The Most Important Games for the Mercury are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Mercury final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Mercury fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Mercury Resultant Playoff Probabilities | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playoff Spot | No PlayoffsNo POs | ||||||||||
| 1* First Round Home Field Advantage |
2* First Round Home Field Advantage |
3* First Round Home Field Advantage |
4* First Round Home Field Advantage |
5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |||
| Mercury (5‑12) vs Fever (9‑7) |
4 | Mercury Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 89% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 91% | ||
| Fever Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 93% | ||
| Lynx (13‑3) vs Mystics (7‑7) |
1 | Lynx Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 91% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 91% | ||
| Mystics Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 92% | ||
| Storm (3‑14) vs Wings (10‑6) |
1 | Storm Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 91% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 91% | ||
| Wings Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 92% | ||
| Sun (2‑15) vs Sky (4‑11) |
0 | Sun Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 91% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 91% | ||
| Sky Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 91% | ||
| Sparks (7‑8) vs Liberty (11‑5) |
0 | Sparks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 91% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 91% | ||
| Liberty Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 91% | ||
| Valkyries (10‑6) vs Aces (11‑4) |
0 | Valkyries Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 91% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 91% | ||
| Aces Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 92% | ||
| Dream (11‑4) vs Tempo (8‑8) |
0 | Dream Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 91% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 91% | ||
| Tempo Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 91% | ||