Los Angeles Sparks vs Golden State Valkyries Prediction, 8/9/2025 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Los Angeles Sparks vs Golden State Valkyries

Date: Saturday, August 9, 2025

Location: Chase Center in San Francisco, CA

TV: Youtube TV

Chase Center is the site where and the Golden State Valkyries (14-15) will play the Los Angeles Sparks (13-15) on Saturday.

The Los Angeles Sparks stepped onto the hardwood against the Indiana Fever and went home with a win by a final score of 100-91 in their last game. Los Angeles finished the game having earned a 56.1% FG percentage (37 out of 66) and converted 13 out of their 26 shots from beyond the arc. From the free throw line, the Sparks made 13 of 15 shots for a percentage of 86.7%. When talking about hauling in boards, they collected 32 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 25 assists in this game while forcing the opposition into 4 turnovers and earning 1 steal. In the matter of defense, Los Angeles allowed the other team to shoot 44.2% from the floor on 34 of 77 shooting. Indiana doled out 10 assists and had 4 steals in the matchup. Additionally, Indiana collected 27 rebounds (10 offensive, 17 defensive) and got 2 blocks. Indiana finished 84.6% when shooting free throws by converting 11 of 13 attempts. They also knocked down 12 out of their 33 shots from three-point range.

Rickea Jackson is one player who was a contributor in the game. She finished with 25 points on 10 of 18 shooting. She saw the court for 32 minutes played and also snagged 5 rebounds. Rickea Jackson finished the contest at 55.6% from the field and distributed 2 assists.

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Los Angeles steps onto the hardwood with a record of 13-15 on the campaign. The Sparks are shooting 35.3% on three-point shots (245 of 695) and 75.3% from the free throw line. They are averaging 86.0 pts per game (3rd in the WNBA) while going 45.9% from the floor. They turn it over 14.9 times per contest and as a unit they commit 18.4 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Los Angeles is snagging 33.5 rebounds per game and has accounted for 578 dimes on the year, which has them ranked 8th in the league in terms of passing the rock. Defensively, the Sparks are forcing 12.6 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.3 personal fouls. The Sparks are giving up a field goal percentage of 45.0% (353 of 541) and they relinquish 33.1 rebounds per game as a team. They are ranked 10th in basketball in allowing assists with 604 surrendered on the season. They surrender 34.0% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 13th in the league in opponents PPG (88.1).

The last time they took the court, the Golden State Valkyries took a loss by a final score of 78-72 when they faced the Las Vegas Aces. The Valkyries pulled down 22 defensive rebounds and 17 offensive rebounds totaling 39 for this game. They coughed up the ball 10 times, while recording 10 steals in this matchup. The Aces earned 15 fouls for the game which took the Valkyries to the charity stripe for a total of 19 attempts. They were able to make 18 of the free throws for a rate of 94.7%. Concerning three-point attempts, Golden State buried 4 of 22 tries (18.2%). When this game wrapped up, the Valkyries finished the game shooting 25 out of 63 from the floor which had them shooting 39.7%. The Valkyries permitted the Aces to knock down 27 of 60 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 45.0% for the contest. They went 18.5% from three-point range by going 5 out of 27 and finished the game at 19 out of 25 from the charity stripe (76.0%). When talking about rebounding, Golden State allowed Las Vegas to pull down 46 in all (18 on the offensive glass).

Kaila Charles ended up having an impact for the Valkyries for this contest. She made 4 of 5 in the matchup giving her a rate of 80.0%, and tallied 4 rebounds. Charles earned 11 points in her 23 mins of playing time, but left the arena with no assists.

Golden State has a win-loss record of 14-15 this year. As an offense, the Valkyries are connecting on 39.9% from the field, which is 13th in basketball. Golden State has scored 2,258 points so far this season (77.9 per contest) and they snag 36.1 rebounds per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 18.1 times per game (11th in the league) and they cough up possession 13.7 times per game. The Valkyries are committing 18.5 fouls per game and they connect on 81.1% from the charity stripe. The Valkyries are ranked 2nd in the league in points per game surrendered with 78.4. They have relinquished 19.1 dimes and 33.9 boards per game, which has them ranked 4th and 7th in basketball. The Golden State defense surrenders 33.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter (267 of 808) and their opponents are connecting on 78.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They are able to force 12.2 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 40.9% from the floor (1st in the league).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Golden State

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