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WNBA · Final · Wed, Oct 7

New York Liberty at Atlanta Dream: projection vs. actual, October 7, 2026

Saved Courtside pregame forecasts beside the verified final result. Each forecast below was captured before this game tipped off.

New York Liberty98–Atlanta Dream101

How the saved forecasts compared

12 comparable players

Across the players with both a saved pregame forecast and a final result, the average absolute miss was 9.3 minutes and 5.5 points. These are descriptive results for this game, not a model accuracy guarantee.

Largest minutes difference

Naz Hillmon played 43.5 minutes against 28.1 projected, a 15.4-minute gap in this sample.

Closest points forecast

Rhyne Howard scored 18 points against 19.0 projected, a 1.0-point gap.

Compare 2 verified WNBA games from Wed, Oct 7 for the day's saved forecasts and final results.

Courtside saved pregame minutes and points compared with official final results
PlayerMinutes
Proj / Actual
DifferencePoints
Proj / Actual
Difference
Breanna StewartNew York Liberty · StarterForecast saved Oct 7, 7:06 PM EDT · Model gameplay-rotation-observer.v135.3 / 43.0+7.722.5 / 35+12.5
Jonquel JonesNew York Liberty · StarterForecast saved Oct 7, 7:06 PM EDT · Model gameplay-rotation-observer.v128.7 / 38.0+9.315.5 / 21+5.5
Leonie FiebichNew York Liberty · StarterForecast saved Oct 7, 7:06 PM EDT · Model gameplay-rotation-observer.v129.4 / 42.8+13.48.1 / 4-4.1
Pauline AstierNew York Liberty · StarterForecast saved Oct 7, 7:06 PM EDT · Model gameplay-rotation-observer.v125.7 / 14.1-11.69.1 / 5-4.1
Sabrina IonescuNew York Liberty · StarterForecast saved Oct 7, 7:06 PM EDT · Model gameplay-rotation-observer.v129.5 / 38.4+8.914.6 / 10-4.6
Marine JohannesNew York Liberty · BenchForecast saved Oct 7, 7:06 PM EDT · Model gameplay-rotation-observer.v110.9 / 3.2-7.74.7 / 0-4.7
Angel ReeseAtlanta Dream · StarterForecast saved Oct 7, 7:06 PM EDT · Model gameplay-rotation-observer.v128.5 / 39.1+10.615.8 / 23+7.2
DeWanna BonnerAtlanta Dream · StarterForecast saved Oct 7, 7:06 PM EDT · Model gameplay-rotation-observer.v124.4 / 34.5+10.111.9 / 10-1.9
Jordin CanadaAtlanta Dream · StarterForecast saved Oct 7, 7:06 PM EDT · Model gameplay-rotation-observer.v132.8 / 39.3+6.514.3 / 23+8.7
Naz HillmonAtlanta Dream · StarterForecast saved Oct 7, 7:06 PM EDT · Model gameplay-rotation-observer.v128.1 / 43.5+15.48.2 / 12+3.8
Rhyne HowardAtlanta Dream · StarterForecast saved Oct 7, 7:06 PM EDT · Model gameplay-rotation-observer.v136.2 / 43.6+7.419.0 / 18-1.0
Isobel BorlaseAtlanta Dream · BenchForecast saved Oct 7, 7:06 PM EDT · Model gameplay-rotation-observer.v110.6 / 13.6+3.03.3 / 11+7.7
Method

The clock matters.

We use each player's saved pre-tip forecast and compare it with a validated final box score. The table includes only players for whom both records are available. “Difference” is actual minus projected. Average absolute miss measures the size of those differences without cancellations.

Missing forecasts are not filled in after the game. The recap does not claim that the displayed sample represents every player or every Courtside prediction.

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