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WNBA · Playoffs 2026updated

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Minnesota vs New York

First round of the 2026 WNBA playoffs: the series, and each team's eight main players, how they are playing, against this opponent and in past playoffs.

First round · Best of 3 · first to 2 wins

Minnesota Lynx against New York Liberty

  • Seed 1Minnesota LynxMinnesota0 wins
  • Seed 8New York LibertyNew York0 wins

Series starts

Betting market: Minnesota 72⁠–⁠75% to win the series

From Pinnacle's game 1 prices (the bookmaker we use as the reference), bookmaker's margin removed; 35 betting sites had prices. The market's view, not our pick.

  1. Game 1New York at Minnesota
  2. Game 2Minnesota at New York
  3. Game 3New York at MinnesotaThu Oct 1 · start time to be announcedIf needed

Next game: game 1

Chance to win game 1, by the betting market, with the bookmaker's margin removed: Minnesota 70%, New York 30%.

From Pinnacle's odds: Minnesota 1.37, New York 3.17 (checked ). Odds of 1.50 mean a bet of 1 returns 1.50 in total if it wins.

Injuries before game 1

Minnesota

  • Out Anastasiia Olairi Kosu · right foot

New York

  • May not play Jonquel Jones · left ankle

From the league's official injury report, published .

Head to head

2026 regular season: Minnesota 1, New York 2 (games won)

Earlier playoff meetings

  • 2024 Finals: New York won 3⁠–⁠2

Our picks in this series

No settled picks yet

The players

Each team's eight main players, by minutes per game with the team this season. Tap a player for her last ten games, her record against this opponent and her past playoff series.

Numbers are averages per game: Min = minutes played, Pts = points, Reb = rebounds, Ast = assists.

Minnesota Lynx

New York Liberty