| Spread | Total | ML | Best ML | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
â–¶Dream | -9.5 53%52% | O 174.5 51%52% | 82%81% | 82% Kalshi |
â–¶Sun | +9.5 47%48% | U 174.5 49%48% | 19%20% | 20% Polymarket |
| Spread | Total | Moneyline | Best ML | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
â–¶Atlanta Dream | -9.5 | O 174.5 | 82% Kalshi | |
â–¶Connecticut Sun | +9.5 | U 174.5 | 20% Polymarket |
The Dream vs Sun moneyline is the widest price on Thursday's WNBA board: Atlanta trades at 82c on Kalshi and 81c on Polymarket as the road favorite, with Connecticut at 19c to 20c. The Dream are 20-12 with an 8-7 road record and beat Toronto 107-95 at home on August 10, a night they were priced at 88c. Connecticut is 8-23, 5-10 at Mohegan Sun Arena, and has lost four of its last five. The two books sit 1c apart on the favorite and the spread ladder centers the game near Atlanta -9.5.
Atlanta plays at Mohegan Sun Arena on Thursday, August 13, 2026 carrying a 20-12 record, an 89.6 points-per-game offense against 86.0 allowed, and the widest moneyline on the day's WNBA board. Connecticut is 8-23, scores 79.7 per game, and concedes 86.8. That is 10.7 points per game of scoring-margin separation between the two teams, and the Dream vs Sun market has priced it without hesitation: Atlanta at 82c on Kalshi and 81c on Polymarket, Connecticut at 19c and 20c.
The Dream vs Sun price is a continuation, not a new read, and the arc matters more than the snapshot. Atlanta traded at 88c as a home favorite in the August 10 game against Toronto and won 107-95. Moving that team from its own floor to Uncasville cost it roughly 6c of implied probability, which is a conventional road adjustment and not a signal that anything changed underneath. Within the current session the Kalshi side ticked from 81c to 82c while Polymarket held flat at 81c, so the two books have converged rather than diverged into the game.
Form supports the read. Atlanta is 3-2 over its last five with wins over Toronto (107-95), Phoenix (96-82), and Seattle (98-89), and losses to Las Vegas (109-87) and Washington (79-74). Connecticut is 1-4 over the same stretch, with the lone win a 75-72 home result over Phoenix on August 7 that also stands as its most recent game. That is a six-day layoff into Thursday, the longest rest either side has had this month, and it is the one structural argument for the 19c side.
The only prior meeting this season went to Atlanta 91-75 in Atlanta on June 2, a 16-point result that lands almost exactly on where the current spread ladder centers. Connecticut is 5-10 at Mohegan Sun Arena and 8-23 overall; Atlanta is 8-7 away from home. The board carries roughly $21K in combined volume across Kalshi and Polymarket, which is normal weight for a regular-season WNBA game and thin enough that the prop layer should be read as indicative rather than definitive.
Kalshi runs a full alternate ladder on the Dream vs Sun spread: Atlanta -1.5 at 78c, -3.5 at 72c, -6.5 at 63c, -9.5 at 53c, -12.5 at 44c, -15.5 at 35c, -18.5 at 25c, and -21.5 at 22c. Polymarket quotes Atlanta -9.5 at 51c. The two books put the coin-flip line in the same place, between 9.5 and 10.5 points, which is a wider handicap than the 81.5c moneyline alone implies and reflects how one-sided Atlanta's June win was.
The total is the more interesting line. Kalshi and Polymarket both quote a merged O/U 174.5 at 51c and 52c, and Kalshi's over ladder runs from 159.5 at 86c down to 183.5 at 32c. Atlanta's games have averaged 175.6 combined points this season; Connecticut's have averaged 166.5. The posted number sits on Atlanta's pace rather than the midpoint of the two, which prices the expectation that the Dream control tempo against a defense allowing 86.8 per game.
The prop layer is Polymarket-only and lightly traded. Angel Reese, who leads Atlanta at 15.8 points and 11.9 rebounds per game, has her points over 17.5 at 25c and assists over 2.5 at 41c. Allisha Gray, the team's scoring leader at 18.9 per game, has her points over 18.5 at 28c. Jordin Canada, at 7.6 assists per game, has a points over 11.5 at 27c. On the Connecticut side, Brittney Griner leads the Sun at 13.6 points, 5.7 rebounds, and 1.8 blocks per game, and Leila Lacan carries the team's assist load at 4.4 per game.
The Dream vs Sun moneyline resolves to the team that wins the game at Mohegan Sun Arena on Thursday, August 13, 2026, with tip scheduled for 7:00 pm ET. The winning side pays $1 per share and the losing side settles at zero; WNBA games cannot end in a tie, so overtime decides it. The spread and total contracts settle on the official final score including overtime, so Atlanta -9.5 pays only if the Dream win by 10 or more, and the over on 174.5 pays only if the two teams combine for 175 or more. If the game is postponed and replayed on a later date, both platforms settle on the rescheduled result; if it is canceled outright, contracts void per each venue's rules.
Connecticut's six-day layoff: the Sun last played on August 7 and have the freshest legs of any team on the Thursday slate, the strongest argument available for the 19c side.
Atlanta's road split: the Dream are 12-5 at home but only 8-7 away, a gap the 82c price partially but not fully accounts for.
The Reese rebounding matchup: Atlanta's leader at 11.9 rebounds per game faces a Connecticut front line whose top rebounder, Olivia Nelson-Ododa, averages 6.0.
Spread versus moneyline disagreement: the 81.5c moneyline implies a comfortable but not blowout favorite, while the -9.5 line sitting at 53c prices a double-digit margin.
The total sits on Atlanta's pace: 174.5 is a point below Atlanta's 175.6 season average and eight points above Connecticut's 166.5, so tempo control decides the over.
Cross-platform agreement: Kalshi and Polymarket are 1c apart on the favorite and 2c apart on the -9.5 spread, an unusually tight consensus that leaves little room for the price to be wrong in one direction only.
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Resolves to the team that wins the Atlanta Dream at Connecticut Sun game played at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville on Thursday, August 13, 2026, with tip scheduled for 7:00 pm ET. Winning moneyline contracts pay $1 per share and losing contracts settle at zero. WNBA games cannot end in a tie, so an overtime result decides the market. Spread contracts settle on the official final score including overtime, meaning Atlanta -9.5 pays only on a margin of 10 or more, and total contracts settle on combined points including overtime, meaning the over on 174.5 pays only at 175 or more. Both Kalshi and Polymarket settle when the WNBA posts the official final. A postponement settles on the rescheduled result; an outright cancellation voids the contracts under each platform rulebook.
As of August 13, 2026, Atlanta is 82c on Kalshi and 81c on Polymarket, an average of 81.5c. Connecticut is 19c on Kalshi and 20c on Polymarket. The two books are 1c apart on both sides.
Atlanta is favored at roughly 81.5c, an implied win probability near 82% as of August 13, 2026. Connecticut is priced near 19.5c, or about a 20% chance at Mohegan Sun Arena.
Kalshi prices Atlanta -9.5 at 53c and Polymarket has it at 51c, so the market sets the effective handicap near 10 points. The merged total of 174.5 trades at 51c on Kalshi and 52c on Polymarket as of August 13, 2026.
Both Kalshi and Polymarket list the game, with roughly $21K in combined volume across the moneyline, spread, and total. Kalshi carries the full alternate spread and total ladders; Polymarket carries the player prop layer.
It resolves on the final score of the game at Mohegan Sun Arena on Thursday, August 13, 2026, with tip at 7:00 pm ET. Settlement follows the official WNBA final, including any overtime.
Watch whether Connecticut gets any bounce from its six-day layoff since August 7, and whether the Kalshi price holds above 82c after drifting up from 81c. A move back toward the mid-70s would signal a rotation or availability change in Atlanta.