Golden State Valkyries vs Seattle Storm Prediction, 9/9/2025 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Golden State Valkyries vs Seattle Storm

Date: Tuesday, September 9, 2025

Location: Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, WA

TV: WNBA League Pass

The Golden State Valkyries (23-19) are headed to Climate Pledge Arena on Tuesday where they'll take on the Seattle Storm (22-21).

The Golden State Valkyries faced the Minnesota Lynx and went home with a loss by a final score of 78-72 in their last contest. Golden State wrapped up the contest having earned a 38.6% FG percentage (27 out of 70) and converted 9 out of their 35 three-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Valkyries buried 9 of their 12 shots for a rate of 75.0%. In relation to pulling down boards, they collected 38 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 16 assists for this contest as well as creating 10 turnovers and earning 4 steals. In the matter of defending, Golden State allowed their opponent to shoot 38.2% from the floor on 26 out of 68 shooting. Minnesota totaled 8 dimes and had 9 steals for this game. Additionally, Minnesota collected 36 boards (8 offensive, 28 defensive) and had 5 blocked shots. Minnesota ended up going 87.5% from the charity stripe by converting 14 of their 16 attempts. They converted 12 of their 30 tries from distance.

Kaila Charles is one player who was a contributor in the matchup. She scored 15 points on 7 of 17 shooting. She was on the court for 29 minutes and collected 8 boards. Charles finished the game shooting 41.2% from the field and earned 3 dimes.

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Golden State enters this matchup with a record of 23-19 this year. The Valkyries are shooting 32.9% on shots from beyond the arc (414 of 1,258) and 81.5% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 78.4 points per contest (10th in basketball) while shooting 41.0% from the field. They are giving up possession 12.8 times per contest and as a team are committing 17.6 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Golden State is pulling down 35.3 boards per contest and is sitting with 782 dimes on the season, which has them ranked 12th in the WNBA in terms of passing. On defense, the Valkyries are able to force 11.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.9 fouls. They rank 3rd in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 807 surrendered so far this season. The Valkyries defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 40.4% (1,118 of 2,768) and they relinquish 33.1 rebounds per game as a team. They surrender 31.6% on shots from distance while they are 1st in basketball in points per game from their opponents (76.5).

In their last game, the Seattle Storm took a defeat with a final score of 84-76 when they faced the New York Liberty. The Storm collected 20 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards totaling 26 in the matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while earning 10 steals in this game. The Liberty were called for 16 personal fouls for the game which took the Storm to the charity stripe for a total of 15 attempts. They were able to make 12 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 80.0%. With respect to shots from downtown, Seattle knocked down 4 out of 20 tries (20.0%). Overall, the Storm walked away from this one shooting 30 out of 68 from the floor which had them sitting at 44.1%. The Storm allowed the Liberty to convert 27 out of 55 tries from the field which left them shooting 49.1% for this game. They finished 45.0% from behind the 3-point line by hitting 9 out of 20 and ended up going 21 out of 23 at the free throw line (91.3%). In reference to how they cleaned up the glass, Seattle allowed New York to pull down 36 in total (5 offensive).

Nneka Ogwumike pitched in for the Storm in this contest. She made 8 out of 15 in the matchup for a rate of 53.3%, and tallied 9 rebounds. Ogwumike accumulated 20 points in her 33 mins on the hardwood and totaled 1 assist for the game.

Seattle has a record of 22-21 so far this year. As an offense, the Storm are hitting on 45.1% from the field, which has them ranked 5th in the league. Seattle has scored 3,540 points for the year (82.3 per game) and they grab 30.8 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 21.4 times per game (3rd in basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 11.6 times per game. The Storm commit 17.1 fouls per contest and they shoot 77.2% from the free throw line. The Storm on defense are ranked 5th in the league in points given up per game with 80.3. They have relinquished 19.6 dimes and 36.0 rebounds per contest, which ranks 6th and 13th in basketball. The Seattle defense allows 33.6% on shots from distance (304 of 906) and opponents are knocking down 79.3% of their free throw attempts. They are forcing their opponents into 15.0 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 44.4% from the floor (7th in the WNBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Golden State

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