Seattle Storm vs Golden State Valkyries Prediction, 9/19/2026 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Seattle Storm vs Golden State Valkyries

Date: Saturday, September 19, 2026

Location: Chase Center in San Francisco, CA

TV: Prime Video

The Seattle Storm (8-33) go to Chase Center on Saturday where they'll take on the Golden State Valkyries (29-11).

The Seattle Storm took the court against the Las Vegas Aces and went home with a loss by a final score of 114-77 in their last game. Seattle ended the contest having earned a 38.0% field goal percentage (27 of 71) and made 8 of their 27 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the free throw line, the Storm made 15 of 19 tries for a rate of 78.9%. Regarding getting rebounds, they compiled 28 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. They also dished out 17 assists for the contest in addition to forcing 13 turnovers and getting 9 steals. In relation to defense, Seattle let their opponent shoot 58.0% from the field on 40 of 69 shooting. Las Vegas dished out 6 dimes and had 7 steals in this game. In addition, Las Vegas snagged 38 boards (6 offensive, 32 defensive) and added 6 rejections. Las Vegas finished the contest at 87.5% from the charity stripe by converting 21 of their 24 attempts. They knocked down 13 of their 28 attempts from downtown.

Flau'jae Johnson is someone who was a contributor for this contest. She finished with 25 points on 9 of 21 shooting. She was on the court for 32 mins played and also snagged 2 boards. Johnson ended up shooting 42.9% from the floor and earned 1 assist.

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Seattle comes into this one with a record of 8-33 so far this year. The Storm are shooting 31.8% on 3-point shots (346 of 1,087) and 79.6% from the free throw line. They have an average of 82.7 points per outing (13th in the WNBA) while hitting 42.5% from the floor. They turn it over 14.0 times per game and as a squad are committing 19.8 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Seattle is snagging 33.9 boards per contest and has accounted for 786 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 13th in the WNBA in terms of passing. Defensively, the Storm have forced 12.8 turnovers per game while drawing 17.5 personal fouls. They rank 10th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 855 conceded this year. The Storm are giving up a shooting percentage of 43.7% (526 of 717) and they relinquish 36.4 boards per game as a basketball team. They are giving up 32.2% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 10th in basketball in opponents points per game (88.8).

In their last game, the Golden State Valkyries went home victorious with a score of 86-69 when they played the Portland Fire. The Valkyries were able to pull down 23 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 31 for this contest. They coughed it up 11 times, while getting 9 steals for the matchup. The Fire had 17 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Valkyries to the charity stripe for a total of 21 shots. They were able to bury 19 of them for a clip of 90.5%. When talking about 3-point attempts, Golden State made 9 out of their 29 tries (31.0%). In all, the Valkyries finished 29 for 61 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.5%. The Valkyries permitted the Fire to bury 24 out of their 62 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 38.7% in this matchup. They finished shooting 25.6% from distance by hitting 10 of 39 and finished the contest at 11 out of 13 at the free throw line (84.6%). In relation to how they cleaned up the glass, Golden State allowed Portland to pull down 29 overall (9 on the offensive side).

Tiffany Hayes ended up having an impact for the Valkyries in this matchup. She knocked down 7 of 12 in this contest giving her a rate of 58.3%, and tallied 6 rebounds. Hayes racked up 18 points in her 21 mins of playing time and accounted for 3 dimes for the contest.

Golden State has a record of 29-11 for the campaign. Golden State has scored 3,305 pts for the campaign (82.6 per contest) and they snag 32.9 boards per contest. The Valkyries have committed 19.1 personal fouls per contest and they hit 77.8% from the charity stripe. As an offensive team, the Valkyries are connecting on 42.5% from the floor, which is 13th in basketball. Their rate of earning assists is at 19.3 times per contest (13th in basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 10.3 times per contest. The Valkyries on the defensive end are ranked 1st in the WNBA in points given up per game with 75.4. The Golden State defense concedes 32.9% on 3-pointers (318 of 966) and their opposition knocks down 75.4% of their foul shots. They surrender 18.2 assists and 32.4 boards on a nightly basis, which is 1st and 5th in basketball. They are forcing their opponents into 13.6 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 41.8% from the floor (1st in basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Seattle

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