Golden State Valkyries vs Seattle Storm Prediction, 7/16/2025 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Golden State Valkyries vs Seattle Storm

Date: Wednesday, July 16, 2025

Location: Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, WA

TV: Youtube TV

The Golden State Valkyries (10-11) travel to Climate Pledge Arena on Wednesday where they'll meet the Seattle Storm (13-9).

The Golden State Valkyries took the court against the Phoenix Mercury and took a loss by a score of 78-77 in their last game. Golden State walked away from the game having earned a 33.8% field goal percentage (25 out of 74) and made 14 of their 33 shots from beyond the arc. At the free throw line, the Valkyries converted 13 of their 15 attempts for a rate of 86.7%. Concerning grabbing boards, they earned 36 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 23 dimes for this contest while forcing 14 turnovers and having 7 steals. In the matter of defense, Golden State allowed 47.4% from the field on 27 out of 57 shooting. Phoenix dished out 3 assists and had 6 steals for this contest. Moreover, Phoenix grabbed 35 rebounds (3 offensive, 32 defensive) and added 5 blocks. Phoenix finished 63.2% from the charity stripe by burying 12 of 19 attempts. They converted 12 of 29 attempts from beyond the arc.

Veronica Burton is one player who was a contributor for the game. She walked away with 17 points on 5 out of 10 shooting. She played for 31 minutes played and collected 2 boards. Burton ended up shooting 50.0% from the field and also dished out 6 assists.

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Golden State steps onto the court with a record of 10-11 for the season. They currently have an average of 80.1 points per contest (10th in the WNBA) while connecting on 40.6% from the field. The Valkyries are shooting 31.1% on shots from beyond the arc (199 of 639) and 79.6% from the free throw line. As a team, Golden State is pulling in 36.9 boards per game and has earned 392 dimes for the campaign, which is 10th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They are losing possession via turnover 13.7 times per game and as a squad are committing 18.5 fouls on a nightly basis. Defensively, the Valkyries are able to force 12.8 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.3 fouls. They currently rank 5th in basketball in giving up assists with 404 surrendered this year. The Valkyries defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 40.4% (268 of 384) and they relinquish 34.2 boards per contest as a group. They are conceding 33.0% on shots from downtown while they are 2nd in the league in points per game allowed (78.6).

When they last stepped on the court, the Seattle Storm took a loss by a score of 74-69 against the Washington Mystics. The Storm collected 20 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 29 for the contest. They also gave up possession 15 times, while earning 5 steals in the game. The Mystics were called for 20 fouls for the game which took the Storm to the free throw line for a total of 14 attempts. They were able to knock down 12 of those for a percentage of 85.7%. When discussing 3-point shots, Seattle made 7 of their 19 tries (36.8%). In all, the Storm ended up going 25 out of 69 from the field which had them at 36.2%. The Storm allowed the Mystics to make 28 of their 63 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 44.4% in the game. They finished the game shooting 21.4% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 3 out of 14 and finished the contest at 15 out of 22 at the free throw line (68.2%). When discussing how they cleaned up the glass, Seattle permitted Washington to grab 36 in all (9 on the offensive glass).

Ezi Magbegor pitched in for the Storm in this game. She converted 7 of 13 for the game for a field goal percentage of 53.8%, and accounted for 7 rebounds. Magbegor earned 19 points in her 36 mins on the court and added 1 assist in the game.

Seattle has a record of 13-9 for the year. Seattle has scored 1,794 pts so far this season (81.5 per contest) and they average 31.0 rebounds per game. The Storm are responsible for committing 17.1 fouls per game and they go 76.8% from the free throw line. As an offense, the Storm are shooting 45.2% from the floor, which ranks them 3rd in the WNBA. They are getting an assist 21.3 times per game (2nd in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 12.2 times per contest. The Storm on the defensive end are ranked 3rd in the league in PPG surrendered with 79.0. They surrender 18.9 dimes and 35.5 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 4th and 11th in the league. The Seattle defense allows 33.1% on 3-point shots (158 of 478) and their opponents are connecting on 78.7% of their free throw shots. They have forced 14.9 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 43.7% from the field (8th in the WNBA).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Golden State

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