Golden State Valkyries vs Phoenix Mercury Prediction 8/22/2025 Today’s WNBA Picks

The Golden State Valkyries and the Phoenix Mercury meet Friday in WNBA action from the PHX Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Golden State Valkyries vs. Phoenix Mercury prediction.

Matchup History

The Phoenix Mercury won the last meeting between these two teams back on August 19^th, 2025, by a final score of 98-91, making it three straight wins for the Mercury in this head-to-head matchup.

Golden State Valkyries Recap

The Golden State Valkyries come into this game looking to bounce back from that loss at the hands of the Mercury to sit at 18-17 this season. After this game, the Valkyries will head on the road for a game against the Dallas Wings.

Valkyries Drop Back-To-Back Games

Kayla Thornton leads the Valkyries in scoring and rebounding with 14 PPG and 7 RPG along with 1.3 SPG, but is missing the rest of the season because of an injury while Veronica Burton has 10.8 PPG with 4.2 RPG and a team-high 5 APG to lead the Valkyries in the assist department. Tiffany Hayes has 11.9 PPG with 4 RPG and Janelle Salaun has 10.1 PPG with 4.8 RPG to cap off the scoring in double figures for Golden State so far this season. Iliana Rupert has 8.8 PPG with 3.9 RPG and Temi Fagbenle has 7.6 PPG with 5.4 RPG while Monique Billings has 7.5 PPG with 4.7 RPG as well this season. Cecelia Zandalasini has 9.5 PPG and Kaila Charles has 7.8 PPG and 4.8 RPG in 4 games played as well this season. As a team, Golden State is averaging 77.7 PPG on 40.1% shooting from the field, 30.1% from three and 80.8% from the foul line this season.

Phoenix Mercury Recap

The Phoenix Mercury come into this game looking to rebound from ending up on the wrong side of an 83-61 loss to the Las Vegas Aces last time out to sit at 21-14 this season. After this game, the Mercury will head on the road for a game against the Los Angeles Sparks.

Mercury Looking To Rebound

Satou Sabally leads the Mercury in scoring with 17.5 PPG along with 6.6 RPG, 2.3 APG and 1.3 SPG while Alyssa Thomas has 15.8 PPG with 8.6 RPG and 9.1 APG and Kahleah Copper has 16.2 PPG. Sami Whitcomb also has 10 PPG with 2.9 RPG and 2.7 APG while DeWanna Bonner has 10.4 PPG in 10 games so far with Phoenix to cap off the double-digit scorers for Phoenix so far this season. Lexi Held’s added 6.8 PPG while Monique Akoa Makani has 8.4 PPG. Kitija Laksa has 6.7 PPG as well on the year. As a team, Phoenix is averaging 83.3 PPG on 43.5% shooting from the field, 33.6% from three-point range and 77.9% from the foul line so far this season.

Golden State Valkyries vs. Phoenix Mercury Prediction

I’m looking at the Valkyries and the points. I get the case to be made for the Mercury getting back home after a frustrating loss in a marquee spot, but it’s also a back-to-back spot against a Valkyries team looking for revenge when the Valkyries are also the far more rested team in this spot. I’ll side with Golden State and the points here.