1.49
Stratified
01.003
Interquartile Edge
75%
Lopsided
50%58%65%73%100%
Best vs. Worst
Baseline 97%
97%
No Contest
50%100%
Close Games
Expected
14%
Mostly Decisive
0%17%100%
Blowouts
Expected
33%
Routine
0%30%100%

Predictability

How these are measured

The navy dot is the actual value, the gold line and key are the model's reference where one applies, and the slate ticks are the cutoffs between read labels listed under each metric.

Brier Score
How close the pregame win probabilities aligned with the actual game result, averaged over the entire season. Picks that were both confident and correct are rewarded the most, while incorrect predictions and/or uncertain predictions are penalized more. Lower scores are better. 0 indicates every game was perfectly predicted with maximum confidence. For sports with where wins and losses are the only outcomes, Brier scores less than 0.25 indicate the model did better than random predictions. For sports where ties are possible, 0.67 is the cutoff for which the Brier score must be lower to beat random predictions. The lower the Brier score, the easier and more accurately the games were to predict.
Highly Predictable: under 0.18 · Predictable: 0.18 to 0.22 · Hard to Predict: 0.22 to 0.25 · Coin-Flip: 0.25 and up.
Matchup Imbalance
How lopsided the matchups were on paper, calculated by averaging the difference in the win probabilities divided by the sum of the win probabilities. Lower scores indicate more parity in the league. 0 indicates that every game was a 50-50 toss-up between evenly matched teams. 1 means every game pitted a heavy favorite against a huge underdog.
Evenly Matched: under 0.12 · Slight Separation: 0.12 to 0.22 · Wide Gaps: 0.22 to 0.34 · Lopsided: 0.34 and up.
Strangeness
How extreme the actual final standings were compared to what the model expected. A value of 0 would indicate that the simulated results perfectly matched the actual standings. A score of 1 indicates that the actual results were scattered around the projections by exactly the variance the model predicted. (i.e. The projections missed the actual standings by 1 standard deviation on average. Scores larger than 1 mean the season was wilder to forecast with more overperforming and underperforming teams than expected. Scores less than 1 indicate the season was more predictable.
Tighter Than Modeled: under 0.85 · As Expected: 0.85 to 1.15 · Volatile: 1.15 to 1.5 · Chaotic: 1.5 and up.
Repeatability
How closely the order of the final standings aligned with the ranked preseason Elo ratings as calculated by the Spearman rank correlation. Larger values indicate that the preseason Elo ratings were a strong predictor of the team's final rank in the standings while values near 0 mean.
Reshuffled: under 0.3 · Weak Alignment: 0.3 to 0.6 · Strong Alignment: 0.6 to 0.85 · Closely Aligned: 0.85 and up.
Upset Rate
The percentage of the time the underdog won the game in reality. The gold line measures how often the model expected the underdog to win when considering the outcome probabilities. A blue dot to the right of the gold line means upsets were more prevalent than left. A dot to the left indicates that favorites won more often than expected.
Chalk Held: under 30% · As Expected: 30% to 40% · Upset-Prone: 40% to 46% · Bedlam: 46% and up.
Clear Favorite Upset Rate
The percentage of the time the underdog won the game in reality, but only including games with a clear favorite, one at least 60% likely to win once a draw is set aside. This metrics ignores games that could be considered toss-ups. The gold line is how often the model expected these heavy favorites to lose. A dot to the right means the big favorites were upset more than expected; to the left means they took care of business.
Favorites Held: under 22% · As Expected: 22% to 32% · Shaky Favorites: 32% to 42% · Bedlam: 42% and up.
Brier Score
Expected
0.20
Predictable
00.201
Matchup Imbalance
0.38
Lopsided
00.120.220.340.5
Strangeness
Expected
0.94
As Expected
01.002
Repeatability
0.46
Weak Alignment
00.30.60.851
Upset Rate
Expected
28%
Chalk Held
0%31%50%
Clear Favorite Upset Rate
Expected
25%
As Expected
0%25%50%

Calibration

How these are measured

The navy dot is the actual value, the gold line and key are the model's reference where one applies, and the slate ticks are the cutoffs between read labels listed under each metric.

Probability calibration
An all-in-one chi-square test of the model's probabilities. Games are sorted into bins according to how confident the model was. Within each bin, the predicted number of wins, losses, and ties are compared against the actual counts. The p-value of this test is plotted below. Values above 0.05 indicate that the model's probabilities are well-calibrated for the season.
Clear Misfit: under 0.01 · Misfit: 0.01 to 0.05 · Borderline: 0.05 to 0.1 · Well Calibrated: 0.1 and up.
Calibration slope
Checks whether the spread of the model's probabilities is correct. Each probability is turned into their log-odds. A line is fit that predicts the actual results from the log-odds. The slope of this line is the calibration slope.A slope of 1.00 is perfect, indicating that the model's confidence matches the actual outcomes of the games. Slopes less than 1.00 indicate overconfidence. The model assigned higher probabilities to the favorites than was appropriate given the matchup, causing more losses by favored teams. Slopes greater than 1.00 indicate under-confidence. The model is more uncertain about too many results, assigning them lower probabilities when in reality the favorites should have had higher probabilities.
Overconfident: under 0.85 · Calibrated: 0.85 to 1.15 · Underconfident: 1.15 and up.
Calibration error (ECE)
Calibration error (ECE) checks whether the model's probabilities mean what they say. ECE is calculated as the average weighted gap between the model's stated chances and how often the predicted outcome actually occurred. The smaller the ECE, the more confident we are about the model's probabilities. The gold line represents the noise ceiling, which is the amount of error that luck can produce on its own even if the probabilities are perfectly calibrated. Values below the noise ceiling indicate that the model's error is no larger than chance alone would produce. Values above the noice ceiling point to a genuine calibration issue since the error is larger than luck could explain.
Well Within Noise: under 0.06 · Within Noise: 0.06 to 0.13 · Above Noise: 0.13 to 0.26 · Well Above Noise: 0.26 and up.
Probability calibration
0.50
Well Calibrated
0.010.050.11
Calibration slope
Ideal
0.94
Calibrated
0.51.001.5
Calibration error (ECE)
Noise ceiling
0.072
Within Noise
00.1300.3

Season Trends

How each metric evolved across the season - Elo rating, actual wins, simulated final wins, playoff probability, and division-title probability - day by day. Select a division to see all five charts for its teams.

Elo Through the Playoffs

How each playoff team's Elo rating evolved as the postseason unfolded. Elo Progression traces each team's game-by-game Elo rating through their playoff run. Net Elo Change summarizes the difference in Elo rating between the beginning and end of the playoffs for each team.

Stochastic Playoff Outcomes

How we would have expected the postseason to play out at the beginning of the season according to the simulation. The table summarizes each team's chances of advancing to each round. Individual matchup heat maps for each round are displayed using the subsequent buttons. The top percentage in each cell represents each team's winning percentage against the corresponding opponent. The bottom percentage represents how often that specific matchup occurred during that round in the simulation.

Team Made Playoffs Advanced to Semifinals Advanced to Finals Won Finals
Las Vegas Aces 84.46% 84.46% 64.41% 42.08%
Seattle Storm 83.88% 83.88% 61.02% 37.02%
Los Angeles Sparks 63.57% 63.57% 24.06% 7.33%
Minnesota Lynx 55.96% 52.19% 19.00% 5.68%
Phoenix Mercury 44.10% 23.11% 8.02% 2.39%
Chicago Sky 51.03% 41.65% 9.61% 2.08%
Connecticut Sun 46.05% 25.24% 7.56% 1.99%
Washington Mystics 44.10% 21.91% 5.67% 1.32%
Dallas Wings 7.78% 2.23% 0.42% 0.07%
Atlanta Dream 2.04% 0.51% 0.10% 0.02%
Indiana Fever 5.99% 1.26% 0.12% 0.01%
New York Liberty 0.14% 0.01% <0.01% -
Loser →
↓ Winner
Atlanta DreamChicago SkyConnecticut SunDallas WingsIndiana FeverLas Vegas AcesLos Angeles SparksMinnesota LynxNew York LibertyPhoenix MercurySeattle StormWashington Mystics
Atlanta Dream39.3%0.30%37.6%0.12%40.0%<0.01%50.0%<0.01%12.1%0.32%22.5%0.39%28.7%0.33%36.1%0.10%10.6%0.37%40.2%0.11%
Chicago Sky60.7%0.30%44.6%6.98%57.8%1.06%73.2%0.80%17.3%6.51%37.7%7.18%38.5%8.74%94.7%0.02%42.6%6.65%18.6%6.16%49.6%6.65%
Connecticut Sun62.4%0.12%55.4%6.98%64.2%0.54%77.5%0.46%20.2%6.96%41.4%7.44%42.6%7.81%83.3%<0.01%45.7%4.24%21.7%6.85%54.3%4.67%
Dallas Wings60.0%<0.01%42.2%1.06%35.8%0.54%76.7%0.03%11.8%1.29%28.5%1.37%31.0%1.24%32.2%0.42%12.1%1.29%39.3%0.54%
Indiana Fever50.0%<0.01%26.8%0.80%22.5%0.46%23.3%0.03%7.5%0.97%19.3%0.97%19.4%1.03%0.0%<0.01%22.4%0.33%8.6%0.95%26.7%0.43%
Las Vegas Aces87.9%0.32%82.7%6.51%79.8%6.96%88.2%1.29%92.5%0.97%72.8%5.49%74.2%7.09%100.0%0.02%77.5%6.75%53.4%4.68%83.5%6.76%
Los Angeles Sparks77.5%0.39%62.3%7.18%58.6%7.44%71.5%1.37%80.7%0.97%27.2%5.49%51.5%7.94%95.5%0.02%54.8%7.34%28.6%5.33%62.2%6.92%
Minnesota Lynx71.3%0.33%61.5%8.74%57.4%7.81%69.0%1.24%80.6%1.03%25.8%7.09%48.5%7.94%89.3%0.03%53.5%7.42%27.0%6.83%62.8%7.50%
New York Liberty5.3%0.02%16.7%<0.01%100.0%<0.01%0.0%0.02%4.5%0.02%10.7%0.03%0.0%<0.01%0.0%0.03%18.2%0.01%
Phoenix Mercury63.9%0.10%57.4%6.65%54.3%4.24%67.8%0.42%77.6%0.33%22.5%6.75%45.2%7.34%46.5%7.42%100.0%<0.01%25.0%6.71%57.6%4.13%
Seattle Storm89.4%0.37%81.4%6.16%78.3%6.85%87.9%1.29%91.4%0.95%46.6%4.68%71.4%5.33%73.0%6.83%100.0%0.03%75.0%6.71%81.4%6.38%
Washington Mystics59.8%0.11%50.4%6.65%45.7%4.67%60.7%0.54%73.3%0.43%16.5%6.76%37.8%6.92%37.2%7.50%81.8%0.01%42.4%4.13%18.6%6.38%
Loser →
↓ Winner
Atlanta DreamChicago SkyConnecticut SunDallas WingsIndiana FeverLas Vegas AcesLos Angeles SparksMinnesota LynxNew York LibertyPhoenix MercurySeattle StormWashington Mystics
Atlanta Dream52.1%0.05%70.0%0.01%10.6%0.16%30.7%0.09%23.5%0.05%75.0%<0.01%8.2%0.15%33.3%<0.01%
Chicago Sky47.9%0.05%39.1%2.30%49.4%0.16%76.4%0.11%10.2%10.98%34.5%7.32%33.8%5.68%75.0%<0.01%33.2%2.17%12.1%10.88%46.1%1.99%
Connecticut Sun30.0%0.01%60.9%2.30%78.0%0.05%71.0%0.03%14.4%6.95%42.8%4.33%42.8%2.94%41.4%0.78%17.0%6.97%54.7%0.88%
Dallas Wings50.6%0.16%22.0%0.05%6.2%0.67%32.3%0.38%30.2%0.21%48.3%0.03%9.8%0.68%43.5%0.05%
Indiana Fever23.6%0.11%29.0%0.03%2.6%0.35%11.9%0.22%17.6%0.12%11.5%0.03%3.5%0.38%37.0%0.03%
Las Vegas Aces89.4%0.16%89.8%10.98%85.6%6.95%93.8%0.67%97.4%0.35%81.0%17.01%81.1%14.31%100.0%<0.01%81.8%6.44%53.3%21.54%88.5%6.05%
Los Angeles Sparks69.3%0.09%65.5%7.32%57.2%4.33%67.7%0.38%88.1%0.22%19.0%17.01%50.3%9.65%100.0%<0.01%51.2%4.11%22.3%16.71%63.0%3.77%
Minnesota Lynx76.5%0.05%66.2%5.68%57.2%2.94%69.8%0.21%82.4%0.12%18.9%14.31%49.7%9.65%50.5%2.51%20.8%14.16%60.8%2.56%
New York Liberty25.0%<0.01%0.0%<0.01%0.0%<0.01%0.0%<0.01%
Phoenix Mercury25.0%<0.01%66.8%2.17%58.6%0.78%51.7%0.03%88.5%0.03%18.2%6.44%48.8%4.11%49.5%2.51%20.0%6.44%60.3%0.59%
Seattle Storm91.8%0.15%87.9%10.88%83.0%6.97%90.2%0.68%96.5%0.38%46.7%21.54%77.7%16.71%79.2%14.16%100.0%<0.01%80.0%6.44%86.3%5.99%
Washington Mystics66.7%<0.01%53.9%1.99%45.3%0.88%56.5%0.05%63.0%0.03%11.5%6.05%37.0%3.77%39.2%2.56%39.7%0.59%13.7%5.99%
Loser →
↓ Winner
Atlanta DreamChicago SkyConnecticut SunDallas WingsIndiana FeverLas Vegas AcesLos Angeles SparksMinnesota LynxNew York LibertyPhoenix MercurySeattle StormWashington Mystics
Atlanta Dream100.0%<0.01%50.0%<0.01%10.0%0.04%28.6%0.01%40.0%<0.01%50.0%<0.01%10.8%0.04%0.0%<0.01%
Chicago Sky0.0%<0.01%43.1%0.21%50.0%<0.01%100.0%<0.01%16.2%4.03%37.8%0.77%38.1%0.61%42.8%0.24%17.5%3.59%47.0%0.15%
Connecticut Sun50.0%<0.01%56.9%0.21%33.3%<0.01%75.0%<0.01%18.7%3.09%44.1%0.60%47.2%0.51%48.5%0.20%21.3%2.77%56.3%0.16%
Dallas Wings50.0%<0.01%66.7%<0.01%11.3%0.17%22.2%0.04%29.6%0.03%63.6%0.01%14.1%0.16%20.0%<0.01%
Indiana Fever0.0%<0.01%25.0%<0.01%8.5%0.05%16.7%0.01%25.0%<0.01%100.0%<0.01%2.6%0.04%33.3%<0.01%
Las Vegas Aces90.0%0.04%83.8%4.03%81.3%3.09%88.7%0.17%91.5%0.05%75.9%10.49%76.9%7.95%100.0%<0.01%78.0%3.29%52.7%32.98%83.7%2.32%
Los Angeles Sparks71.4%0.01%62.2%0.77%55.9%0.60%77.8%0.04%83.3%0.01%24.1%10.49%50.1%1.71%50.5%0.74%26.7%9.26%57.9%0.42%
Minnesota Lynx60.0%<0.01%61.9%0.61%52.8%0.51%70.4%0.03%75.0%<0.01%23.1%7.95%49.9%1.71%52.2%0.52%25.0%7.29%58.8%0.37%
Phoenix Mercury50.0%<0.01%57.2%0.24%51.5%0.20%36.4%0.01%0.0%<0.01%22.0%3.29%49.5%0.74%47.8%0.52%24.3%2.83%63.3%0.18%
Seattle Storm89.2%0.04%82.5%3.59%78.7%2.77%85.9%0.16%97.4%0.04%47.3%32.98%73.3%9.26%75.0%7.29%75.7%2.83%81.0%2.06%
Washington Mystics100.0%<0.01%53.0%0.15%43.7%0.16%80.0%<0.01%66.7%<0.01%16.3%2.32%42.1%0.42%41.2%0.37%36.7%0.18%19.0%2.06%

Actual Bracket Simulation

How we would have expected the postseason to play out at the beginning of the season according to the simulation. The table summarizes each team's chances of advancing to each round. Individual matchup heat maps for each round are displayed using the subsequent buttons. The top percentage in each cell represents each team's winning percentage against the corresponding opponent. The bottom percentage represents how often that specific matchup occurred during that round in the simulation.

Team Advanced to Semifinals Advanced to Finals Won Finals Actual Outcome
Las Vegas Aces 100.00% 81.84% 45.39% Eliminated in Finals
Seattle Storm 100.00% 76.53% 39.34% Won Finals
Minnesota Lynx 53.35% 11.52% 4.36% Eliminated in Semifinals
Connecticut Sun 23.33% 4.18% 1.44% Eliminated in Semifinals
Loser →
↓ Winner
Chicago SkyConnecticut SunLos Angeles SparksMinnesota LynxPhoenix MercuryWashington Mystics
Chicago Sky41.2%27.76%42.6%19.48%
Connecticut Sun43.6%30.63%45.1%22.13%
Los Angeles Sparks58.8%27.76%56.4%30.63%60.0%41.62%
Minnesota Lynx57.4%19.48%54.9%22.13%51.4%58.38%
Phoenix Mercury48.6%58.38%
Washington Mystics40.0%41.62%
Loser →
↓ Winner
Chicago SkyConnecticut SunLas Vegas AcesLos Angeles SparksMinnesota LynxPhoenix MercurySeattle StormWashington Mystics
Chicago Sky15.7%16.44%18.0%3.32%
Connecticut Sun17.7%19.32%19.2%4.01%
Las Vegas Aces84.3%16.44%82.3%19.32%79.5%31.39%80.1%16.21%85.1%16.64%
Los Angeles Sparks24.4%58.57%
Minnesota Lynx20.5%31.39%23.1%21.95%
Phoenix Mercury19.9%16.21%22.3%12.15%
Seattle Storm82.0%3.32%80.8%4.01%75.6%58.57%76.9%21.95%77.7%12.15%
Washington Mystics14.9%16.64%
Loser →
↓ Winner
Chicago SkyConnecticut SunLas Vegas AcesLos Angeles SparksMinnesota LynxPhoenix MercurySeattle StormWashington Mystics
Chicago Sky28.0%0.52%36.9%0.18%44.7%0.20%46.5%0.20%29.8%2.01%54.5%0.08%
Connecticut Sun30.7%0.65%36.4%0.25%47.2%0.27%46.0%0.25%31.9%2.65%53.3%0.12%
Las Vegas Aces72.0%0.52%69.3%0.65%66.3%11.52%65.9%4.32%66.5%2.26%52.1%62.57%
Los Angeles Sparks63.1%0.18%63.6%0.25%33.7%11.52%51.8%1.59%52.9%0.78%
Minnesota Lynx55.3%0.20%52.8%0.27%34.1%4.32%48.2%1.59%35.3%4.86%55.1%0.29%
Phoenix Mercury53.5%0.20%54.0%0.25%33.5%2.26%47.1%0.78%33.6%2.45%
Seattle Storm70.2%2.01%68.1%2.65%47.9%62.57%64.7%4.86%66.4%2.45%68.0%1.99%
Washington Mystics45.5%0.08%46.7%0.12%44.9%0.29%32.0%1.99%

Most-Likely Championship Paths

For each playoff team, what was the most likely path they had to the championship across all simulations? Tiles represent the opponent they faced and defeated the most often in each round.

Las Vegas Aces 45.39% chance to win
Semifinals
vs. Minnesota Lynx
Matchup
30.48%
Win Prob
79.46%
Finals
vs. Seattle Storm
Matchup
71.76%
Win Prob
52.06%
Seattle Storm 39.34% chance to win
Semifinals
vs. Los Angeles Sparks
Matchup
57.82%
Win Prob
75.55%
Finals
vs. Las Vegas Aces
Matchup
76.25%
Win Prob
47.94%
Los Angeles Sparks 5.39% chance to win
Quarterfinals
vs. Washington Mystics
Matchup
42.64%
Win Prob
60.02%
Semifinals
vs. Seattle Storm
Matchup
100.00%
Win Prob
24.45%
Finals
vs. Las Vegas Aces
Matchup
72.02%
Win Prob
33.67%
Minnesota Lynx 4.36% chance to win
Quarterfinals
vs. Phoenix Mercury
Matchup
56.28%
Win Prob
51.42%
Semifinals
vs. Las Vegas Aces
Matchup
55.97%
Win Prob
20.54%
Finals
vs. Seattle Storm
Matchup
39.28%
Win Prob
35.30%
Phoenix Mercury 2.19% chance to win
Quarterfinals
vs. Minnesota Lynx
Matchup
100.00%
Win Prob
48.58%
Semifinals
vs. Las Vegas Aces
Matchup
54.34%
Win Prob
19.90%
Finals
vs. Seattle Storm
Matchup
37.59%
Win Prob
33.55%
Connecticut Sun 1.44% chance to win
Quarterfinals
vs. Los Angeles Sparks
Matchup
57.19%
Win Prob
43.56%
Semifinals
vs. Las Vegas Aces
Matchup
81.64%
Win Prob
17.68%
Finals
vs. Seattle Storm
Matchup
58.75%
Win Prob
31.91%
Chicago Sky 1.03% chance to win
Quarterfinals
vs. Los Angeles Sparks
Matchup
57.95%
Win Prob
41.25%
Semifinals
vs. Las Vegas Aces
Matchup
81.20%
Win Prob
15.74%
Finals
vs. Seattle Storm
Matchup
57.99%
Win Prob
29.76%
Washington Mystics 0.86% chance to win
Quarterfinals
vs. Los Angeles Sparks
Matchup
100.00%
Win Prob
39.98%
Semifinals
vs. Las Vegas Aces
Matchup
100.00%
Win Prob
14.93%
Finals
vs. Seattle Storm
Matchup
74.07%
Win Prob
31.96%

Regular Season Games

Summary of every regular-season game played this season.

Date Opponent Score Pre Elo Opp Elo Win % Loss % Elo Δ Record
2020-07-26 Dallas Wings W 105-95 1397.61 1425.81 45.95% 54.05% +32.51 1-0
2020-07-29 @ Las Vegas Aces L 70-100 1430.12 1523.78 36.84% 63.16% -38.38 1-1
2020-07-31 New York Liberty W 84-78 1391.74 1331.96 58.52% 41.48% +19.33 2-1
2020-08-02 @ Indiana Fever L 77-93 1411.07 1451.53 44.20% 55.80% -33.63 2-2
2020-08-04 Phoenix Mercury L 74-81 1377.44 1470.07 36.98% 63.02% -18.61 2-3
2020-08-06 Seattle Storm L 92-93 1358.83 1604.31 19.57% 80.43% -3.72 2-4
2020-08-08 @ Dallas Wings L 75-85 1355.11 1372.55 47.49% 52.51% -28.57 2-5
2020-08-10 Connecticut Sun L 82-93 1326.54 1475.11 29.83% 70.17% -18.82 2-6
2020-08-12 @ Seattle Storm L 63-100 1307.72 1661.79 11.53% 88.47% -13.33 2-7
2020-08-14 @ Phoenix Mercury L 80-96 1294.39 1494.97 23.96% 76.04% -18.23 2-8
2020-08-16 Chicago Sky L 67-92 1276.16 1568.34 15.68% 84.32% -14.92 2-9
2020-08-19 @ Washington Mystics L 91-98 1261.24 1471.00 23.02% 76.98% -11.58 2-10
2020-08-21 Los Angeles Sparks L 85-93 1249.66 1658.98 8.66% 91.34% -4.66 2-11
2020-08-23 @ Minnesota Lynx W 78-75 1245.00 1611.16 10.83% 89.17% +29.38 3-11
2020-08-28 Minnesota Lynx L 79-88 1274.38 1581.79 14.56% 85.44% -8.31 3-12
2020-08-30 @ Los Angeles Sparks L 79-84 1266.07 1681.33 8.39% 91.61% -3.57 3-13
2020-09-01 Indiana Fever W 102-90 1262.50 1370.06 35.00% 65.00% +42.83 4-13
2020-09-03 @ New York Liberty W 62-56 1305.33 1243.03 58.87% 41.13% +19.16 5-13
2020-09-05 Las Vegas Aces L 79-89 1324.49 1708.92 9.86% 90.14% -5.93 5-14
2020-09-09 @ Chicago Sky W 97-89 1318.56 1518.72 24.01% 75.99% +40.88 6-14
2020-09-11 @ Connecticut Sun W 82-75 1359.44 1556.99 24.28% 75.72% +38.10 7-14
2020-09-13 Washington Mystics L 78-85 1397.54 1467.65 40.05% 59.95% -20.15 7-15
2020-07-26 @ Las Vegas Aces W 88-86 1540.25 1537.11 50.45% 49.55% +13.33 1-0
2020-07-28 Los Angeles Sparks W 96-78 1553.58 1566.86 48.09% 51.91% +41.89 2-0
2020-07-30 @ Minnesota Lynx L 81-83 1595.47 1509.06 62.18% 37.82% -16.73 2-1
2020-08-01 Washington Mystics W 88-86 1578.74 1704.25 32.68% 67.32% +18.11 3-1
2020-08-04 Dallas Wings W 82-79 1596.85 1421.40 73.30% 26.70% +8.80 4-1
2020-08-06 @ Phoenix Mercury L 86-96 1605.65 1488.68 66.22% 33.78% -39.84 4-2
2020-08-08 @ Connecticut Sun W 100-93 1565.81 1495.22 60.02% 39.98% +20.12 5-2
2020-08-10 @ Seattle Storm L 71-89 1585.93 1626.09 44.25% 55.75% -35.70 5-3
2020-08-12 Phoenix Mercury W 89-71 1550.23 1533.36 52.43% 47.57% +38.39 6-3
2020-08-14 Connecticut Sun L 74-77 1588.62 1506.84 61.56% 38.44% -20.28 6-4
2020-08-16 @ Atlanta Dream W 92-67 1568.34 1276.16 84.32% 15.68% +14.91 7-4
2020-08-18 Las Vegas Aces W 84-82 1583.25 1676.16 36.94% 63.06% +16.97 8-4
2020-08-20 @ New York Liberty W 101-85 1600.22 1253.71 88.02% 11.98% +9.11 9-4
2020-08-22 Indiana Fever W 87-76 1609.33 1446.12 71.90% 28.10% +17.72 10-4
2020-08-25 New York Liberty L 99-101 1627.05 1230.58 90.74% 9.26% -24.40 10-5
2020-08-29 Seattle Storm L 74-88 1602.65 1669.45 40.50% 59.50% -28.83 10-6
2020-08-31 @ Indiana Fever W 100-77 1573.82 1393.97 73.79% 26.21% +23.91 11-6
2020-09-02 Minnesota Lynx L 83-86 1597.73 1619.69 46.84% 53.16% -15.44 11-7
2020-09-04 @ Washington Mystics L 69-79 1582.29 1363.94 77.85% 22.15% -46.82 11-8
2020-09-06 @ Los Angeles Sparks L 80-86 1535.47 1635.70 35.96% 64.04% -16.75 11-9
2020-09-09 Atlanta Dream L 89-97 1518.72 1318.56 75.99% 24.01% -40.89 11-10
2020-09-11 @ Dallas Wings W 95-88 1477.83 1410.42 59.58% 40.42% +20.34 12-10
2020-07-26 @ Minnesota Lynx L 69-77 1573.09 1527.97 56.46% 43.54% -30.37 0-1
2020-07-28 Washington Mystics L 89-94 1542.72 1659.32 33.82% 66.18% -14.38 0-2
2020-07-30 @ Los Angeles Sparks L 76-81 1528.34 1524.97 50.48% 49.52% -21.48 0-3
2020-08-01 Minnesota Lynx L 69-78 1506.86 1525.79 47.28% 52.72% -26.97 0-4
2020-08-04 @ Seattle Storm L 74-87 1479.89 1579.60 36.03% 63.97% -24.71 0-5
2020-08-06 @ Dallas Wings W 91-68 1455.18 1412.60 56.10% 43.90% +40.04 1-5
2020-08-08 Chicago Sky L 93-100 1495.22 1565.81 39.98% 60.02% -20.11 1-6
2020-08-10 @ Atlanta Dream W 93-82 1475.11 1326.54 70.17% 29.83% +18.82 2-6
2020-08-12 Dallas Wings W 70-66 1493.93 1378.21 66.06% 33.94% +12.91 3-6
2020-08-14 @ Chicago Sky W 77-74 1506.84 1588.62 38.44% 61.56% +20.28 4-6
2020-08-16 Seattle Storm L 72-95 1527.12 1686.74 28.52% 71.48% -26.02 4-7
2020-08-18 Indiana Fever W 84-62 1501.10 1443.31 58.24% 41.76% +37.26 5-7
2020-08-20 @ Las Vegas Aces L 78-99 1538.36 1659.20 33.28% 66.72% -29.01 5-8
2020-08-22 New York Liberty W 82-65 1509.35 1244.60 82.11% 17.89% +14.03 6-8
2020-08-28 Los Angeles Sparks L 76-80 1523.38 1669.89 30.08% 69.92% -11.45 6-9
2020-08-30 @ Washington Mystics W 76-63 1511.93 1393.61 66.40% 33.60% +23.05 7-9
2020-09-01 @ New York Liberty W 70-65 1534.98 1249.94 83.76% 16.24% +6.90 8-9
2020-09-03 Las Vegas Aces L 78-93 1541.88 1686.60 30.30% 69.70% -22.32 8-10
2020-09-05 @ Indiana Fever W 96-77 1519.56 1307.79 77.19% 22.81% +18.91 9-10
2020-09-07 @ Phoenix Mercury W 85-70 1538.47 1586.94 43.07% 56.93% +41.94 10-10
2020-09-09 Phoenix Mercury L 95-100 1580.41 1545.01 55.08% 44.92% -23.42 10-11
2020-09-11 Atlanta Dream L 75-82 1556.99 1359.44 75.72% 24.28% -38.11 10-12
2020-07-26 @ Atlanta Dream L 95-105 1425.81 1397.61 54.05% 45.95% -32.51 0-1
2020-07-29 New York Liberty W 93-80 1393.30 1363.29 54.31% 45.69% +31.34 1-1
2020-07-31 Indiana Fever W 76-73 1424.64 1470.14 43.49% 56.51% +18.61 2-1
2020-08-02 @ Las Vegas Aces L 70-79 1443.25 1526.05 38.31% 61.69% -21.85 2-2
2020-08-04 @ Chicago Sky L 79-82 1421.40 1596.85 26.70% 73.30% -8.80 2-3
2020-08-06 Connecticut Sun L 68-91 1412.60 1455.18 43.90% 56.10% -40.05 2-4
2020-08-08 Atlanta Dream W 85-75 1372.55 1355.11 52.51% 47.49% +28.57 3-4
2020-08-10 Phoenix Mercury L 79-91 1401.12 1510.46 34.76% 65.24% -22.91 3-5
2020-08-12 @ Connecticut Sun L 66-70 1378.21 1493.93 33.94% 66.06% -12.91 3-6
2020-08-14 Seattle Storm L 65-83 1365.30 1675.13 14.39% 85.61% -11.61 3-7
2020-08-16 @ Phoenix Mercury W 95-89 1353.69 1513.20 28.53% 71.47% +33.30 4-7
2020-08-19 @ Minnesota Lynx L 84-91 1386.99 1579.17 24.86% 75.14% -12.51 4-8
2020-08-21 Washington Mystics W 101-92 1374.48 1482.58 34.93% 65.07% +37.13 5-8
2020-08-23 @ Los Angeles Sparks L 81-84 1411.61 1663.64 18.99% 81.01% -6.25 5-9
2020-08-25 Las Vegas Aces L 92-96 1405.36 1714.55 14.43% 85.57% -5.49 5-10
2020-08-29 @ Indiana Fever W 82-78 1399.87 1413.75 48.00% 52.00% +19.78 6-10
2020-09-02 Los Angeles Sparks L 83-91 1419.65 1631.27 22.83% 77.17% -12.28 6-11
2020-09-04 Minnesota Lynx L 75-88 1407.37 1635.12 21.23% 78.77% -14.56 6-12
2020-09-06 @ Washington Mystics W 101-94 1392.81 1410.77 47.42% 52.58% +26.46 7-12
2020-09-09 @ Seattle Storm L 95-107 1419.27 1742.97 13.43% 86.57% -8.85 7-13
2020-09-11 Chicago Sky L 88-95 1410.42 1477.83 40.42% 59.58% -20.34 7-14
2020-09-13 @ New York Liberty W 82-79 1390.08 1170.67 77.95% 22.05% +7.26 8-14
2020-07-25 @ Washington Mystics L 76-101 1476.23 1631.74 29.00% 71.00% -27.58 0-1
2020-07-29 Phoenix Mercury W 106-100 1448.65 1421.75 53.86% 46.14% +21.49 1-1
2020-07-31 @ Dallas Wings L 73-76 1470.14 1424.64 56.51% 43.49% -18.61 1-2
2020-08-02 Atlanta Dream W 93-77 1451.53 1411.07 55.80% 44.20% +33.63 2-2
2020-08-05 @ Los Angeles Sparks L 75-86 1485.16 1523.86 44.45% 55.55% -28.04 2-3
2020-08-07 @ Minnesota Lynx L 80-87 1457.12 1569.38 34.38% 65.62% -17.31 2-4
2020-08-09 Washington Mystics W 91-84 1439.81 1605.35 27.83% 72.17% +36.32 3-4
2020-08-11 Las Vegas Aces L 79-98 1476.13 1601.83 32.66% 67.34% -27.08 3-5
2020-08-13 @ New York Liberty W 86-79 1449.05 1293.90 70.95% 29.05% +14.62 4-5
2020-08-15 Los Angeles Sparks L 76-90 1463.67 1622.58 28.60% 71.40% -20.36 4-6
2020-08-18 @ Connecticut Sun L 62-84 1443.31 1501.10 41.76% 58.24% -37.25 4-7
2020-08-20 Seattle Storm W 90-84 1406.06 1721.22 14.01% 85.99% +40.06 5-7
2020-08-22 @ Chicago Sky L 76-87 1446.12 1609.33 28.10% 71.90% -17.73 5-8
2020-08-25 @ Seattle Storm L 74-87 1428.39 1654.81 21.36% 78.64% -14.64 5-9
2020-08-29 Dallas Wings L 78-82 1413.75 1399.87 52.00% 48.00% -19.78 5-10
2020-08-31 Chicago Sky L 77-100 1393.97 1573.82 26.21% 73.79% -23.91 5-11
2020-09-01 @ Atlanta Dream L 90-102 1370.06 1262.50 65.00% 35.00% -42.83 5-12
2020-09-03 @ Phoenix Mercury L 81-105 1327.23 1558.74 20.87% 79.13% -19.44 5-13
2020-09-05 Connecticut Sun L 77-96 1307.79 1519.56 22.81% 77.19% -18.92 5-14
2020-09-08 @ Las Vegas Aces L 86-92 1288.87 1714.85 7.93% 92.07% -3.69 5-15
2020-09-10 New York Liberty W 85-75 1285.18 1207.87 60.95% 39.05% +23.49 6-15
2020-09-12 Minnesota Lynx L 86-98 1308.67 1569.18 18.25% 81.75% -12.02 6-16
2020-07-26 Chicago Sky L 86-88 1537.11 1540.25 49.55% 50.45% -13.33 0-1
2020-07-29 Atlanta Dream W 100-70 1523.78 1430.12 63.16% 36.84% +38.38 1-1
2020-07-31 @ Phoenix Mercury L 95-102 1562.16 1400.26 71.75% 28.25% -36.11 1-2
2020-08-02 Dallas Wings W 79-70 1526.05 1443.25 61.69% 38.31% +21.86 2-2
2020-08-05 @ Washington Mystics W 83-77 1547.91 1686.14 31.09% 68.91% +32.10 3-2
2020-08-07 Los Angeles Sparks W 86-82 1580.01 1551.90 54.04% 45.96% +17.49 4-2
2020-08-09 @ New York Liberty W 78-76 1597.50 1311.00 83.88% 16.12% +4.33 5-2
2020-08-11 @ Indiana Fever W 98-79 1601.83 1476.13 67.34% 32.66% +27.08 6-2
2020-08-13 Minnesota Lynx W 87-77 1628.91 1588.68 55.76% 44.24% +26.61 7-2
2020-08-15 Washington Mystics W 88-73 1655.52 1491.64 71.98% 28.02% +20.64 8-2
2020-08-18 @ Chicago Sky L 82-84 1676.16 1583.25 63.06% 36.94% -16.96 8-3
2020-08-20 Connecticut Sun W 99-78 1659.20 1538.36 66.72% 33.28% +29.00 9-3
2020-08-22 Seattle Storm W 82-74 1688.20 1681.16 51.01% 48.99% +26.35 10-3
2020-08-25 @ Dallas Wings W 96-92 1714.55 1405.36 85.57% 14.43% +5.49 11-3
2020-08-29 New York Liberty W 80-63 1720.04 1254.98 93.57% 6.43% +5.05 12-3
2020-09-01 Phoenix Mercury L 85-92 1725.09 1520.25 76.48% 23.52% -38.49 12-4
2020-09-03 @ Connecticut Sun W 93-78 1686.60 1541.88 69.70% 30.30% +22.32 13-4
2020-09-05 @ Atlanta Dream W 89-79 1708.92 1324.49 90.14% 9.86% +5.93 14-4
2020-09-08 Indiana Fever W 92-86 1714.85 1288.87 92.07% 7.93% +3.70 15-4
2020-09-10 @ Minnesota Lynx W 104-89 1718.55 1593.28 67.28% 32.72% +24.10 16-4
2020-09-12 @ Los Angeles Sparks W 84-70 1742.65 1616.25 67.43% 32.57% +23.18 17-4
2020-09-13 @ Seattle Storm W 86-84 1765.83 1775.37 48.63% 51.37% +13.82 18-4
2020-07-25 @ Phoenix Mercury W 99-76 1530.66 1457.96 60.31% 39.69% +36.20 1-0
2020-07-28 @ Chicago Sky L 78-96 1566.86 1553.58 51.91% 48.09% -41.89 1-1
2020-07-30 Connecticut Sun W 81-76 1524.97 1528.34 49.52% 50.48% +21.48 2-1
2020-08-01 @ Seattle Storm L 75-81 1546.45 1557.01 48.48% 51.52% -22.59 2-2
2020-08-05 Indiana Fever W 86-75 1523.86 1485.16 55.55% 44.45% +28.04 3-2
2020-08-07 @ Las Vegas Aces L 82-86 1551.90 1580.01 45.96% 54.04% -17.48 3-3
2020-08-09 Minnesota Lynx W 97-81 1534.42 1586.68 42.53% 57.47% +43.72 4-3
2020-08-11 New York Liberty W 93-78 1578.14 1306.66 82.67% 17.33% +12.76 5-3
2020-08-13 @ Washington Mystics W 81-64 1590.90 1523.32 59.61% 40.39% +31.68 6-3
2020-08-15 @ Indiana Fever W 90-76 1622.58 1463.67 71.40% 28.60% +20.35 7-3
2020-08-19 Phoenix Mercury W 83-74 1642.93 1479.91 71.88% 28.12% +16.05 8-3
2020-08-21 @ Atlanta Dream W 93-85 1658.98 1249.66 91.34% 8.66% +4.66 9-3
2020-08-23 Dallas Wings W 84-81 1663.64 1411.61 81.01% 18.99% +6.25 10-3
2020-08-28 @ Connecticut Sun W 80-76 1669.89 1523.38 69.92% 30.08% +11.44 11-3
2020-08-30 Atlanta Dream W 84-79 1681.33 1266.07 91.61% 8.39% +3.57 12-3
2020-08-31 @ Minnesota Lynx L 78-96 1684.90 1566.06 66.47% 33.53% -53.63 12-4
2020-09-02 @ Dallas Wings W 91-83 1631.27 1419.65 77.17% 22.83% +12.28 13-4
2020-09-04 Seattle Storm L 89-90 1643.55 1704.90 41.26% 58.74% -7.85 13-5
2020-09-06 Chicago Sky W 86-80 1635.70 1535.47 64.04% 35.96% +16.75 14-5
2020-09-08 @ New York Liberty W 96-70 1652.45 1215.11 92.54% 7.46% +7.24 15-5
2020-09-10 Washington Mystics L 72-80 1659.69 1410.49 80.76% 19.24% -43.44 15-6
2020-09-12 Las Vegas Aces L 70-84 1616.25 1742.65 32.57% 67.43% -23.18 15-7
2020-07-26 Connecticut Sun W 77-69 1527.97 1573.09 43.54% 56.46% +30.37 1-0
2020-07-28 @ Seattle Storm L 66-90 1558.34 1538.28 52.88% 47.12% -49.28 1-1
2020-07-30 Chicago Sky W 83-81 1509.06 1595.47 37.82% 62.18% +16.73 2-1
2020-08-01 @ Connecticut Sun W 78-69 1525.79 1506.86 52.72% 47.28% +26.98 3-1
2020-08-05 @ New York Liberty W 92-66 1552.77 1278.92 82.87% 17.13% +16.61 4-1
2020-08-07 Indiana Fever W 87-80 1569.38 1457.12 65.62% 34.38% +17.30 5-1
2020-08-09 @ Los Angeles Sparks L 81-97 1586.68 1534.42 57.47% 42.53% -43.72 5-2
2020-08-11 Washington Mystics W 68-48 1542.96 1569.03 46.26% 53.74% +45.72 6-2
2020-08-13 @ Las Vegas Aces L 77-87 1588.68 1628.91 44.24% 55.76% -26.61 6-3
2020-08-15 New York Liberty W 94-64 1562.07 1279.28 83.59% 16.41% +17.10 7-3
2020-08-19 Dallas Wings W 91-84 1579.17 1386.99 75.14% 24.86% +12.51 8-3
2020-08-21 @ Phoenix Mercury W 90-80 1591.68 1463.86 67.61% 32.39% +19.48 9-3
2020-08-23 Atlanta Dream L 75-78 1611.16 1245.00 89.17% 10.83% -29.37 9-4
2020-08-28 @ Atlanta Dream W 88-79 1581.79 1274.38 85.44% 14.56% +8.31 10-4
2020-08-30 Phoenix Mercury L 79-83 1590.10 1496.21 63.19% 36.81% -24.04 10-5
2020-08-31 Los Angeles Sparks W 96-78 1566.06 1684.90 33.53% 66.47% +53.63 11-5
2020-09-02 @ Chicago Sky W 86-83 1619.69 1597.73 53.16% 46.84% +15.43 12-5
2020-09-04 @ Dallas Wings W 88-75 1635.12 1407.37 78.77% 21.23% +14.56 13-5
2020-09-06 Seattle Storm L 88-103 1649.68 1712.75 41.02% 58.98% -30.22 13-6
2020-09-08 @ Washington Mystics L 86-89 1619.46 1384.31 79.47% 20.53% -26.18 13-7
2020-09-10 Las Vegas Aces L 89-104 1593.28 1718.55 32.72% 67.28% -24.10 13-8
2020-09-12 @ Indiana Fever W 98-86 1569.18 1308.67 81.75% 18.25% +12.03 14-8
2020-07-25 Seattle Storm L 71-87 1388.19 1513.38 32.72% 67.28% -24.90 0-1
2020-07-29 @ Dallas Wings L 80-93 1363.29 1393.30 45.69% 54.31% -31.33 0-2
2020-07-31 @ Atlanta Dream L 78-84 1331.96 1391.74 41.48% 58.52% -19.33 0-3
2020-08-02 Phoenix Mercury L 67-96 1312.63 1436.36 32.91% 67.09% -33.71 0-4
2020-08-05 Minnesota Lynx L 66-92 1278.92 1552.77 17.13% 82.87% -16.61 0-5
2020-08-07 @ Washington Mystics W 74-66 1262.31 1654.04 9.49% 90.51% +48.69 1-5
2020-08-09 Las Vegas Aces L 76-78 1311.00 1597.50 16.12% 83.88% -4.34 1-6
2020-08-11 @ Los Angeles Sparks L 78-93 1306.66 1578.14 17.33% 82.67% -12.76 1-7
2020-08-13 Indiana Fever L 79-86 1293.90 1449.05 29.05% 70.95% -14.62 1-8
2020-08-15 @ Minnesota Lynx L 64-94 1279.28 1562.07 16.41% 83.59% -17.10 1-9
2020-08-18 @ Seattle Storm L 64-105 1262.18 1712.75 6.95% 93.05% -8.47 1-10
2020-08-20 Chicago Sky L 85-101 1253.71 1600.22 11.98% 88.02% -9.11 1-11
2020-08-22 @ Connecticut Sun L 65-82 1244.60 1509.35 17.89% 82.11% -14.02 1-12
2020-08-25 @ Chicago Sky W 101-99 1230.58 1627.05 9.26% 90.74% +24.40 2-12
2020-08-29 @ Las Vegas Aces L 63-80 1254.98 1720.04 6.43% 93.57% -5.04 2-13
2020-09-01 Connecticut Sun L 65-70 1249.94 1534.98 16.24% 83.76% -6.91 2-14
2020-09-03 Atlanta Dream L 56-62 1243.03 1305.33 41.13% 58.87% -19.16 2-15
2020-09-05 @ Phoenix Mercury L 67-83 1223.87 1578.19 11.51% 88.49% -8.76 2-16
2020-09-08 Los Angeles Sparks L 70-96 1215.11 1652.45 7.46% 92.54% -7.24 2-17
2020-09-10 @ Indiana Fever L 75-85 1207.87 1285.18 39.05% 60.95% -23.49 2-18
2020-09-12 Washington Mystics L 58-75 1184.38 1453.94 17.48% 82.52% -13.71 2-19
2020-09-13 Dallas Wings L 79-82 1170.67 1390.08 22.05% 77.95% -7.26 2-20
2020-07-25 Los Angeles Sparks L 76-99 1457.96 1530.66 39.69% 60.31% -36.21 0-1
2020-07-29 @ Indiana Fever L 100-106 1421.75 1448.65 46.14% 53.86% -21.49 0-2
2020-07-31 Las Vegas Aces W 102-95 1400.26 1562.16 28.25% 71.75% +36.10 1-2
2020-08-02 @ New York Liberty W 96-67 1436.36 1312.63 67.09% 32.91% +33.71 2-2
2020-08-04 @ Atlanta Dream W 81-74 1470.07 1377.44 63.02% 36.98% +18.61 3-2
2020-08-06 Chicago Sky W 96-86 1488.68 1605.65 33.78% 66.22% +39.83 4-2
2020-08-08 @ Seattle Storm L 68-74 1528.51 1608.03 38.75% 61.25% -18.05 4-3
2020-08-10 @ Dallas Wings W 91-79 1510.46 1401.12 65.24% 34.76% +22.90 5-3
2020-08-12 @ Chicago Sky L 71-89 1533.36 1550.23 47.57% 52.43% -38.39 5-4
2020-08-14 Atlanta Dream W 96-80 1494.97 1294.39 76.04% 23.96% +18.23 6-4
2020-08-16 Dallas Wings L 89-95 1513.20 1353.69 71.47% 28.53% -33.29 6-5
2020-08-19 @ Los Angeles Sparks L 74-83 1479.91 1642.93 28.12% 71.88% -16.05 6-6
2020-08-21 Minnesota Lynx L 80-90 1463.86 1591.68 32.39% 67.61% -19.48 6-7
2020-08-23 @ Washington Mystics W 88-87 1444.38 1445.45 49.85% 50.15% +9.54 7-7
2020-08-28 Washington Mystics W 94-72 1453.92 1435.91 52.59% 47.41% +42.29 8-7
2020-08-30 @ Minnesota Lynx W 83-79 1496.21 1590.10 36.81% 63.19% +24.04 9-7
2020-09-01 @ Las Vegas Aces W 92-85 1520.25 1725.09 23.52% 76.48% +38.49 10-7
2020-09-03 Indiana Fever W 105-81 1558.74 1327.23 79.13% 20.87% +19.45 11-7
2020-09-05 New York Liberty W 83-67 1578.19 1223.87 88.49% 11.51% +8.75 12-7
2020-09-07 Connecticut Sun L 70-85 1586.94 1538.47 56.93% 43.07% -41.93 12-8
2020-09-09 @ Connecticut Sun W 100-95 1545.01 1580.41 44.92% 55.08% +23.42 13-8
2020-09-11 Seattle Storm L 60-83 1568.43 1751.82 25.81% 74.19% -23.55 13-9
2020-07-25 @ New York Liberty W 87-71 1513.38 1388.19 67.28% 32.72% +24.90 1-0
2020-07-28 Minnesota Lynx W 90-66 1538.28 1558.34 47.12% 52.88% +49.28 2-0
2020-07-30 @ Washington Mystics L 71-89 1587.56 1673.71 37.85% 62.15% -30.55 2-1
2020-08-01 Los Angeles Sparks W 81-75 1557.01 1546.45 51.52% 48.48% +22.59 3-1
2020-08-04 Connecticut Sun W 87-74 1579.60 1479.89 63.97% 36.03% +24.71 4-1
2020-08-06 @ Atlanta Dream W 93-92 1604.31 1358.83 80.43% 19.57% +3.72 5-1
2020-08-08 Phoenix Mercury W 74-68 1608.03 1528.51 61.25% 38.75% +18.06 6-1
2020-08-10 Chicago Sky W 89-71 1626.09 1585.93 55.75% 44.25% +35.70 7-1
2020-08-12 Atlanta Dream W 100-63 1661.79 1307.72 88.47% 11.53% +13.34 8-1
2020-08-14 @ Dallas Wings W 83-65 1675.13 1365.30 85.61% 14.39% +11.61 9-1
2020-08-16 @ Connecticut Sun W 95-72 1686.74 1527.12 71.48% 28.52% +26.01 10-1
2020-08-18 New York Liberty W 105-64 1712.75 1262.18 93.05% 6.95% +8.47 11-1
2020-08-20 @ Indiana Fever L 84-90 1721.22 1406.06 85.99% 14.01% -40.06 11-2
2020-08-22 @ Las Vegas Aces L 74-82 1681.16 1688.20 48.99% 51.01% -26.35 11-3
2020-08-25 Indiana Fever W 87-74 1654.81 1428.39 78.64% 21.36% +14.64 12-3
2020-08-29 @ Chicago Sky W 88-74 1669.45 1602.65 59.50% 40.50% +28.83 13-3
2020-09-02 Washington Mystics W 71-64 1698.28 1370.57 86.83% 13.17% +6.62 14-3
2020-09-04 @ Los Angeles Sparks W 90-89 1704.90 1643.55 58.74% 41.26% +7.85 15-3
2020-09-06 @ Minnesota Lynx W 103-88 1712.75 1649.68 58.98% 41.02% +30.22 16-3
2020-09-09 Dallas Wings W 107-95 1742.97 1419.27 86.57% 13.43% +8.85 17-3
2020-09-11 @ Phoenix Mercury W 83-60 1751.82 1568.43 74.19% 25.81% +23.55 18-3
2020-09-13 Las Vegas Aces L 84-86 1775.37 1765.83 51.37% 48.63% -13.82 18-4
2020-07-25 Indiana Fever W 101-76 1631.74 1476.23 71.00% 29.00% +27.58 1-0
2020-07-28 @ Connecticut Sun W 94-89 1659.32 1542.72 66.18% 33.82% +14.39 2-0
2020-07-30 Seattle Storm W 89-71 1673.71 1587.56 62.15% 37.85% +30.54 3-0
2020-08-01 @ Chicago Sky L 86-88 1704.25 1578.74 67.32% 32.68% -18.11 3-1
2020-08-05 Las Vegas Aces L 77-83 1686.14 1547.91 68.91% 31.09% -32.10 3-2
2020-08-07 New York Liberty L 66-74 1654.04 1262.31 90.51% 9.49% -48.69 3-3
2020-08-09 @ Indiana Fever L 84-91 1605.35 1439.81 72.17% 27.83% -36.32 3-4
2020-08-11 @ Minnesota Lynx L 48-68 1569.03 1542.96 53.74% 46.26% -45.71 3-5
2020-08-13 Los Angeles Sparks L 64-81 1523.32 1590.90 40.39% 59.61% -31.68 3-6
2020-08-15 @ Las Vegas Aces L 73-88 1491.64 1655.52 28.02% 71.98% -20.64 3-7
2020-08-19 Atlanta Dream W 98-91 1471.00 1261.24 76.98% 23.02% +11.58 4-7
2020-08-21 @ Dallas Wings L 92-101 1482.58 1374.48 65.07% 34.93% -37.13 4-8
2020-08-23 Phoenix Mercury L 87-88 1445.45 1444.38 50.15% 49.85% -9.54 4-9
2020-08-28 @ Phoenix Mercury L 72-94 1435.91 1453.92 47.41% 52.59% -42.30 4-10
2020-08-30 Connecticut Sun L 63-76 1393.61 1511.93 33.60% 66.40% -23.04 4-11
2020-09-02 @ Seattle Storm L 64-71 1370.57 1698.28 13.17% 86.83% -6.63 4-12
2020-09-04 Chicago Sky W 79-69 1363.94 1582.29 22.15% 77.85% +46.83 5-12
2020-09-06 Dallas Wings L 94-101 1410.77 1392.81 52.58% 47.42% -26.46 5-13
2020-09-08 Minnesota Lynx W 89-86 1384.31 1619.46 20.53% 79.47% +26.18 6-13
2020-09-10 @ Los Angeles Sparks W 80-72 1410.49 1659.69 19.24% 80.76% +43.45 7-13
2020-09-12 @ New York Liberty W 75-58 1453.94 1184.38 82.52% 17.48% +13.71 8-13
2020-09-13 @ Atlanta Dream W 85-78 1467.65 1397.54 59.95% 40.05% +20.15 9-13

Playoff Games

Every playoff game from the selected team's perspective.

Date Opponent Score Pre Elo Opp Elo Win % Loss % Elo Δ Record
2020-09-15 Connecticut Sun L 81-94 1498.17 1518.88 47.02% 52.98% -32.24 0-1
2020-09-15 @ Chicago Sky W 94-81 1518.88 1498.17 52.98% 47.02% +32.25 1-0
2020-09-17 @ Los Angeles Sparks W 73-59 1551.13 1593.07 43.99% 56.01% +39.86 2-0
2020-09-20 @ Las Vegas Aces W 87-62 1590.99 1779.65 25.24% 74.76% +71.10 3-0
2020-09-22 @ Las Vegas Aces L 75-83 1662.09 1708.55 43.35% 56.65% -23.32 3-1
2020-09-24 Las Vegas Aces W 77-68 1638.77 1731.87 36.91% 63.09% +35.99 4-1
2020-09-27 Las Vegas Aces L 75-84 1674.76 1695.87 46.97% 53.03% -26.80 4-2
2020-09-29 @ Las Vegas Aces L 63-66 1647.96 1722.67 39.41% 60.59% -12.98 4-3
2020-09-20 Connecticut Sun L 62-87 1779.65 1590.99 74.76% 25.24% -71.10 0-1
2020-09-22 Connecticut Sun W 83-75 1708.55 1662.09 56.65% 43.35% +23.32 1-1
2020-09-24 @ Connecticut Sun L 68-77 1731.87 1638.77 63.09% 36.91% -36.00 1-2
2020-09-27 @ Connecticut Sun W 84-75 1695.87 1674.76 53.03% 46.97% +26.80 2-2
2020-09-29 Connecticut Sun W 66-63 1722.67 1647.96 60.59% 39.41% +12.98 3-2
2020-10-02 Seattle Storm L 80-93 1735.65 1803.62 40.34% 59.66% -27.66 3-3
2020-10-04 Seattle Storm L 91-104 1707.99 1831.29 32.97% 67.03% -22.61 3-4
2020-10-06 @ Seattle Storm L 59-92 1685.38 1853.89 27.49% 72.51% -30.03 3-5
2020-09-17 Connecticut Sun L 59-73 1593.07 1551.13 56.01% 43.99% -39.86 0-1
2020-09-17 Phoenix Mercury W 80-79 1581.21 1552.85 54.07% 45.93% +8.73 1-0
2020-09-22 @ Seattle Storm L 86-88 1589.94 1761.55 27.13% 72.87% -7.30 1-1
2020-09-24 @ Seattle Storm L 79-89 1582.64 1768.85 25.50% 74.50% -15.34 1-2
2020-09-27 Seattle Storm L 71-92 1567.30 1784.19 22.30% 77.70% -19.43 1-3
2020-09-15 Washington Mystics W 85-84 1544.88 1487.80 58.14% 41.86% +7.97 1-0
2020-09-17 @ Minnesota Lynx L 79-80 1552.85 1581.21 45.93% 54.07% -8.74 1-1
2020-09-22 Minnesota Lynx W 88-86 1761.55 1589.94 72.87% 27.13% +7.30 1-0
2020-09-24 Minnesota Lynx W 89-79 1768.85 1582.64 74.50% 25.50% +15.34 2-0
2020-09-27 @ Minnesota Lynx W 92-71 1784.19 1567.30 77.70% 22.30% +19.43 3-0
2020-10-02 @ Las Vegas Aces W 93-80 1803.62 1735.65 59.66% 40.34% +27.67 4-0
2020-10-04 @ Las Vegas Aces W 104-91 1831.29 1707.99 67.03% 32.97% +22.60 5-0
2020-10-06 Las Vegas Aces W 92-59 1853.89 1685.38 72.51% 27.49% +30.04 6-0
2020-09-15 @ Phoenix Mercury L 84-85 1487.80 1544.88 41.86% 58.14% -7.96 0-1

Biggest Upsets

The 25 biggest upsets of the seasons, ranked by lowest pregame win probability. An asterisk (*) after the date indicates a playoff game.

# Date Underdog Win % Winning Team Losing Team
Team Elo Score Team Elo Score
1 2020-08-25 9.26% New York Liberty 1230.58 101 @ Chicago Sky 1627.05 99
2 2020-08-07 9.49% New York Liberty 1262.31 74 @ Washington Mystics 1654.04 66
3 2020-08-23 10.83% Atlanta Dream 1245.00 78 @ Minnesota Lynx 1611.16 75
4 2020-08-20 14.01% @ Indiana Fever 1406.06 90 Seattle Storm 1721.22 84
5 2020-09-10 19.24% Washington Mystics 1410.49 80 @ Los Angeles Sparks 1659.69 72
6 2020-09-08 20.53% @ Washington Mystics 1384.31 89 Minnesota Lynx 1619.46 86
7 2020-09-04 22.15% @ Washington Mystics 1363.94 79 Chicago Sky 1582.29 69
8 2020-09-01 23.52% Phoenix Mercury 1520.25 92 @ Las Vegas Aces 1725.09 85
9 2020-09-09 24.01% Atlanta Dream 1318.56 97 @ Chicago Sky 1518.72 89
10 2020-09-11 24.28% Atlanta Dream 1359.44 82 @ Connecticut Sun 1556.99 75
11 2020-09-20 * 25.24% Connecticut Sun 1590.99 87 @ Las Vegas Aces 1779.65 62
12 2020-08-09 27.83% @ Indiana Fever 1439.81 91 Washington Mystics 1605.35 84
13 2020-07-31 28.25% @ Phoenix Mercury 1400.26 102 Las Vegas Aces 1562.16 95
14 2020-08-16 28.53% Dallas Wings 1353.69 95 @ Phoenix Mercury 1513.20 89
15 2020-08-05 31.09% Las Vegas Aces 1547.91 83 @ Washington Mystics 1686.14 77
16 2020-08-01 32.68% @ Chicago Sky 1578.74 88 Washington Mystics 1704.25 86
17 2020-08-31 33.53% @ Minnesota Lynx 1566.06 96 Los Angeles Sparks 1684.90 78
18 2020-08-06 33.78% @ Phoenix Mercury 1488.68 96 Chicago Sky 1605.65 86
19 2020-08-21 34.93% @ Dallas Wings 1374.48 101 Washington Mystics 1482.58 92
20 2020-09-01 35.00% @ Atlanta Dream 1262.50 102 Indiana Fever 1370.06 90
21 2020-08-30 36.81% Phoenix Mercury 1496.21 83 @ Minnesota Lynx 1590.10 79
22 2020-09-24 * 36.91% @ Connecticut Sun 1638.77 77 Las Vegas Aces 1731.87 68
23 2020-08-18 36.94% @ Chicago Sky 1583.25 84 Las Vegas Aces 1676.16 82
24 2020-07-30 37.82% @ Minnesota Lynx 1509.06 83 Chicago Sky 1595.47 81
25 2020-08-14 38.44% Connecticut Sun 1506.84 77 @ Chicago Sky 1588.62 74

Biggest Elo Changes

The 25 games that resulted in the largest shift in Elo rating. An asterisk (*) after the date indicates a playoff game.

# Date Elo Δ Winning Team Losing Team
Team Score Elo Win % Team Score Elo Win %
1 2020-09-20 * 71.10 Connecticut Sun 87 1590.99 25.24% @ Las Vegas Aces 62 1779.65 74.76%
2 2020-08-31 53.63 @ Minnesota Lynx 96 1566.06 33.53% Los Angeles Sparks 78 1684.90 66.47%
3 2020-07-28 49.28 @ Seattle Storm 90 1538.28 47.12% Minnesota Lynx 66 1558.34 52.88%
4 2020-08-07 48.69 New York Liberty 74 1262.31 9.49% @ Washington Mystics 66 1654.04 90.51%
5 2020-09-04 46.83 @ Washington Mystics 79 1363.94 22.15% Chicago Sky 69 1582.29 77.85%
6 2020-08-11 45.72 @ Minnesota Lynx 68 1542.96 46.26% Washington Mystics 48 1569.03 53.74%
7 2020-08-09 43.72 @ Los Angeles Sparks 97 1534.42 42.53% Minnesota Lynx 81 1586.68 57.47%
8 2020-09-10 43.45 Washington Mystics 80 1410.49 19.24% @ Los Angeles Sparks 72 1659.69 80.76%
9 2020-09-01 42.83 @ Atlanta Dream 102 1262.50 35.00% Indiana Fever 90 1370.06 65.00%
10 2020-08-28 42.30 @ Phoenix Mercury 94 1453.92 52.59% Washington Mystics 72 1435.91 47.41%
11 2020-09-07 41.94 Connecticut Sun 85 1538.47 43.07% @ Phoenix Mercury 70 1586.94 56.93%
12 2020-07-28 41.89 @ Chicago Sky 96 1553.58 48.09% Los Angeles Sparks 78 1566.86 51.91%
13 2020-09-09 40.89 Atlanta Dream 97 1318.56 24.01% @ Chicago Sky 89 1518.72 75.99%
14 2020-08-20 40.06 @ Indiana Fever 90 1406.06 14.01% Seattle Storm 84 1721.22 85.99%
15 2020-08-06 40.05 Connecticut Sun 91 1455.18 56.10% @ Dallas Wings 68 1412.60 43.90%
16 2020-09-17 * 39.86 Connecticut Sun 73 1551.13 43.99% @ Los Angeles Sparks 59 1593.07 56.01%
17 2020-08-06 39.84 @ Phoenix Mercury 96 1488.68 33.78% Chicago Sky 86 1605.65 66.22%
18 2020-09-01 38.49 Phoenix Mercury 92 1520.25 23.52% @ Las Vegas Aces 85 1725.09 76.48%
19 2020-08-12 38.39 @ Chicago Sky 89 1550.23 52.43% Phoenix Mercury 71 1533.36 47.57%
20 2020-07-29 38.38 @ Las Vegas Aces 100 1523.78 63.16% Atlanta Dream 70 1430.12 36.84%
21 2020-09-11 38.11 Atlanta Dream 82 1359.44 24.28% @ Connecticut Sun 75 1556.99 75.72%
22 2020-08-18 37.26 @ Connecticut Sun 84 1501.10 58.24% Indiana Fever 62 1443.31 41.76%
23 2020-08-21 37.13 @ Dallas Wings 101 1374.48 34.93% Washington Mystics 92 1482.58 65.07%
24 2020-08-09 36.32 @ Indiana Fever 91 1439.81 27.83% Washington Mystics 84 1605.35 72.17%
25 2020-07-25 36.21 Los Angeles Sparks 99 1530.66 60.31% @ Phoenix Mercury 76 1457.96 39.69%