Minnesota Lynx vs Golden State Valkyries Prediction 6/1/25 WNBA Picks

The Minnesota Lynx and the Golden State Valkyries meet Sunday in WNBA action from the Chase Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Minnesota Lynx vs. Golden State Valkyries prediction.

Minnesota Lynx Recap

The Minnesota Lynx come into this game looking to add on to their 74-71 win over the Phoenix Mercury on the year to improve to 6-0. After this game, the Lynx will head home for a rematch with the Mercury.

Lynx Looking To Remain Unbeaten & Defend Commissioner’s Cup Title

Napheesa Collier leads the Lynx in scoring with 26.8 PPG along with 7.8 RPG and 3 APG but is questionable for this game with an injury while Courtney Williams has added 14.2 PPG with 5.2 RPG and a team-high 6.7 APG to lead the Lynx in the assist department. Alanna Smith’s added 13.6 PPG with 4 RPG and 2 APG. Kayla McBride’s logged 17.5 PPG and 3.5 APG to round out the group of double-digit scorers for Minnesota up to this point in the season. Jessica Shepard’s added 9 PPG with a team-high 7.8 RPG and 2.7 APG to lead the Lynx on the glass so far this season. As a team, Minnesota is averaging 84.2 PPG on 45.1% shooting from the field, 33.8% from three and 79.8% from the foul line this season.

Golden State Valkyries Recap

The Golden State Valkyries come into this game looking to rebound from an 82-77 loss to the New York Liberty last time out to slip to 2-3 on the year. After this game, the Valkyries will head on the road for a game against the Phoenix Mercury.

Valkyries Drop Back-To-Back Games In The Big Apple

Janelle Salaun leads the Valkyries in scoring and rebounding with 13.8 PPG and 7.8 RPG and Veronica Burton’s added 10.2 PPG with 4.6 RPG and a team-high 4.4 APG and 2.4 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 Temi Fagbenle has also contributed 9.8 PPG and 5.2 RPG with 2.6 APG as well this season. As a team, Golden State is averaging 73.8 PPG on 36.8% shooting from the field, 27.7% from three and 81.1% from the foul line this season.

Minnesota Lynx vs. Golden State Valkyries Prediction

I’m leaning towards the Valkyries and the points here. A lot of it has to do with the questionable status of Napheesa Collier as she’s been massive towards the Lynx’s success so far this season and it’s not hard to see why, leading the WNBA in scoring. That being said, the Valkyries went toe-to-toe with the Liberty in the rematch and have had a couple of covers as decent sized underdogs this season and the Lynx, even with Collier, have been guilty of playing with their food at times and while that may not be the case here with point differential mattering in the Commissioner’s Cup tiebreakers, I think the Valkyries put forth a solid effort here and at least cover with the points.

Chris Ruffolo's Pick: Golden State Valkyries +10