New York Liberty vs Connecticut Sun Final — August 15, 2026
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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 Liberty visited the Sun on Saturday, August 15 at 1:00 PM ET.
The Liberty closed as 8.5-point road favorites, with the Sun getting the points at home. The spread closed where it opened. The total closed 171.5, unchanged from the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Liberty -400, Sun +303) prices the Liberty at 76% and the Sun at 24%.
Written from the numbers available before kickoff.
Result
Final score and result vs the closing line
New York Liberty 82, Connecticut Sun 75
New York Liberty won by 7.
- Against the closing spread (Connecticut Sun +8.5): Connecticut Sun covered.
- Combined score 157 vs the closing total of 171.5: Under.
- New York Liberty closed at -400 on the moneyline (a 76% no-vig market-implied chance).
Chance Quality Result
Based on the quality of shots each team created, Connecticut Sun won 52% of G&W replays (New York Liberty 48%). The chances each team created were close to even.
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
Liberty -8.5 (-110)
Liberty -8.5 (-106)
Sun +292 24%
Sun +303 24%
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
Matchup
Head-to-head
The teams have met 10 times since 2024: the Liberty won 8 and the Sun 2.
| Date | Score | Line | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 2026 | Liberty 89, Sun 80 Liberty won | ||
| May 8, 2026 | Sun 75, Liberty 106 Liberty won | ||
| Aug 25, 2025 | Sun 79, Liberty 81 Liberty won | ||
| Aug 3, 2025 | Liberty 87, Sun 78 Liberty won | ||
| Aug 1, 2025 | Liberty 62, Sun 78 Sun won |
Meetings since 2024, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.
Teams
New York Liberty
- New York Liberty team stats
- Atlanta Dream 85, New York Liberty 83 (Oct 9)
- New York Liberty 98, Atlanta Dream 101 (Oct 7)
- New York Liberty 82, Atlanta Dream 92 (Oct 4)
Connecticut Sun
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