The Most Important Games for the Sparks are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Sparks final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Sparks fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Sparks 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 | |||
| Sparks (7‑8) vs Liberty (11‑5) |
9 | Sparks Wins | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 7% | 9% | 11% | 11% | 55% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 10% | 11% | 58% | ||
| Liberty Wins | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 9% | 12% | 62% | ||
| Dream (11‑4) vs Tempo (8‑8) |
2 | Dream Wins | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 9% | 10% | 11% | 58% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 10% | 11% | 58% | ||
| Tempo Wins | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 10% | 10% | 59% | ||
| Aces (11‑4) vs Valkyries (10‑6) |
1 | Aces Wins | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 10% | 11% | 57% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 10% | 11% | 58% | ||
| Valkyries Wins | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 10% | 11% | 59% | ||
| Mercury (5‑12) vs Fever (9‑7) |
1 | Mercury Wins | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 10% | 11% | 58% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 10% | 11% | 58% | ||
| Fever Wins | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 12% | 59% | ||
| Wings (10‑6) vs Storm (3‑14) |
1 | Wings Wins | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 10% | 12% | 58% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 10% | 11% | 58% | ||
| Storm Wins | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 10% | 11% | 58% | ||
| Lynx (13‑3) vs Mystics (7‑7) |
1 | Lynx Wins | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 10% | 11% | 59% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 10% | 11% | 58% | ||
| Mystics Wins | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 11% | 59% | ||
| Sky (4‑11) vs Sun (2‑15) |
0 | Sky Wins | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 10% | 11% | 57% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 10% | 11% | 58% | ||
| Sun Wins | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 9% | 10% | 11% | 58% | ||