The Golden State Valkyries and the Minnesota Lynx meet Saturday in WNBA action from the Target 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. Minnesota Lynx prediction.

Matchup History

The Minnesota Lynx won the lone meeting between these two teams at Golden State back on June 1^st, 2025, by a final score of 86-75.

Golden State Valkyries Recap

The Golden State Valkyries come into this game looking to build on their 84-57 win over the Seattle Storm last time out to sit at 9-7 on the year. After this game, the Valkyries will head on the road for a game against the Atlanta Dream.

Valkyries Win 7 Of Their Last 9

Kayla Thornton leads the Valkyries in scoring and rebounding with 15 PPG and 6.9 RPG along with 1.6 SPG while Veronica Burton has 10.5 PPG with 3.9 RPG and a team-high 5.2 APG to lead the Valkyries in the assist department. Janelle Salaun has 11.8 PPG with 5.9 RPG while Tiffany Hayes has 13 PPG with 3.8 RPG and Cecilia Zandalasini has 10 PPG to cap off the scoring in double figures for Golden State so far this season. Temi Fagbenle has 9.7 PPG with 5.9 RPG while Monique Billings has 7.9 PPG with 5.3 RPG as well this season. As a team, Golden State is averaging 79.5 PPG on 40.1% shooting from the field, 28.7% from three and 78.8% from the foul line this season.

Minnesota Lynx Recap

The Minnesota Lynx come into this game looking to add on to their 92-75 win over the Washington Mystics last time out to sit at 15-2 on the year. After this game, the Lynx will welcome the Chicago Sky to town for a matchup.

Lynx Looking To Stay Hot In Regular Season Play

Napheesa Collier leads the Lynx in scoring with 24.6 PPG along with 8.2 RPG and 3.7 APG while Courtney Williams has added 12.8 PPG with 4.8 RPG and a team-high 6.1 APG to lead the Lynx in the assist department. Kayla McBride’s logged 15.4 PPG and 3.4 APG and Alanna Smith’s added 10.8 PPG with 5.5 RPG and 2.8 APG to round out the group of double-digit scorers for Minnesota up to this point in the season. Natisha Hiedeman has 8 PPG with 3.3 APG so far this season. As a team, Minnesota is averaging 85.7 PPG on 46.7% shooting from the field, 36.2% from three and 79.5% from the foul line this season.

Golden State Valkyries vs. Minnesota Lynx Prediction

I’m on the Lynx here. Normally I’m all over the Valkyries catching a solid amount of points in the underdog role, but the thing I’ve noticed is that the majority of Golden State’s success catching points, has been at home where they’ve turned the Chase Center into one of the more electric home court environments in the WNBA in their inaugural season. The Lynx have not discriminated when it comes to beating down opponents at home and for me, the Lynx have just established themselves as the team to beat in the WNBA this season. Not easy for me to stomach, but I’ll lay the points with the Lynx in this one.

Chris Ruffolo's Pick: Minnesota -9.5