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WNBA · Final · Wed, Aug 12

Toronto Tempo at Dallas Wings: projection vs. actual, August 12, 2026

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

Toronto Tempo88–Dallas Wings94

How the saved forecasts compared

5 comparable players

Across the players with both a saved pregame forecast and a final result, the average absolute miss was 5.7 minutes and 5.0 points. These are descriptive results for this game, not a model accuracy guarantee.

Largest minutes difference

Alanna Smith played 33.5 minutes against 23.5 projected, a 10.0-minute gap in this sample.

Closest points forecast

Marina Mabrey scored 23 points against 21.7 projected, a 1.3-point gap.

Courtside saved pregame minutes and points compared with official final results
PlayerMinutes
Proj / Actual
DifferencePoints
Proj / Actual
Difference
Alanna SmithDallas Wings · StarterForecast saved Aug 11, 7:50 PM EDT · Model gameplay-rotation-observer.v123.5 / 33.5+10.08.8 / 13+4.2
Arike OgunbowaleDallas Wings · StarterForecast saved Aug 11, 7:50 PM EDT · Model gameplay-rotation-observer.v128.2 / 34.6+6.413.3 / 21+7.7
Paige BueckersDallas Wings · StarterForecast saved Aug 11, 7:50 PM EDT · Model gameplay-rotation-observer.v131.2 / 34.5+3.318.1 / 22+3.9
Marina MabreyToronto Tempo · StarterForecast saved Aug 11, 7:50 PM EDT · Model gameplay-rotation-observer.v130.0 / 31.0+1.021.7 / 23+1.3
Nyara SaballyToronto Tempo · StarterForecast saved Aug 11, 7:50 PM EDT · Model gameplay-rotation-observer.v124.6 / 16.8-7.813.9 / 6-7.9
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.

See the combined WNBA projection track record

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