Recent form
7-3
WSH +3.7 vs POR -1.9 margin
WSH brings the hotter last-ten margin into this matchup tonight with balance.

WSH
21-15

POR
15-21
Verdict
Pass · no edge tonight.
The model doesn't see daylight against the posted line on this game. We don't surface negative-EV picks; check the drill-down for sub-model context.
Why this matchup
2 signals · model + marketPreview · WNBA
ashington Mystics visit Portland Fire Sunday at 8/23 - 7:00 PM EDT. WSH is 5-3 in their last 8. POR is 4-3 in their last 7.
Vegas opened WSH as a 4.5-point favorite with the total at 166.5. POR's moneyline implies a 39% break-even, WSH the inverse.
For bettors: the WSH side carries the favorite-tax, the dog gets the points and a plus-money payout. The 166.5 total reads near the league average.
ByTheOnemodel/auto-generated · live odds + scouting data/refreshes with the page
Team stats
WSH
Away
Stat
POR
Home
44
FG %
45
Season series
Series tied 1-1
Model & market
Vegas line center
DraftKings via ESPN · 21+
Spread
WSH -4.5
Half-pt below key 5
1.0pt· 6.5h
Total
166.5
Standard · +1.5 vs avg
1.0pt· 6.5h
Moneyline
18· 6.5h
Implied probabilities back-computed from American odds — break-even win % a moneyline bet needs to be +EV.
Line movement · 200 snapshots
ESPN-tracked · 21+
Spread
4.5
+1.0 since open
Total
166.5
-1.0 since open
Scouting report
WSH @ POR
Rest going in
1 day
last game Aug 21
1 day
last game Aug 21
Model edge vs market
Market alignedMarket
WSH -4.5
Model
WSH -4.4
Edge
-0.1 pts
Market
166.5
Model
On the roadmap
Edge
—
Market
WSH -185
Model
WSH
Edge
aligned
Model spread derived from 21-day power-rank delta · not a true point-spread model. Total + ML model wires roadmap. Bet responsibly · 21+
Tale of the tape
21-15
Record
15-21
#4
Conf rank
#5
-0.7
Pt diff
-4.4
L1
Streak
L1
7-3
Last 10
4-6
61.3
Power score
57.0
#5
Power rank
#6
Composite signals from ESPN standings + 21-day power rolling. NBA pace / ORtg / DRtg from ESPN core team-stats; NFL yards-per-game from nflverse aggregation. Park factors, weather, KenPom-class metrics still on the roadmap.
Betting line
WSH -4.5·O/U 166.5·WSH -185/POR +154
Drill down
Sub-model tables · ensemble breakdown · last meeting · book shop · player props
Scouting report · pre-game
POR is 4-6 recently; WSH is 7-3.
47.2%
model · POR win prob
Recent form
Situational
Rest is even. POR has 3 straight road games; WSH has 0.
Model angle
POR's edge is driven by model confidence. Line steam keeps it from reading cleaner.
Players to watch
Shakira Austin · 19 pts · last-10 20.6 vs season 16.6.
Sonia Citron · 16.3 pts · last-10 16.4 vs season 16.3.
Bridget Carleton · 16.1 pts · last-10 17.2 vs season 14.4.
Head-to-head · 1-1 · last 2
POR is 1-1 in the recent head-to-head sample.
Line move
The market has moved 3pp toward the away side.
Aggregated from r107 anatomy · r109 CLV history · r112 calibration · r118 line moves · r124 player projections · refreshes every 5 minutes
Model ensemble · how the prediction is built
Each sub-model uses a different rating substrate. Bayesian model averaging weights them by rolling Brier score so the ensemble inherits each model's strengths. Disagreement flags games where the sub-models don't see eye-to-eye — lower confidence, wider band.
52.2%
ensemble · POR favored
Elo Static
52.2%
P(POR win)
35%
weight
Elo Recent
56.7%
P(POR win)
32%
weight
Pace Efficiency
57.2%
P(POR win)
33%
weight
Disagreement
2.27 pp
weighted σ across sub-models
Confidence
85% · high
maps from disagreement
Substrate count
3 / 3 active
ones with full inputs tonight
Weights recalibrated nightly on a 90-day rolling window with strict point-in-time correctness — no model gets credit for a game it hasn't seen. Headline % is Platt-scaled per league; sub-model rows show raw BMA inputs.
The receipts
POR's edge is driven by model confidence. Line steam keeps it from reading cleaner.
+9.4
pp edge · POR
-2.91
CLV pp · steam
45.5%
±5.9pp band
2.53u large — +6.1pp edge, quarter Kelly.
Edge
+7.7pp
-1.7pp post-cal
Kelly
10.1%
2.5% sized
Decimal
2.54
+6.1pp vs price
Contributor breakdown · sums to 9.4pp · POR over WSH
POR clears the model's lock threshold.
The market moved 2.9pp away from POR since open.
Open price
+136
Close price
+154
Open no-vig
40.7%
Close no-vig
37.8%
Market faded the model hard
How we read this game
Line shopping · 1 book
Same model, different prices. The same moneyline can vary 25¢ across books — taking the worst price wipes out a real edge instantly. Star marks the best-paying book per side.
+9.4pp
best edge · POR · DraftKings
WSH
no live price
POR
★ bestedge +9.4pp · implied 37.8%
| Book | WSH | POR | Best edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| DraftKings | -185 | +154★ | +9.4 |
Edges shown are model probability minus no-vig implied probability for that side at that book. Stars mark the highest-paying cell per side. Lines refresh every 60 seconds.
Player projections
Per-player stat projections built from a recency-weighted blend of the last ten games, season average, and matchup context. Confidence reflects sample size and stability — the top of each list is who to watch.
135
projections · 120 high confidence
Points
Rebounds
Assists
Blocks
Steals
Projections recompute every 30 minutes · prop lines plug in once sportsbook ingest lands
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