Golden State Valkyries vs Indiana Fever Prediction, 7/15/2026 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Golden State Valkyries vs Indiana Fever

Date: Wednesday, July 15, 2026

Location: Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

TV: USA Net

Odds/Point Spread: Golden State (+1.5)

The Indiana Fever (14-9) host the Golden State Valkyries (17-7) at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Wednesday. Indiana opens this contest as 1.5 point favorites. The O/U has been set at 168.5.

The Golden State Valkyries faced the Connecticut Sun and walked away with a win by a score of 79-64 in their last contest. Golden State wrapped up the game with a 51.7% FG percentage (31 of 60) and buried 8 of their 18 shots from distance. From the charity stripe, the Valkyries buried 9 of their 13 attempts for a percentage of 69.2%. When discussing pulling down boards, they collected 30 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 19 dimes for this game while forcing the other team into 20 turnovers and getting 11 steals. When it comes to the defense, Golden State allowed their opponent to shoot 41.4% from the floor on 24 of 58 shooting. Connecticut earned 6 assists and had 10 steals for the matchup. In addition, Connecticut snagged 23 rebounds (6 offensive, 17 defensive) and had 3 blocked shots. Connecticut finished the contest at 70.6% at the free throw line by converting 12 of 17 shots. They converted 4 of their 16 shots from long range.

Veronica Burton is someone who came through for the contest. She was able to score 17 points on 7 of 12 shooting. She was on the court for 33 mins played and snagged 3 rebounds. Burton finished the game at 58.3% from the field and also dished out 6 dimes.

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Golden State comes into this one with a win-loss mark of 17-7 for the campaign. They are losing possession via turnover 10.8 times per contest and as a group are committing 20.0 fouls per contest. As a unit, Golden State is pulling down 33.0 boards per contest and is sitting with 436 dimes on the season, which ranks 13th in the league in terms of passing. The Valkyries are connecting on 34.6% on shots beyond the perimeter (254 of 734) and 76.4% from the free throw line. They are averaging 82.0 points per outing (12th in basketball) while going 41.5% from the field. On defense, the Valkyries have forced 13.8 turnovers per game and they draw 19.9 personal fouls. The Valkyries defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 41.9% (330 of 478) and they surrender 32.9 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They currently rank 2nd in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 441 relinquished so far this year. They are giving up 34.5% on 3-point shots and they are 1st in the WNBA in opponents PPG (76.2).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Indiana Fever walked away with a victory by a final of 109-75 when they faced the Las Vegas Aces. The Fever were able to corral 30 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards for a total of 35 for this contest. They coughed up the ball 9 times, while earning 6 steals in the matchup. The Aces earned 19 personal fouls in this contest which got the Fever to the charity stripe for 19 attempts. They were able to make 18 of them for a percentage of 94.7%. In the matter of shots from beyond the arc, Indiana converted 15 of their 31 tries (48.4%). Overall, the Fever went 38 out of 68 from the field which had them at 55.9%. The Fever allowed the Aces to make 27 of 69 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 39.1% in this game. They went 23.5% from beyond the arc by shooting 4 out of 17 and walked away from this one shooting 17 of 20 at the charity stripe (85.0%). When talking about rebounding, Indiana allowed Las Vegas to snag 28 in total (9 on the offensive side).

Kelsey Mitchell ended up being a factor for the Fever in this game. She converted 8 of 16 in this contest for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and earned 3 rebounds. Mitchell tallied 27 points in her 30 minutes on the court and earned 3 assists in this matchup.

Indiana has a record of 14-9 for the season. Indiana has totaled 2,162 pts on the season (94.0 per contest) and they grab 34.6 rebounds per game. The Fever are committing 23.3 fouls per game while shooting 82.4% from the charity stripe. When it comes to executing on offense, the Fever are shooting 47.3% from the floor, which has them ranked 3rd in the WNBA. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 20.6 times per game (5th in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 14.4 times per contest. The Fever on defense are ranked 11th in the league in points per game surrendered with 89.0. They relinquish 19.6 assists and 30.4 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 5th and 2nd in basketball. The Indiana defense allows 32.9% on shots from beyond the arc (156 of 474) and opponents are making 78.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They are able to force 12.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 45.6% from the field (8th in the WNBA).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Golden State (+1.5)

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