Game 5 of the WNBA Finals was played on 26 October 2026 and the Golden State Valkyries beat the Atlanta Dream 64-55 to lead the series 3-2; wnba.com blocks scripts, so ESPN and The Guardian settle it.
History. 6 of 7: only Golden State 2018 won 4-0.
Hunch. Both teams ranked first and second in defence this season, and ESPN expects a much closer series than last year's 4-0.
The five games market resolves on wnba.com, with ESPN as backup: YES if a fifth game of the final is played, set for 26 October 2026. If one team wins the series 4-0, it resolves NO on the day of the fourth game.
We looked for cases where a best-of-seven final, with home games split two, two, one, one, one, had a team with home advantage that had won every game against its rival that season. We found seven, all NBA finals from 2016 to 2025, because the WNBA played its first final of this length only in 2025.