Minnesota Lynx vs Golden State Valkyries Prediction, 6/19/2026 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Minnesota Lynx vs Golden State Valkyries

Date: Friday, June 19, 2026

Location: Chase Center in San Francisco, CA

TV: ION

Odds/Point Spread: Minnesota (-2.5)

The Golden State Valkyries (10-5) play the Minnesota Lynx (12-3) at Chase Center on Friday. Minnesota opens this contest as 2.5 point favorites. The O/U opens at 167.5.

The Minnesota Lynx faced off with the Los Angeles Sparks and took home the win by a score of 99-83 in their last contest. Minnesota walked away from the contest having earned a 55.6% field goal percentage (40 of 72) and converted 9 of their 21 shots from 3-point land. At the charity stripe, the Lynx made 10 of their 14 shots for a rate of 71.4%. When it comes to hauling in boards, they earned 34 with 8 of them being offensive. They also dished out 21 assists in the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 18 turnovers and earning 11 steals. In regard to defense, Minnesota allowed 41.7% from the field on 25 of 60 shooting. Los Angeles totaled 5 assists and had 8 steals for the contest. Moreover, Los Angeles pulled down 26 rebounds (5 offensive, 21 defensive) and had 1 block. Los Angeles ended up going 81.3% from the charity stripe by converting 26 of 32 attempts. They made 7 of their 26 tries from 3-point range.

Olivia Miles is one player who was a factor in this matchup. She ended up finishing with 31 points on 12 of 15 shooting. She was on the hardwood for 26 mins and collected 4 rebounds. Miles ended up shooting 80.0% from the floor and also distributed 4 dimes.

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Minnesota enters this contest with a win-loss record of 12-3 so far this year. They are averaging 93.1 points per game (1st in the league) while connecting on 50.8% from the floor. The Lynx are connecting on 39.0% on shots beyond the perimeter (120 of 308) and 77.5% from the charity stripe. As a team, Minnesota is pulling in 37.4 rebounds per game and has totaled 330 assists so far this year, which is 4th in the league in terms of passing. They cough up possession 14.1 times per contest and as a unit are committing 19.1 fouls per contest. When they are on the defensive end, the Lynx are forcing 14.5 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.7 personal fouls. They rank 6th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 291 relinquished on the season. The Lynx defense is giving up a FG percentage of 39.3% (217 of 265) and they surrender 31.3 boards per game as a unit. They are giving up 30.3% from 3-point land and they rank 2nd in the WNBA in points per game allowed (79.7).

The last time they took the court, the Golden State Valkyries went home victorious with a score of 91-80 against the Dallas Wings. The Valkyries were able to pull down 32 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards for a total of 41 in this game. They also turned the ball over 13 times, while getting 4 steals in the game. The Wings were called for 20 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Valkyries to the free throw line for 27 attempts. They were able to convert 21 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 77.8%. In regard to 3-point shots, Golden State knocked down 12 of their 25 tries (48.0%). Overall, the Valkyries finished the game shooting 29 out of 63 from the field which gave them a rate of 46.0%. The Valkyries permitted the Wings to knock down 30 out of their 64 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 46.9% in the game. They wrapped up this game 40.9% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 9 of 22 and walked away from this one shooting 11 out of 16 at the free throw line (68.8%). In reference to team rebounding, Golden State allowed Dallas to pull down 25 in all (2 on the offensive side).

Gabby Williams ended up being a major contributor for the Valkyries for this game. She buried 7 of 16 for this game for a field goal rate of 43.8%, and had 3 rebounds. Williams tallied 25 points in her 29 minutes of playing time and accumulated 4 dimes in this game.

Golden State has a win-loss record of 10-5 on the season. The Valkyries are responsible for committing 19.8 fouls per game and they shoot 78.0% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 19.0 times per contest (10th in basketball) and they turn the ball over 10.0 times per game. Golden State has accumulated 1,276 pts for the year (85.1 per game) and they average 33.8 boards per contest. As an offense, the Valkyries are shooting 41.0% from the floor, which is ranked 15th in the league. The Valkyries on the defensive end are ranked 1st in the league in points per game surrendered with 78.4. They are forcing 13.3 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 42.2% from the floor (3rd in the league). The Golden State defense surrenders 36.7% on three-point shots (131 of 357) and their opponents are converting on 74.9% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 19.5 assists and 34.3 total boards per game, which is ranked 7th and 12th in the league.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Minnesota (-2.5)

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