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WNBA · August 13, 2026

Los Angeles Sparks vs New York Liberty Final — August 13, 2026

Los Angeles Sparks

FINAL

New York Liberty

Thursday, August 13 · 8:00 PM ET

Last 10 games

Game by game

2-8

Last 10

7-3

-47

Net points

+27

Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)

Rest & travelrest and travel

Rest & travel

2 days

Days of rest

2 days

2,449 mi3,941 km

Travel to the game

Home

+3 hclock change vs home

Time-zone change

Home

About these numbers

Margin of each of the last 10 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.

Distance is straight-line from each team's home arena; time-zone change is at game time. Rest counts days since each team's previous game.

The pre-game matchup

The Sparks visited the Liberty on Thursday, August 13 at 8:00 PM ET.

Written from the numbers available before kickoff.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

Los Angeles Sparks 81, New York Liberty 85

New York Liberty won by 4.

Chance Quality Result

25%LAS

Share of G&W replays won

75%NYL

79.1

Expected points

89.7

Final score

Based on the quality of shots each team created, New York Liberty won 75% of G&W replays (Los Angeles Sparks 25%). The result went to the side that created the better chances.

The Chance Quality Result describes the chances each team created. It is not the official result and never changes it or any record.

Market

Closing line and line movement

Spread

OpenLiberty -9.5 (-106)
Sparks +9.5 (-115)

Close—

Total

Open187.5 (o -110 / u -112)

Close—

Moneyline

OpenSparks +300 24%
Liberty -400 76%

Close—

Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at kickoff. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.

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G&W Line

G&W’s own number for this game, next to the market. Analytics

Projected score

Spread

Total

Win %

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Matchup

Head-to-head

The teams have met 9 times since 2024: the Sparks won 3 and the Liberty 6.

Date	Score	Line	Total
Jul 28, 2026	Liberty 113, Sparks 109 Liberty won
Jun 21, 2026	Liberty 97, Sparks 98 Sparks won
Aug 12, 2025	Liberty 105, Sparks 97 Liberty won
Jul 26, 2025	Sparks 101, Liberty 99 Sparks won
Jul 3, 2025	Sparks 79, Liberty 89 Liberty won

Meetings since 2024, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.

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