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WNBA · JULY 22, 2026 ● LIVE

Chicago Sky at New York Liberty

Barclays Center · Brooklyn, NY

THE PICK

CHI Chicago SkyAWAY · 1401 ELO
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New York LibertyHOME · 1556 ELO NY
20.8% WIN PROBABILITY 79.2%

The model makes New York Liberty a 79.2% favorite — home advantage included. One game is one game: a 79.2% edge still loses 20.8 times in 100.

Prediction history

5 UPDATES

Every time the model moved this pick — logged in full. It updates until 15 minutes before gametime, then locks.

79.2% New York Liberty ▼ -0.5
Ratings shifted on the latest results run.
79.7% New York Liberty ▼ -1.7
Ratings shifted on the latest results run.
81.4% New York Liberty ▲ +0.4
Ratings shifted on the latest results run.
81.0% New York Liberty ▼ -1.8
Ratings shifted on the latest results run.
OPEN
82.8% New York Liberty OPENING LINE
First model run when the matchup posted. Elo gap of 155 points at open.

The factors

1 IN THE NUMBER

Everything the model sees for this game. Only backtest-validated signals move the probability — the rest is context, shown anyway.

GAME-TIME CONDITIONS

INDOORS — WEATHER OFF THE BOARD

SCHEDULE & TRAVEL

CHI REST 2D NY REST 1D CHI TRAVELED 755 MI CHI CROSSED 1 TIME ZONE DIVISIONAL MATCHUP

AVAILABILITY CONTEXT ONLY — NOT IN THE NUMBER

CHI Maddy Westbeld OUTChloe Bibby OUTSkylar Diggins OUTDiJonai Carrington OUT
NY Satou Sabally OUTRebecca Allen DAY-TO-DAYPauline Astier DAY-TO-DAYLeonie Fiebich OUT

IN THE NUMBER

REST -3 ELO

The numbers

AWAY

Chicago Sky
ELO RATING1401
RANK#11
RECORD8-18
LAST 104-6
STREAKW1

HOME

New York Liberty
ELO RATING1556
RANK#5
RECORD15-12
LAST 103-7
STREAKL3

Ratings come from every WNBA result this season — updated daily, weighted by margin of victory, with New York Liberty getting the standard home bump. An Elo difference of 155 points plus home advantage at Barclays Center produces the 79.2% call. Full methodology →

What could break the pick

Chicago Sky come in hot on a 1-game win streak — recent form the season-long rating hasn't fully priced in. Even strong favorites lose outright about once in three tries at this probability. Starting lineups, rotation minutes, and rest move real outcomes in ways a rating system can’t see.