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WNBA · Final · Wed, Aug 5

Seattle Storm at New York Liberty: projection vs. actual, August 5, 2026

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

Seattle Storm86–New York Liberty92

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 3.8 minutes and 6.2 points. These are descriptive results for this game, not a model accuracy guarantee.

Largest minutes difference

Pauline Astier played 28.2 minutes against 20.7 projected, a 7.5-minute gap in this sample.

Closest points forecast

Jonquel Jones scored 14 points against 14.0 projected, a 0.0-point gap.

Courtside saved pregame minutes and points compared with official final results
PlayerMinutes
Proj / Actual
DifferencePoints
Proj / Actual
Difference
Breanna StewartNew York Liberty · StarterForecast saved Aug 5, 6:35 PM EDT · Model gameplay-rotation-observer.v133.6 / 33.0-0.621.0 / 28+7.0
Jonquel JonesNew York Liberty · StarterForecast saved Aug 5, 6:35 PM EDT · Model gameplay-rotation-observer.v126.3 / 29.9+3.614.0 / 14+0.0
Pauline AstierNew York Liberty · StarterForecast saved Aug 5, 6:35 PM EDT · Model gameplay-rotation-observer.v120.7 / 28.2+7.58.5 / 11+2.5
Rebecca AllenNew York Liberty · StarterForecast saved Aug 5, 6:35 PM EDT · Model gameplay-rotation-observer.v124.2 / 19.4-4.85.2 / 12+6.8
Sabrina IonescuNew York Liberty · StarterForecast saved Aug 5, 6:35 PM EDT · Model gameplay-rotation-observer.v132.8 / 31.2-1.619.3 / 15-4.3
Dominique MalongaSeattle Storm · StarterForecast saved Aug 5, 6:35 PM EDT · Model gameplay-rotation-observer.v124.6 / 30.0+5.415.6 / 31+15.4
Ezi MagbegorSeattle Storm · StarterForecast saved Aug 5, 6:35 PM EDT · Model gameplay-rotation-observer.v114.3 / 17.3+3.04.3 / 7+2.7
Flau'jae JohnsonSeattle Storm · StarterForecast saved Aug 5, 6:35 PM EDT · Model gameplay-rotation-observer.v127.5 / 27.2-0.315.6 / 11-4.6
Jade MelbourneSeattle Storm · StarterForecast saved Aug 5, 6:35 PM EDT · Model gameplay-rotation-observer.v125.2 / 30.3+5.18.1 / 13+4.9
Natisha HiedemanSeattle Storm · StarterForecast saved Aug 5, 6:35 PM EDT · Model gameplay-rotation-observer.v132.2 / 29.0-3.218.6 / 2-16.6
Awa FamSeattle Storm · BenchForecast saved Aug 5, 6:35 PM EDT · Model gameplay-rotation-observer.v129.0 / 22.7-6.310.0 / 13+3.0
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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