Chicago Sky vs Golden State Valkyries Prediction, 6/27/2025 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Chicago Sky vs Golden State Valkyries

Date: Friday, June 27, 2025

Location: Chase Center in San Francisco, CA

TV: Youtube TV

The Chicago Sky (4-10) head to Chase Center on Friday where they'll take on the Golden State Valkyries (7-7).

The Chicago Sky faced off with the Los Angeles Sparks and earned the victory with a final of 97-86 in their last game. Chicago wrapped up the contest with a 44.6% field goal percentage (33 of 74) and converted 6 out of their 18 shots from 3-point land. At the charity stripe, the Sky buried 25 of 33 shots for a rate of 75.8%. In relation to hauling in rebounds, they compiled 36 with 12 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 23 assists for the contest while forcing the opposition into 17 turnovers and earning 8 steals. In the matter of the defense, Chicago allowed the other team to shoot 49.2% from the floor on 32 of 65 shooting. Los Angeles earned 8 assists and had 7 steals in this contest. In addition, Los Angeles snagged 27 boards (8 offensive, 19 defensive) and had 7 blocks. Los Angeles finished the game at 71.4% at the free throw line by converting 15 of their 21 tries. They also buried 7 of their 26 shots from long range.

Kamilla Cardoso is a player who was a major factor for the contest. She ended up scoring 27 points on 10 of 15 shooting. She was on the hardwood for 30 minutes and collected 7 boards. Cardoso ended up shooting 66.7% from the floor and dished out 3 dimes.

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Chicago enters this matchup with a mark of 4-10 on the year. The Sky are shooting 30.4% on three-point shots (88 of 289) and 75.3% from the free throw line. They have an average of 77.9 pts per contest (12th in the league) while shooting 42.3% from the floor. They turn it over 16.3 times per game and as a group are committing 18.4 personal fouls per game. As a team, Chicago is pulling down 35.4 boards per contest and is sitting with 277 assists this year, which is 8th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. On the defensive end, the Sky are forcing 13.4 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.8 fouls. They surrender 39.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 13th in the league in PPG allowed (88.2). The Sky defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 46.3% (187 of 249) and they surrender 32.8 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They are ranked 9th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 300 relinquished on the year.

When they last played, the Golden State Valkyries took a loss by a score of 81-78 when they played the New York Liberty. The Valkyries were able to collect 28 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards totaling 38 for the game. They gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while recording 5 steals for the matchup. The Liberty committed 16 personal fouls for this contest which took the Valkyries to the charity stripe for a total of 12 attempts. They were able to knock down 10 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 83.3%. Concerning shots from downtown, Golden State buried 12 out of 35 tries (34.3%). When the final whistle was blown, the Valkyries ended up shooting 28 out of 72 from the floor which gave them a rate of 38.9%. The Valkyries allowed the Liberty to make 26 out of their 72 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 36.1% in the game. They finished 33.3% from three-point range by connecting on 12 out of 36 and ended up shooting 17 of 19 from the free throw line (89.5%). With respect to rebounding, Golden State permitted New York to snag 37 in total (13 offensive).

Kate Martin ended up having an impact for the Valkyries in the matchup. She converted 7 of 15 in this game for a field goal rate of 46.7%, and added 2 rebounds. Martin scored 21 points in her 24 mins on the hardwood, but didn't get an assist.

Golden State has a win-loss mark of 7-7 this year. When it comes to offense, the Valkyries are shooting 39.7% from the floor, which ranks them 12th in the league. Golden State has totaled 1,105 pts for the season (78.9 per game) and they snag 37.1 boards per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 18.1 times per game (11th in the WNBA) and they lose possession via turnover 14.1 times per game. The Valkyries are committing 18.6 personal fouls per game while shooting 79.9% from the free throw line. The Valkyries on the defensive end are ranked 5th in basketball in PPG surrendered with 78.6. They have allowed 19.1 dimes and 34.1 total rebounds per game, which is 6th and 8th in the WNBA. The Golden State defense allows 33.2% on 3-pointers (126 of 379) and opponents are knocking down 78.3% of their foul shots. They are forcing their opponents into 13.6 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 40.5% from the floor (3rd in the WNBA).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Chicago

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