Golden State Valkyries vs New York Liberty Prediction 5/29/25 WNBA Picks

The Golden State Valkyries and the New York Liberty meet Thursday in WNBA action from the Barclays Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Golden State Valkyries vs. New York Liberty prediction.

Golden State Valkyries Recap

The Golden State Valkyries come into this game looking to bounce back from a 95-67 loss at the hands of the Liberty in the first half of the back-to-back last time out, falling to 2-2 on the year as a result. After this game, the Valkyries will head home for a game against the Minnesota Lynx.

Valkyries Looking To Get Back Above .500 with Huge Upset

Kayla Thornton leads the Valkyries in scoring and rebounding with 12.8 PPG and 6.3 RPG while Janelle Salaun has 12.3 PPG with 6 RPG and Veronica Burton’s added 12.3 PPG with 4.3 RPG and a team-high 4.3 APG and 3 SPG to lead the Valkyries in assists and steals so far this season. Tiffany Hayes has chipped in 10.5 PPG with 5 RPG and Carla Leite has 8.8 PPG with 2 APG. Temi Fagbenle has also contributed 10 PPG and 5.3 RPG with 3.3 APG and 1.5 SPG as well this season. As a team, Golden State is averaging 73 PPG on 35.9% shooting from the field, 27.3% from three and 84% from the foul line this season.

New York Liberty Recap

The New York Liberty come into this game looking to build on their win over the Valkyries from their last matchup to improve to 4-0 on the year. After this game, the Liberty will head on the road for a game against the Washington Mystics.

Liberty Trying To Remain Unbeaten With Repeat Performance

Breanna Stewart leads the Liberty in scoring with 19.3 PPG along with 4.5 RPG and 2.8 APG while Jonquel Jones has 16.8 PPG and a team-high 9.8 RPG to lead the Liberty on the glass and 3.8 APG. Natasha Cloud has 15.3 PPG with 5 RPG and a team-high 8.3 APG to lead the Liberty in assists while Kennedy Burke has 10.3 PPG and Sabrina Ionescu has 13.8 PPG with 4.8 RPG and 4.8 APG to cap off the scoring in double figures for the Liberty so far this season. As a team, New York is averaging 94 PPG on 49.8% shooting from the field, 37.6% from three and 79.5% from the foul line this season.

Golden State Valkyries vs. New York Liberty Prediction

I’m backing the Valkyries in this one. There’s no denying that the Liberty are the better team here as your defending WNBA champions. However, the Valkyries were competitive in the early going of that game and even for parts of the second half before the Liberty pulled away, and we saw with the Liberty last year, when they had the second leg of a back-to-back against the same team, the Liberty would come out a bit flat in the rematch. I think the Valkyries give a bit more of a battle here and keep it within the number. Give me the points with Golden State here.

Chris Ruffolo's Pick: Golden State Valkyries +18