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WNBA · Final · Fri, Jul 31

Dallas Wings at Washington Mystics: projection vs. actual, July 31, 2026

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

Dallas Wings75–Washington Mystics81

How the saved forecasts compared

11 comparable players

Across the players with both a saved pregame forecast and a final result, the average absolute miss was 3.4 minutes and 5.2 points. These are descriptive results for this game, not a model accuracy guarantee.

Largest minutes difference

Awak Kuier played 4.8 minutes against 14.4 projected, a 9.6-minute gap in this sample.

Closest points forecast

Sonia Citron scored 16 points against 14.1 projected, a 1.9-point gap.

Courtside saved pregame minutes and points compared with official final results
PlayerMinutes
Proj / Actual
DifferencePoints
Proj / Actual
Difference
Arike OgunbowaleDallas Wings · StarterForecast saved Jul 31, 7:05 PM EDT · Model gameplay-rotation-observer.v134.3 / 30.5-3.817.8 / 20+2.2
Awak KuierDallas Wings · StarterForecast saved Jul 31, 7:06 PM EDT · Model gameplay-rotation-observer.v114.4 / 4.8-9.64.4 / 0-4.4
Azzi FuddDallas Wings · StarterForecast saved Jul 31, 7:06 PM EDT · Model gameplay-rotation-observer.v135.9 / 32.8-3.114.5 / 8-6.5
Jessica ShepardDallas Wings · StarterForecast saved Jul 31, 7:06 PM EDT · Model gameplay-rotation-observer.v133.8 / 33.0-0.814.9 / 8-6.9
Paige BueckersDallas Wings · StarterForecast saved Jul 31, 7:05 PM EDT · Model gameplay-rotation-observer.v133.5 / 33.8+0.320.4 / 23+2.6
Georgia AmooreWashington Mystics · StarterForecast saved Jul 31, 7:05 PM EDT · Model gameplay-rotation-observer.v123.2 / 17.7-5.57.2 / 2-5.2
Kiki IriafenWashington Mystics · StarterForecast saved Jul 31, 7:06 PM EDT · Model gameplay-rotation-observer.v126.2 / 27.5+1.313.5 / 22+8.5
Michaela OnyenwereWashington Mystics · StarterForecast saved Jul 31, 7:05 PM EDT · Model gameplay-rotation-observer.v130.3 / 30.2-0.19.8 / 6-3.8
Shakira AustinWashington Mystics · StarterForecast saved Jul 31, 7:06 PM EDT · Model gameplay-rotation-observer.v131.6 / 35.5+3.917.0 / 28+11.0
Sonia CitronWashington Mystics · StarterForecast saved Jul 31, 7:06 PM EDT · Model gameplay-rotation-observer.v127.7 / 35.6+7.914.1 / 16+1.9
Lauren BettsWashington Mystics · BenchForecast saved Jul 31, 7:06 PM EDT · Model gameplay-rotation-observer.v116.2 / 17.1+0.97.0 / 3-4.0
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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