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Washington Mystics vs Phoenix Mercury Final — August 27, 2026

Washington Mystics

FINAL

Phoenix Mercury

Thursday, August 27 · 10:00 PM ET

Last 10 games

Game by game

7-3

Last 10

3-7

+38

Net points

-48

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

Rest & travelrest and travel

Rest & travel

2 days

Days of rest

2 days

1,980 mi3,186 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 Mystics visited the Mercury on Thursday, August 27 at 10:00 PM ET.

The Mystics closed as 5.5-point road favorites, with the Mercury getting the points at home. The spread opened at Mystics -3.5. The total closed at 164.5, down from 167.5 at the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Mystics -219, Mercury +176) prices the Mystics at 65% and the Mercury at 35%.

Written from the numbers available before kickoff.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

Washington Mystics 80, Phoenix Mercury 73

Washington Mystics won by 7.

Against the closing spread (Phoenix Mercury +5.5): Washington Mystics covered.
Combined score 153 vs the closing total of 164.5: Under.
Washington Mystics closed at -219 on the moneyline (a 65% no-vig market-implied chance).

Chance Quality Result

34%WAS

Share of G&W replays won

66%PHX

72.0

Expected points

77.8

Final score

Based on the quality of shots each team created, Phoenix Mercury won 66% of G&W replays (Washington Mystics 34%). The result went the other way from the chances each team created.

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 2

OpenMercury +3.5 (-105)
Mystics -3.5 (-116)

CloseMercury +5.5 (-110)
Mystics -5.5 (-110)

Totaldown 3

Open167.5 (o -110 / u -110)

Close164.5 (o -115 / u -106)

Moneyline

OpenMystics -177 61%
Mercury +145 39%

CloseMystics -219 65%
Mercury +176 35%

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 8 times since 2024: the Mystics won 3 and the Mercury 5.

Date	Score	Line	Total
Aug 25, 2026	Mystics 94, Mercury 84 Mystics won
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

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

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