Minnesota Lynx vs Golden State Valkyries Prediction, 9/6/2025 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Minnesota Lynx vs Golden State Valkyries

Date: Saturday, September 6, 2025

Location: Chase Center in San Francisco, CA

TV: Youtube TV

The Minnesota Lynx (32-8) are headed to Chase Center on Saturday where they'll meet the Golden State Valkyries (22-18).

The Minnesota Lynx stepped onto the hardwood against the Dallas Wings and went home with a win by a final score of 96-71 in their last contest. Minnesota walked away from the contest with a 55.4% FG percentage (36 of 65) and buried 14 of their 24 shots from downtown. From the charity stripe, the Lynx made 10 of 11 tries for a rate of 90.9%. Regarding rebounding, they earned 32 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 28 assists for the contest in addition to creating 13 turnovers and getting 7 steals. In the matter of defense, Minnesota allowed the other team to shoot 38.8% from the floor on 26 of 67 shooting. Dallas totaled 10 assists and had 9 steals in the game. Furthermore, Dallas collected 27 rebounds (10 offensive, 17 defensive) and got 1 block. Dallas went 69.6% when shooting free throws by making 16 of 23 shots. They converted 3 of 15 shots from downtown.

Napheesa Collier is someone who was a contributor in the matchup. She walked away with 25 points on 7 of 10 shooting. She played for 23 minutes played and pulled down 3 rebounds. Collier ended up shooting 70.0% from the floor and also distributed 1 assist.

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Minnesota steps onto the court with a mark of 32-8 so far this season. They currently have an average of 87.0 pts per game (1st in the WNBA) while hitting 47.4% from the field. The Lynx are connecting on 38.4% on shots from distance (390 of 1,016) and 76.7% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Minnesota is collecting 34.2 rebounds per game and has 942 assists on the season, which has them ranked 1st in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession via turnover 12.1 times per contest and as a squad they commit 16.2 fouls per game. On defense, the Lynx are forcing their opponents into 14.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.7 personal fouls. The Lynx defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 42.2% (561 of 669) and they concede 33.2 boards per game as a unit. They rank 1st in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 753 relinquished on the campaign. They are surrendering 33.4% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 2nd in basketball in points per game allowed (76.7).

In their last game, the Golden State Valkyries got the win with a final of 66-58 against the New York Liberty. The Valkyries collected 26 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards for a total of 35 in this game. They gave up possession 13 times, while getting 5 steals in this contest. The Liberty committed 18 personal fouls for the contest which took the Valkyries to the free throw line for a total of 20 attempts. They were able to bury 15 of the free throw tries for a rate of 75.0%. In reference to shots from beyond the perimeter, Golden State converted 7 out of their 26 attempts (26.9%). At the conclusion of this game, the Valkyries ended up shooting 22 for 59 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 37.3%. The Valkyries permitted the Liberty to convert 18 of their 57 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 31.6% in this contest. They went 25.9% from beyond the perimeter by going 7 out of 27 and walked away from this one shooting 15 of 19 from the charity stripe (78.9%). In regard to cleaning the glass, Golden State permitted New York to pull down 29 in all (6 on the offensive glass).

Temi Fagbenle was important for the Valkyries in this game. She buried 7 of 10 for the matchup giving her a field goal percentage of 70.0%, and had 5 rebounds. Fagbenie earned 16 points in her 38 minutes on the hardwood and had 2 dimes in this contest.

Golden State has a mark of 22-18 for the year. The Valkyries have committed 17.8 fouls per game and they shoot 81.6% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 18.6 times per game (12th in basketball) and they cough up possession 12.8 times per contest. Golden State has tallied 3,138 points for the year (78.5 per contest) and they pull down 35.1 boards per game. As an offense, the Valkyries are shooting 41.0% from the floor, which has them ranked 13th in the WNBA. The Valkyries on defense are ranked 1st in the league in PPG allowed with 76.4. The Golden State defense surrenders 31.6% on three-point shots (356 of 1,126) and opponents are connecting on 78.9% of their foul shots. They allow 19.2 assists and 33.1 boards on a nightly basis, ranking them 3rd and 5th in the WNBA. They are forcing 11.9 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 40.4% from the field (1st in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Golden State

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