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The Pulse
- 🏀 Court Pulse Minnesota Lynx climb to #1 after a defensive surge over their last five games.
- 📊 Model Pulse A'ja Wilson averaging 29.4 PPG across her last five outings.
- 🏛 Culture Pulse Early HBCU camp buzz: a top-10 preseason projection is taking shape in the SWAC.
Featured Intelligence · WNBA
Why the Model Leans Liberty
- Liberty have won 6 of their last 7, averaging 91.4 PPG over that stretch.
- Aces' point differential (+3.0) is the lowest of any team above .500 — close-game dependent.
- Model projects a faster-than-average pace, favoring Liberty's guard rotation.
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Liberty
Power Rankings
Elo, strength of schedule, recent form, and efficiency — combined into one score, validated against actual results every week.
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Win probabilities and spreads built from the same engine that powers the rankings — with the reasoning shown, not hidden.
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Why the Liberty's pace is the real story tonight
New York has won six of seven while pushing tempo — and Las Vegas hasn't defended fast starts well in its last five games. Here's what the numbers say about tonight's total.
Power Rankings
The case for Golden State over the Lynx
Nearly tied on Elo, but the Valkyries have played the league's hardest schedule. A closer look at why.
HBCU Intelligence
Jackson State enters camp on the rise
- Returning production up sharply from last season
- Top-15 recruiting class in the SWAC
- Two Power 4 transfers addressing the O-line