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WNBA · Final · Thu, Sep 24

Chicago Sky at Washington Mystics: projection vs. actual, September 24, 2026

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

Chicago Sky93–Washington Mystics101

How the saved forecasts compared

9 comparable players

Across the players with both a saved pregame forecast and a final result, the average absolute miss was 5.1 minutes and 5.5 points. These are descriptive results for this game, not a model accuracy guarantee.

Largest minutes difference

Kamilla Cardoso played 33.0 minutes against 23.3 projected, a 9.7-minute gap in this sample.

Closest points forecast

Kiki Iriafen scored 16 points against 14.5 projected, a 1.5-point gap.

Courtside saved pregame minutes and points compared with official final results
PlayerMinutes
Proj / Actual
DifferencePoints
Proj / Actual
Difference
Courtney VanderslootChicago Sky · StarterForecast saved Sep 24, 7:05 PM EDT · Model gameplay-rotation-observer.v124.2 / 27.2+3.09.8 / 16+6.2
Elizabeth WilliamsChicago Sky · StarterForecast saved Sep 24, 7:10 PM EDT · Model gameplay-rotation-observer.v121.2 / 27.8+6.66.1 / 9+2.9
Kamilla CardosoChicago Sky · StarterForecast saved Sep 24, 7:05 PM EDT · Model gameplay-rotation-observer.v123.3 / 33.0+9.713.6 / 16+2.4
Sydney TaylorChicago Sky · StarterForecast saved Sep 24, 7:05 PM EDT · Model gameplay-rotation-observer.v121.3 / 23.9+2.612.5 / 16+3.5
Georgia AmooreWashington Mystics · StarterForecast saved Sep 24, 7:05 PM EDT · Model gameplay-rotation-observer.v125.2 / 23.1-2.18.8 / 14+5.2
Kiki IriafenWashington Mystics · StarterForecast saved Sep 24, 7:05 PM EDT · Model gameplay-rotation-observer.v126.3 / 31.7+5.414.5 / 16+1.5
Michaela OnyenwereWashington Mystics · StarterForecast saved Sep 24, 7:05 PM EDT · Model gameplay-rotation-observer.v119.9 / 26.1+6.26.7 / 16+9.3
Shakira AustinWashington Mystics · StarterForecast saved Sep 24, 7:05 PM EDT · Model gameplay-rotation-observer.v129.7 / 22.7-7.020.0 / 7-13.0
Sonia CitronWashington Mystics · StarterForecast saved Sep 24, 7:05 PM EDT · Model gameplay-rotation-observer.v131.6 / 28.3-3.315.6 / 21+5.4
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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