THE PICK
LA Los Angeles SparksAWAY · 1415 ELO
@ Dallas WingsHOME · 1686 ELO DAL
11.5% WIN PROBABILITY 88.5%
The model makes Dallas Wings a 88.5% favorite — home advantage included.
One game is one game: a 88.5% edge still loses 11.5 times in 100.
Prediction history
6 UPDATES Every time the model moved this pick — logged in full. It updates until 15 minutes before gametime, then locks.
88.5% Dallas Wings ▲ +0.4
Ratings shifted on the latest results run.
88.1% Dallas Wings ▲ +1.4
Ratings shifted on the latest results run.
86.7% Dallas Wings ▲ +0.3
Ratings shifted on the latest results run.
86.4% Dallas Wings ▲ +0.2
Ratings shifted on the latest results run.
86.2% Dallas Wings ▼ -0.8
Ratings shifted on the latest results run.
87.0% Dallas Wings OPENING LINE
First model run when the matchup posted. Elo gap of 271 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
LA REST 1D DAL REST 2D LA TRAVELED 817 MI DIVISIONAL MATCHUP
AVAILABILITY CONTEXT ONLY — NOT IN THE NUMBER
LA Cameron Brink OUTKelsey Plum OUT
DAL Costanza Verona OUTHaley Jones OUT
IN THE NUMBER
REST +3 ELO
The numbers
AWAY
Los Angeles Sparks ELO RATING1415
RANK#10
RECORD11-13
LAST 103-7
STREAKL2
HOME
Dallas Wings ELO RATING1686
RANK#3
RECORD18-8
LAST 107-3
STREAKW5
Ratings come from every WNBA result this season — updated daily, weighted by
margin of victory, with Dallas Wings getting the standard home bump. An Elo difference
of 271 points plus home advantage at College Park Center produces
the 88.5% call. Full methodology →
What could break the pick
Los Angeles Sparks are 3-7 over their last ten.
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.