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Post-game analysisWNBAThursday, September 17, 2026Final
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Las Vegas Aces at Seattle Storm

Post-game analysis · Thursday, September 17, 2026

The pick

Take Seattle Storm +9.5

Seattle Storm is the underdog: your bet wins if they win outright or lose by fewer than 9.5 points.

Pick locked in: Sep 15, 2026 · 8:59 PM EDT — sportsbook spreads can move after that time, so check the number your book is offering now.

Scoring tier: high

The betting line

LV -10.5

Sportsbooks make Las Vegas Aces the favorite by 10.5. Expected combined score: 175.5

DraftKings · updated Thu, 9:07 PM EDT

Our projected score

Las Vegas Aces logoLas Vegas Aces86

Seattle Storm logoSeattle Storm84

Final score

Las Vegas Aces logoLas Vegas Aces114

Seattle Storm logoSeattle Storm77

Pick missed

USA Net, CNBC, CW Seattle — Local availability can differ.

How the model got here

Model projects 86–84, a -2 margin against a market number of -9.5 — a 7.52-point edge toward the home side. Based on 3 and 4 games of scoring form.

Our recommendations on this game

The team recommendation, the full-game total and the player recommendations for this matchup, side by side. The full-game total is its own market, shown in its own panel above. Only high-rated recommendations taken at a locked DraftKings price are used on a parlay card, and a card never takes two legs from the same game.

Team

Take Seattle Storm +9.5

  • DraftKings +9.5 · tracked Tue, 8:07 PM EDT
  • Locked price -110
  • Rating high
  • Locked Sep 15, 8:59 PM EDT — before kickoff
  • Result loss

Players

No high-rated player recommendation on this matchup. We only show one when DraftKings posted the number and price before kickoff.

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Player prop angles

No player prop angles for this matchup yet. Our stat lines need a few completed games of form for each player before we publish a number, so early-season WNBA games fill in as the season goes on. Check back closer to kickoff.

Records & form

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