Atlanta Dream vs New York Liberty Final — October 9, 2026
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2026 regular season to date, captured before kickoff. League rank in small type (15 teams); the gold side ranks higher. Bars show rank, longest = 1st. Source: Gridiron & Wine public Analytics tables.
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.
No key players listed.
Key players only. Injury report as of October 9, 7:50 a.m. ET.
The pre-game matchup
The Dream (30-14) visited the Liberty (27-18) on Friday, October 9 at 7:30 PM ET.
The Dream score 91.3 points per game (2nd of 15) and allow 84.5 (4th). The Liberty score 89.6 points per game (5th of 15) and allow 86.4 (7th).
The Liberty closed as 3.5-point favorites at home against the Dream. The spread closed where it opened. The total closed at 170.5, down from 172.5 at the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Dream +133, Liberty -162) prices the Dream at 41% and the Liberty at 59%.
Written from the numbers available before kickoff.
Result
Final score and result vs the closing line
Atlanta Dream 85, New York Liberty 83
Atlanta Dream won by 2.
- Against the closing spread (New York Liberty -3.5): Atlanta Dream covered.
- Combined score 168 vs the closing total of 170.5: Under.
- Atlanta Dream closed at +133 on the moneyline (a 41% no-vig market-implied chance).
Market
Closing line and line movement
Dream +3.5 (-105)
Dream +3.5 (-111)
Liberty -165 60%
Liberty -162 59%
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.
Members
G&W Line
G&W’s own number for this game, next to the market. Analytics
Matchup
Players to watch
- Points per game19.011th
- Rebounds per game3.563rd
- Assists per game2.744th
- Minutes per game32.6
- Points per game17.713th
- Rebounds per game3.853rd
- Assists per game3.724th
- Minutes per game34.2
- Points per game20.96th
- Rebounds per game8.311th
- Assists per game3.332nd
- Minutes per game33.0
- Points per game14.925th
- Rebounds per game3.852nd
- Assists per game4.718th
- Minutes per game29.9
Season per-game averages before game time (playoffs included), top two scorers per team. Ranks among the 196 players with at least 10 games.
Head-to-head
The teams have met 15 times since 2024: the Dream won 7 and the Liberty 8.
| Date | Score | Line | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 2026 playoffs | Liberty 98, Dream 101 Dream won | ||
| Oct 4, 2026 playoffs | Liberty 82, Dream 92 Dream won | ||
| Sep 23, 2026 | Dream 83, Liberty 65 Dream won | ||
| Sep 21, 2026 | Dream 95, Liberty 84 Dream won | ||
| Jun 11, 2026 | Liberty 104, Dream 90 Liberty 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
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- 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)
New York Liberty
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