Atlanta Dream vs Golden State Valkyries Prediction, 8/17/2025 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Atlanta Dream vs Golden State Valkyries

Date: Sunday, August 17, 2025

Location: Chase Center in San Francisco, CA

TV: WNBA League Pass

The Golden State Valkyries (17-15) play the Atlanta Dream (21-11) at Chase Center on Sunday.

The Atlanta Dream stepped onto the hardwood against the Seattle Storm and notched a win by a score of 85-75 in their last contest. Atlanta walked away from the contest with a 49.2% FG percentage (31 out of 63) and made 12 out of their 26 three-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Dream made 11 of their 15 shots for a rate of 73.3%. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they collected 38 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 20 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing 12 turnovers and earning 11 steals. With respect to the defense, Atlanta allowed 41.9% from the field on 31 of 74 shooting. Seattle totaled 9 assists and had 6 steals in the game. Moreover, Seattle grabbed 34 rebounds (9 offensive, 25 defensive) and got 3 blocks. Seattle walked away from this one shooting 53.8% at the free throw line by making 7 of their 13 shots. They made 6 out of their 17 shots from 3-point range.

Rhyne Howard is one player who was a major factor for this contest. She ended up scoring 25 points on 8 out of 18 shooting. She played for 38 minutes played and totaled 1 rebound. Howard finished the game shooting 44.4% from the field and also earned 7 assists.

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Atlanta comes into this matchup with a win-loss record of 21-11 for the campaign. The Dream are hitting 34.2% on shots from beyond the arc (306 of 895) and 76.7% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 84.3 pts per game (5th in the league) while hitting 44.2% from the field. They turn it over 12.0 times per game and as a team they commit 16.3 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Atlanta is pulling in 36.4 boards per game and has accounted for 679 dimes on the year, which is 4th in the league in terms of passing. On defense, the Dream have forced 11.8 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.3 personal fouls. They are ranked 4th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 608 surrendered for the season. The Dream defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 43.0% (377 of 584) and they surrender 31.3 boards per game as a group. They surrender 33.5% on three-point shots and they are ranked 3rd in basketball in points per game allowed (78.0).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Golden State Valkyries took home the win by a final score of 88-83 when they played the Washington Mystics. The Valkyries earned 23 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 30 in the matchup. They turned the ball over 13 times, while getting 4 steals for the matchup. The Mystics had 18 personal fouls for this contest which got the Valkyries to the free throw line for a total of 17 shots. They were able to make 15 of them for a rate of 88.2%. In regard to 3-point shots, Golden State knocked down 15 out of their 32 attempts (46.9%). When the game finished, the Valkyries finished the game shooting 29 out of 57 from the floor which had them at 50.9%. The Valkyries permitted the Mystics to make 30 of their 64 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 46.9% in the matchup. They went 29.2% from downtown by connecting on 7 out of 24 and ended up going 16 of 18 from the free throw line (88.9%). When talking about cleaning the glass, Golden State allowed Washington to pull down 26 in all (7 offensive).

Veronica Burton ended up being a major contributor for the Valkyries for the matchup. She made 10 of 13 in this contest for a rate of 76.9%, and tallied 7 rebounds. Burton had 30 points in her 36 mins of playing time and had 7 dimes in this contest.

Golden State has a win-loss mark of 17-15 for the campaign. The Valkyries are committing 18.3 fouls per game and they go 80.7% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 18.4 times per game (11th in the league) and they turn it over 13.4 times per contest. Golden State has earned 2,492 points so far this year (77.9 per game) and they pull in 35.8 boards per game. As an offense, the Valkyries are hitting on 40.4% from the field, which has them ranked 13th in the WNBA. The Valkyries are ranked 2nd in the league in PPG surrendered with 77.3. They are forcing their opponents into 12.1 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 40.7% from the field (1st in basketball). The Golden State defense allows 32.2% on three-point shots (287 of 891) and opponents are making 78.4% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 18.9 assists and 33.6 total boards per game, which ranks them 3rd and 6th in the WNBA.

Who will win tonight's WNBA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Atlanta

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