Golden State Valkyries vs Los Angeles Sparks Prediction, 8/9/2026 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Golden State Valkyries vs Los Angeles Sparks

Date: Sunday, August 9, 2026

Location: crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: ESPN

crypto.com Arena is the site where and the Los Angeles Sparks (12-18) will take on the Golden State Valkyries (22-9) on Sunday.

The Golden State Valkyries faced off with the Dallas Wings and took home the win by a score of 94-76 in their last contest. Golden State walked away from the game with a 46.5% field goal percentage (33 out of 71) and converted 12 of 34 3-pointers. From the charity stripe, the Valkyries knocked down 16 of 18 attempts for a percentage of 88.9%. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they collected 38 with 9 of them being offensive. They also doled out 27 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and having 8 steals. With respect to defending, Golden State allowed the other team to shoot 33.9% from the field on 21 of 62 shooting. Dallas earned 15 dimes and had 7 steals in this contest. Moreover, Dallas pulled down 39 rebounds (15 offensive, 24 defensive) and had 3 blocks. Dallas ended up shooting 71.1% at the free throw line by knocking down 27 of 38 attempts. They knocked down 7 of 25 attempts from beyond the arc.

Veronica Burton is a player who came through in this contest. She ended up scoring 22 points on 8 of 13 shooting. She played for 30 mins played and also collected 4 boards. Burton walked away from this one shooting 61.5% from the floor and also recorded 7 assists.

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Golden State heads into this contest with a win-loss mark of 22-9 on the campaign. They are averaging 83.3 points per contest (12th in the league) while connecting on 42.4% from the floor. The Valkyries are hitting 35.3% on three-point attempts (336 of 953) and 77.5% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Golden State is pulling in 32.4 rebounds per game and has accumulated 592 assists this year, which ranks 14th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 10.4 times per contest and as a unit are committing 19.9 fouls per contest. On defense, the Valkyries are able to force 13.6 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.5 personal fouls. They give up 34.0% on three-point shots while they are 1st in the league in opponents PPG (77.1). The Valkyries defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 42.4% (823 of 1,940) and they surrender 33.0 boards per game as a basketball team. They are ranked 1st in the league in allowing assists with 567 relinquished this season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Los Angeles Sparks took home the win by a final score of 89-82 when they played the Minnesota Lynx. The Sparks collected 25 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards totaling 35 for the game. They also coughed up the ball 13 times, while recording 6 steals in this matchup. The Lynx earned 22 personal fouls in the game which took the Sparks to the free throw line for 16 attempts. They were able to convert 12 of them for a rate of 75.0%. When it comes to three-point attempts, Los Angeles buried 9 out of 24 attempts (37.5%). In all, the Sparks shot 34 out of 68 from the field which had them shooting 50.0%. The Sparks permitted the Lynx to make 31 of 73 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.5% for the game. They finished 31.0% from distance by shooting 9 of 29 and finished the contest at 11 out of 13 at the free throw line (84.6%). With respect to rebounding, Los Angeles permitted Minnesota to get 35 in total (14 on the offensive glass).

Rae Burrell ended up being important for the Sparks for the matchup. She made 5 out of 11 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 45.5%, and had 2 rebounds. Burrell recorded 17 points in her 28 mins on the court and had 2 assists in the game.

Los Angeles has a record of 12-18 on the year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Sparks are connecting on 46.7% from the floor, which has them ranked 4th in basketball. Los Angeles has earned 2,687 points on the season (89.6 per game) and they average 31.1 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 22.2 times per game (2nd in basketball) and they are turning it over 14.3 times per game. The Sparks are responsible for committing 19.9 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 79.1% from the free throw line. The Sparks on the defensive end are ranked 15th in the WNBA in PPG surrendered with 93.9. The Los Angeles defense gives up 34.7% from downtown (287 of 826) and their opponents are knocking down 79.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 22.6 assists and 35.0 boards per contest, which is ranked 14th and 13th in the league. They are able to force 13.7 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 47.9% from the floor (14th in the WNBA).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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