Washington Mystics vs Phoenix Mercury Final — August 25, 2026
Last 10 games
Rest & travelrest and travel
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 Mystics visited the Mercury on Tuesday, August 25 at 10:00 PM ET.
The Mystics closed as 1.5-point road favorites, with the Mercury getting the points at home. The spread opened at Mystics -2.5. The total closed 167.5, unchanged from the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Mystics -130, Mercury +110) prices the Mystics at 54% and the Mercury at 46%.
Written from the numbers available before kickoff.
Result
Final score and result vs the closing line
Washington Mystics 94, Phoenix Mercury 84
Washington Mystics won by 10.
- Against the closing spread (Phoenix Mercury +1.5): Washington Mystics covered.
- Combined score 178 vs the closing total of 167.5: Over.
- Washington Mystics closed at -130 on the moneyline (a 54% no-vig market-implied chance).
Chance Quality Result
Based on the quality of shots each team created, Phoenix Mercury won 58% of G&W replays (Washington Mystics 42%). 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
Mystics -2.5 (-105)
Mystics -1.5 (-115)
Mercury +110 46%
Mercury +110 46%
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 7 times since 2024: the Mystics won 2 and the Mercury 5.
| Date | Score | Line | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 2026 | Mercury 75, Mystics 95 Mystics won | ||
| Sep 4, 2025 | Mercury 75, Mystics 69 Mercury won | ||
| Jul 27, 2025 | Mercury 88, Mystics 72 Mercury won | ||
| May 25, 2025 | Mystics 62, Mercury 68 Mercury won | ||
| Sep 5, 2024 | Mystics 90, Mercury 77 Mystics won |
Meetings since 2024, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.
Teams
Washington Mystics
- Washington Mystics team stats
- Atlanta Dream 93, Washington Mystics 75 (Sep 30)
- Washington Mystics 77, Atlanta Dream 92 (Sep 27)
- Chicago Sky 93, Washington Mystics 101 (Sep 24)
Phoenix Mercury
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