Atlanta Dream vs Phoenix Mercury Final — August 22, 2026
Last 10 games
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Rest & travelAbout 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 Dream visited the Mercury on Saturday, August 22 at 10:00 PM ET.
The Dream closed as 8.5-point road favorites, with the Mercury getting the points at home. The spread opened at Dream -5.5. The total closed 177.5, unchanged from the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Dream -360, Mercury +275) prices the Dream at 75% and the Mercury at 25%.
Written from the numbers available before kickoff.
Result
Final score and result vs the closing line
Atlanta Dream 99, Phoenix Mercury 89
Atlanta Dream won by 10.
- Against the closing spread (Phoenix Mercury +8.5): Atlanta Dream covered.
- Combined score 188 vs the closing total of 177.5: Over.
- Atlanta Dream closed at -360 on the moneyline (a 75% no-vig market-implied chance).
Chance Quality Result
Based on the quality of shots each team created, Atlanta Dream won 61% of G&W replays (Phoenix Mercury 39%). 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
Dream -5.5 (-108)
Dream -8.5 (-108)
Mercury +175 35%
Mercury +275 25%
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 9 times since 2024: the Dream won 6 and the Mercury 3.
| Date | Score | Line | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2026 | Mercury 82, Dream 96 Dream won | ||
| May 24, 2026 | Mercury 80, Dream 82 Dream won | ||
| Aug 10, 2025 | Dream 74, Mercury 66 Dream won | ||
| Aug 1, 2025 | Mercury 72, Dream 95 Dream won | ||
| Jul 23, 2025 | Dream 90, Mercury 79 Dream won |
Meetings since 2024, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.
Teams
Atlanta Dream
- Atlanta Dream team stats
- Golden State Valkyries at Atlanta Dream (Oct 29)
- Atlanta Dream 55, Golden State Valkyries 64 (Oct 26)
- Golden State Valkyries 67, Atlanta Dream 62 (Oct 24)
- Golden State Valkyries 71, Atlanta Dream 97 (Oct 21)
Phoenix Mercury
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