Golden State Valkyries vs New York Liberty Prediction, 8/27/2026 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Golden State Valkyries vs New York Liberty

Date: Thursday, August 27, 2026

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: Prime Video

Odds/Point Spread: Golden State (+1.5)

The New York Liberty (23-15) play the Golden State Valkyries (26-11) at Barclays Center on Thursday. New York opens this contest as 1.5 point favorites. The total opens at 162.5.

The Golden State Valkyries played the Minnesota Lynx and took home the win by a score of 80-66 in their last game. Golden State ended having earned a 43.7% field goal percentage (31 of 71) and converted 12 of their 33 three-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Valkyries made 6 of 8 shots for a rate of 75.0%. Regarding getting rebounds, they collected 31 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 23 assists for the matchup while forcing the other team into 17 turnovers and having 12 steals. In relation to defense, Golden State allowed the other team to go 35.6% from the floor on 21 out of 59 shooting. Minnesota earned 6 assists and had 2 steals in this matchup. Moreover, Minnesota snagged 32 boards (6 offensive, 26 defensive) and had 4 blocks. Minnesota finished the game shooting 77.8% at the free throw line by making 14 of 18 attempts. They made 10 out of their 30 tries from 3-point land.

Cecilia Zandalasini is one player who came through in this game. She ended up with 18 points on 7 out of 17 shooting. She played 30 mins and also snagged 1 rebound. Zandalasini ended up shooting 41.2% from the floor and also totaled 1 assist.

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Golden State comes into this contest with a win-loss record of 26-11 on the season. The Valkyries are connecting on 34.5% on 3-pointers (392 of 1,136) and 77.6% from the charity stripe. They average 82.5 points per outing (14th in the league) while hitting 42.1% from the floor. They lose possession by turning the ball over 10.4 times per game and as a team are committing 19.3 fouls per game. As a unit, Golden State is pulling in 32.5 boards per contest and has accounted for 706 assists so far this season, which ranks 15th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. When they are on the defensive end, the Valkyries are able to force 13.8 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.1 personal fouls. They concede 34.1% from beyond the arc while they are 1st in the WNBA in points per game allowed (76.3). The Valkyries are giving up a FG percentage of 42.5% (981 of 2,307) and they surrender 32.6 rebounds per contest as a unit. They currently rank 1st in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 676 surrendered for the year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the New York Liberty got the victory with a final of 109-102 when they played the Indiana Fever. The Liberty earned 28 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 34 for the matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while recording 4 steals for this contest. The Fever committed 24 personal fouls for this contest which got the Liberty to the charity stripe for 29 tries. They were able to make 24 of them for a percentage of 82.8%. With respect to shots from beyond the perimeter, New York converted 11 out of their 27 attempts (40.7%). At the conclusion of this game, the Liberty shot 37 out of 64 from the floor which had them sitting at 57.8%. The Liberty allowed the Fever to make 40 of their 70 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 57.1% for the game. They shot 42.3% from distance by going 11 out of 26 and ended up shooting 11 out of 22 at the free throw line (50.0%). In regard to rebounding, New York allowed Indiana to get 27 in all (3 on the offensive side).

Breanna Stewart was important for the Liberty for the matchup. She made 8 out of 16 for the contest for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and had 8 rebounds. Stewart scored 22 points in her 35 mins of playing time and accumulated 7 assists in this matchup.

New York has a win-loss mark of 23-15 for the year. The Liberty are committing 18.7 fouls per game and they shoot 85.0% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 21.1 times per game (7th in the WNBA) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.7 times per game. New York has totaled 3,448 points on the season (90.7 per contest) and they collect 35.1 boards per contest. As an offensive unit, the Liberty are shooting 46.6% from the floor, which ranks them 4th in the WNBA. The Liberty are ranked 8th in basketball in points allowed per game with 87.6. They concede 21.6 assists and 31.3 boards per game, which ranks them 12th and 3rd in basketball. The New York defense allows 35.3% on shots from beyond the arc (352 of 996) and opponents are connecting on 74.5% of their foul shots. They have forced 11.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 45.5% from the field (8th in basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Golden State (+1.5)

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