WNBA · Final · Sat, Sep 19

Chicago Sky at Atlanta Dream: projection vs. actual, September 19, 2026

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

Chicago Sky81–Atlanta Dream106

How the saved forecasts compared

7 comparable players

Across the players with both a saved pregame forecast and a final result, the average absolute miss was 6.8 minutes and 4.6 points. These are descriptive results for this game, not a model accuracy guarantee.

Largest minutes difference

Naz Hillmon played 19.0 minutes against 31.0 projected, a 12.0-minute gap in this sample.

Closest points forecast

Jordin Canada scored 11 points against 11.0 projected, a 0.0-point gap.

Courtside saved pregame minutes and points compared with official final results
Player	Minutes Proj / Actual	Difference	Points Proj / Actual	Difference
Kamilla CardosoChicago Sky · StarterForecast saved Sep 19, 6:35 PM EDT · Model gameplay-rotation-observer.v1	26.3 / 18.8	-7.5	14.8 / 11	-3.8
Sydney TaylorChicago Sky · StarterForecast saved Sep 19, 6:35 PM EDT · Model gameplay-rotation-observer.v1	19.0 / 22.9	+3.9	11.9 / 2	-9.9
Allisha GrayAtlanta Dream · StarterForecast saved Sep 19, 6:35 PM EDT · Model gameplay-rotation-observer.v1	32.5 / 28.1	-4.4	18.9 / 17	-1.9
Angel ReeseAtlanta Dream · StarterForecast saved Sep 19, 6:35 PM EDT · Model gameplay-rotation-observer.v1	33.8 / 28.0	-5.8	19.8 / 23	+3.2
Jordin CanadaAtlanta Dream · StarterForecast saved Sep 19, 6:35 PM EDT · Model gameplay-rotation-observer.v1	30.5 / 26.7	-3.8	11.0 / 11	-0.0
Naz HillmonAtlanta Dream · StarterForecast saved Sep 19, 6:35 PM EDT · Model gameplay-rotation-observer.v1	31.0 / 19.0	-12.0	10.5 / 2	-8.5
Rhyne HowardAtlanta Dream · StarterForecast saved Sep 19, 6:35 PM EDT · Model gameplay-rotation-observer.v1	34.1 / 23.7	-10.4	18.7 / 14	-4.7

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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