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WNBA · August 16, 2026

Chicago Sky vs Seattle Storm Final — August 16, 2026

Sunday, August 16 · 5:00 PM ET
Last 10 games
+14-2-1+6+1-5+7-4-9-20
Game by game
-3-3-10-10-9-12-6-7+9-2
4-6
Last 10
1-9
-13
Net points
-53
Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)
Rest & travelrest and travel
Rest & travel
4 days
Days of rest
2 days
1,735 mi2,792 km
Travel to the game
Home
−2 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 Sky visited the Storm on Sunday, August 16 at 5:00 PM ET.

The Sky closed as 2.5-point road favorites, with the Storm getting the points at home. The spread opened at Sky -1.5. The total closed 177.5, unchanged from the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Sky -137, Storm +115) prices the Sky at 55% and the Storm at 45%.

Written from the numbers available before kickoff.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

Chicago Sky 82, Seattle Storm 80

Chicago Sky won by 2.

  • Against the closing spread (Seattle Storm +2.5): Seattle Storm covered.
  • Combined score 162 vs the closing total of 177.5: Under.
  • Chicago Sky closed at -137 on the moneyline (a 55% no-vig market-implied chance).

Chance Quality Result

73%CHI
Share of G&W replays won
27%SEA
90.7
Expected points
81.0
82
Final score
80

Based on the quality of shots each team created, Chicago Sky won 73% of G&W replays (Seattle Storm 27%). 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

Spreadmoved 1
OpenStorm +1.5 (-106)
Sky -1.5 (-116)
CloseStorm +2.5 (-115)
Sky -2.5 (-108)
Totalno move
Open177.5 (o -110 / u -110)
Close177.5 (o -106 / u -115)
Moneyline
OpenSky -130 54%
Storm +108 46%
CloseSky -137 55%
Storm +115 45%

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 %

Matchup

Head-to-head

The teams have met 8 times since 2024: the Sky won 2 and the Storm 6.

DateScoreLineTotal
Aug 10, 2026Sky 88, Storm 97
Storm won


Jul 15, 2026Storm 90, Sky 95
Sky won


Aug 30, 2025Sky 69, Storm 79
Storm won


Aug 19, 2025Storm 94, Sky 88
Storm won


Jul 24, 2025Storm 95, Sky 57
Storm won


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

Teams

Chicago Sky

Seattle Storm

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