WNBA · Basketball · Sep 17, 2026 20:00 EDT · avg book margin 4.9%

Chicago SkyvsWashington Mystics

Betano quoting 5.5% above sharp consensus on the moneyline, 25 hours before tip-off

What happened: Final score: 80–110. This one lost. A real edge is a long-run average, not a per-bet promise — we publish every outcome either way. The market agreed with the signal: the price closed +11.4% better than where the edge was flagged (positive closing-line value — the strongest sign the edge was real). For the record: the flagged price stayed live for about 25 hours after detection before the edge closed.

How it ended, price by price: Chicago Sky vs Washington Mystics — full match recap with closing odds

Offered at Betano2.53Fair price2.40+5.5% above fair

Omenizer detected 8 bookmakers pricing this bet above the no-vig fair near close — this story covers one of them. Members see the full board, live.

The setup — the analysis as published at detection, written 24.8 hours before start and frozen for the record. The market it describes has since closed; the outcome is above.

At detection—25 hours before Chicago Sky vs Washington Mystics (WNBA)—the moneyline market shows fractures across sportsbooks. Betano is offering decimal odds of 2.53 on one side, a quote that sits 5.5% above the consensus price that independent sharp operators have converged on. This captures active market data before the opening tip, not a post-game review.

When bookmakers scatter this wide in their pricing, disagreement is real—and the sharp consensus reveals which side has mispriced the risk.

The consensus rests on 6 independent sharp sources, so the fair line behind this edge is anchored by multiple professional operators, not a single book's view.

This signal matches 1 historically profitable pattern from our Playbook—the strongest variant has delivered +8.6% on settled wagers.

In the basketball moneyline segment at mid-range odds, tracked bets have returned +7.4% ROI across 1481 settled instances—a pattern suggesting measurable inefficiency in this corner of the market.

Pricing gaps at this scale do not hold long. Comparable edges in this market have historically closed toward fair value within about 17 hours from detection.

Historical, aggregate data on settled bets — not betting advice and not a guarantee. Markets adapt; edges fade; variance is real.

AN EXAMPLE OF THE MEMBER VIEW · what members see on a bet like this — shown for a different, already-settled match PRO
Chicago Sky vs Los Angeles Sparks · WNBA · Basketball — flagged side Chicago Sky @ 2.08
92 Omen Score

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Why this bet
+2.9%
Entry edge
+3.5%
Edge near close
+1.1%
Risk-adjusted edge
2.01
Fair price (no-vig)
2.12
Entry odds
Quality
85/100
Confidence
3
Sharp books
Prime signal
Class
Market state: Strong sharp consensus (3+ books) · priced from: Market consensus (no-vig)
Sizing
2.6%
Recommended stake
3.3%
Full Kelly (theoretical max)
Insights
High confidence + meaningful price gap — best risk-adjusted segment.
A sample of bookmakers on this betnear close — every price against the same no-vig fair
BookmakerOddsVs fair
BC.Game2.08+3.5%
betplay2.08+3.5%
rivalry2.08+3.5%
betwhale2.08+3.5%
Heritage Sports2.04+1.6%
Betway2.00-0.4%
FanDuel2.00-0.4%
Bet991.95-2.8%
espn-bet1.95-2.8%
theScore1.95-2.8%
DraftKings1.95-2.8%
BetRight1.94-3.3%
Risk & profitability profile
Heavy favoriteFavoriteCoin flipUnderdogLongshot
2.08 odds → 48% implied win probability
50%
Fair win probability
+7.1% 🔒
Expected ROI (model)
+3.0% 🔒
Cohort realized ROI
The endingthe part only a settled signal can show
Detected Aug 05, 03:20 UTC at 2.12 (+2.9% edge) → fair price at close 2.02 → closing-line value +1.8%
✅ Settled: WON · +1.12 units
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Record settled · last updated Sep 18, 2026 02:03 UTC · How these numbers are made: methodology · the dataset — fair prices shown are margin-free. Spotted an error? Request a correction (include this page's URL).