Seattle Storm vs Golden State Valkyries Prediction 9/19/2026 Today’s WNBA Picks

The Seattle Storm and the Golden State Valkyries meet Saturday 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 Seattle Storm vs. Golden State Valkyries prediction.

Matchup History

The Golden State Valkyries won the most recent meeting between these two teams back on June 12th, 2026, by a final score of 76-72, making it back-to-back wins for Golden State in this head-to-head matchup.

Seattle Storm Recap

The Seattle Storm come into this game looking to bounce back from a 114-77 loss at the hands of Las Vegas last time out to sit at 8-33 this season. After this game, Seattle will head on the road for a rematch against the Aces.

Storm Lose 8 Of Last 10

Dominique Malonga leads the Storm in scoring with 17.0 PPG while pulling down a team-high 9.0 RPG so far this season. Three more Storm players average double figures in scoring as well this season including Natisha Hiedeman who has 15.4 PPG, 2.7 RPG, and a team-high 4.8 APG, Flau’jae Johnson with 14.1 PPG and 4.8 RPG, and Awa Fam who adds 10.3 PPG with 5.7 RPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Seattle up to this point in the year. Jade Melbourne also has 9.5 PPG with 3.9 APG, while Zia Cooke has chipped in 7.6 PPG for the Storm this season.

Golden State Valkyries Recap

The Golden State Valkyries come into this game looking to add on to their 82-66 win over Portland last time out to improve to 30-11 this season. After this game, the Valkyries will head on the road for a rematch against the Fire.

Valkyries Win 5 Straight

Gabby Williams leads the Valkyries in scoring with 14.3 PPG along with 3.3 RPG and 2.2 APG while Janelle Salaun has added 12.9 PPG with 3.9 RPG so far this season. Veronica Burton is the other double-digit scorer for Golden State, averaging 12.3 PPG along with 3.6 RPG and a team-high 5.8 APG to lead the Valkyries in assists and cap off the group of double-digit scorers up to this point in the year. Tiffany Hayes adds 8.9 PPG, Cecilia Zandalasini chips in 8.8 PPG, Kayla Thornton has 7.8 PPG with 4.5 RPG, and Kiah Stokes leads Golden State on the glass with a team-high 5.4 RPG.

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Why the Golden State Valkyries will win

• The Storm have lost each of their last 11 road games against teams that held a winning record.
• The Valkyries have won each of their last nine games as home favorites against Western Conference opponents.
• The Valkyries have covered the spread in each of their last five games.
• The Storm have failed to cover the spread in each of their last five games against Western Conference opponents.

Why the Seattle Storm will win

• The road team has won four of the Valkyries’ last five games.
• The Storm have covered the spread in four of their last five games on the first leg of a back-to-back.
• The Valkyries have failed to cover the spread in four of their last five night games against Western Conference opponents that held a losing record.

Total Points Facts

• Each of the Valkyries’ last 10 games have gone UNDER the total points line.
• Eight of the Storm’s last nine games against opponents who are on the second leg of a back-to-back have gone OVER the total points line.

Golden State Valkyries Player Facts

• Kiah Stokes has recorded 18 games with 1+ assists and zero turnovers this season – most of any player in the league.
• Veronica Burton has recorded eight games with 3+ assists and zero turnovers this season – equal-most of any player in the league.

Seattle Storm Player Facts

• Flau’jae Johnson ranks last amongst 44 qualified players for field-goal percentage (40.0%) this season.
• Dominique Malonga ranks 2nd amongst qualified players for points in the paint per game (11.6) this season.

Matchup/League Facts

• The Golden State Valkyries rank 14th for points per game this season (82.6).
• The Golden State Valkyries rank 1st for opponent points per game this season (75.2).
• The Seattle Storm rank 14th for assists per game this season (19.2).
• The Seattle Storm rank 14th for opponent rebounds per game this season (36.4).

Seattle Storm vs. Golden State Valkyries Prediction

I’m on the Valkyries in this one. We’ve seen since the return from the FIBA break, teams that have something to play for are beating up on teams that don’t, and that was in full effect with the Valkyries against Portland on Friday and now you face a Seattle team with nothing to play for here as well. I’m rocking with Golden State in this one.

Chris Ruffolo's Pick: Golden State -13.5