Golden State Valkyries vs Minnesota Lynx Prediction, 9/11/2025 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Golden State Valkyries vs Minnesota Lynx

Date: Thursday, September 11, 2025

Location: Target Center in Minneapolis, MN

TV: WNBA League Pass

The Minnesota Lynx (33-10) play the Golden State Valkyries (23-20) at Target Center on Thursday.

The Golden State Valkyries took the court against the Seattle Storm and went home with a loss by a final score of 74-73 in their last contest. Golden State walked away from the contest with a 40.0% FG percentage (26 out of 65) and converted 10 out of their 29 shots from 3-point land. From the charity stripe, the Valkyries buried 11 of their 14 tries for a rate of 78.6%. When discussing hauling in rebounds, they earned a total of 38 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 16 assists for the game while forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and getting 4 steals. Concerning the defense, Golden State allowed the other team to shoot 40.6% from the floor on 26 of 64 shooting. Seattle earned 8 dimes and had 9 steals in the game. In addition, Seattle snagged 36 rebounds (8 offensive, 28 defensive) and added 5 blocks. Seattle ended up going 75.0% from the charity stripe by knocking down 15 of 20 attempts. They converted 7 of their 17 shots from 3-point land.

Janelle Salaun is a player who was a contributor for this contest. She scored 22 points on 8 of 13 shooting. She saw the court for 35 minutes played and also snagged 6 rebounds. Salaun finished the contest at 61.5% from the floor but had no assists when the game ended.

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Golden State heads into this contest with a mark of 23-20 on the year. They average 78.3 points per outing (10th in the league) while hitting 41.0% from the field. The Valkyries are shooting 32.9% on shots from distance (424 of 1,287) and 81.5% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Golden State is snagging 35.3 boards per contest and is sitting with 800 dimes this season, which is 12th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession by turning the ball over 12.7 times per contest and as a team they are committing 17.6 personal fouls per contest. Defensively, the Valkyries have forced 11.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.9 personal fouls. They rank 3rd in the WNBA in giving up assists with 825 surrendered this season. The Valkyries are giving up a shooting percentage of 40.4% (1,144 of 2,832) and they relinquish 33.2 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They give up 31.7% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 1st in the league in points per game allowed (76.4).

When they last played, the Minnesota Lynx took a defeat with a final score of 83-72 when they faced the Indiana Fever. The Lynx recorded 22 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 35 in this matchup. They also turned it over 11 times, while recording 8 steals for the contest. The Fever had 12 personal fouls for this game which got the Lynx to the free throw line for a total of 9 attempts. They were able to convert 4 of the free throws for a rate of 44.4%. When it comes to 3-point shots, Minnesota buried 2 out of 20 tries (10.0%). When all was said and done, the Lynx went 33 for 74 from the floor which had them shooting 44.6%. The Lynx allowed the Fever to convert 31 of their 64 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.4% for this contest. They finished 47.4% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 9 of 19 and finished the contest at 12 out of 14 from the charity stripe (85.7%). When it comes to rebounding, Minnesota allowed Indiana to grab 34 in all (8 on the offensive side).

Jessica Shepard ended up having an impact for the Lynx in this contest. She converted 8 out of 10 for the game for a field goal rate of 80.0%, and had 7 rebounds. Shepard had 16 points in her 30 mins of playing time and had 2 assists for this contest.

Minnesota has a win-loss mark of 33-10 so far this year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Lynx are connecting on 47.3% from the field, which ranks them 1st in basketball. Minnesota has earned 3,715 pts this year (86.4 per contest) and they snag 34.1 boards per game. They are earning an assist 23.4 times per contest (1st in the WNBA) and they turn the ball over 12.0 times per game. The Lynx are committing 16.1 fouls per contest and they connect on 76.2% from the charity stripe. The Lynx defensively are ranked 3rd in the league in points allowed per contest with 77.2. They have conceded 18.9 assists and 33.2 total boards per game, which is 1st and 6th in basketball. The Minnesota defense surrenders 33.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter (342 of 1,015) and opponents are connecting on 77.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They have forced 13.9 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 42.6% from the floor (4th in the WNBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Golden State

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