Minnesota Lynx vs Golden State Valkyries Picks and Prediction for Wednesday, September 17, 2025
We have our Lynx vs. Valkyries prediction here as the Minnesota Lynx (34-10) are getting ready to take on the Golden State Valkyries (23-21) on Wednesday night in Game 2 of the first round of the WNBA Playoffs at the SAP Center at San Jose. Game 1 was a blowout as the Lynx secured a 101-72 home win and the Valkyries are on the brink of elimination now. Set the tone — WNBA picks for Golden State Valkyries vs Minnesota Lynx with clear angles.
Lynx Looking to Sweep
The Minnesota Lynx have been playing at an amazing level this season as they ended the season with a 34-10 record up to this point, which gave them the top seed in the postseason. They dominated in Game 1 of the series on Sunday as Minnesota had a 101-72 home win. Their offense averaged 86.1 points per game while shooting 47.2% from the floor. They shot at an outstanding level from three at 37.8%, but need to do better at the charity stripe at 76.0%. The Lynx leaned on forward Napheesa Collier as she averaged 22.9 points, 7.3 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 1.5 blocks, and 1.6 steals per game.
The defense was incredible for Minnesota as they gave up 76.7 points per game. The Lynx are looking to live up to their seeding and getting through this series in two games will have them set up for the remainder of the postseason.
Injury Report for Minnesota
- Guard Aubrey Griffin: Knee (OUT)
- Forward Dorka Juhasz: Not Injury Related (OUT)
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Valkyries Trying to Force a Game 3
The Golden State Valkyries finished the regular season with a 23-21 record and are the eighth seed in the WNBA Playoffs. Throughout the regular season, the Valkyries struggled offensively as the team averaged 77.7 points per game while connecting on 40.7% of their shots. This Golden State team shot the three at a respectable level as they connected on 32.5% from deep. The Valkyries have been able to knock down shots at the charity stripe as they hold a team free-throw percentage of 81.5. The team has been led by young guard Veronica Burton as she has 11.9 points, 4.4 rebounds, 6.0 assists, 0.6 blocks, and 1.1 steals per game.
This Golden State team did an incredible job on the defensive side of the floor thus far as they allowed 76.3 points per game. They are on the brink of having their season end and need to step up if they want to play a winner-take-all Game 3.
Injury Report for Golden State
- Forward Maria Conde: Achilles (OUT)
- Guard Tiffany Hayes: Knee (OUT)
- Guard Juste Jocyte: Not Injury Related (OUT)
- Forward Kayla Thornton: Knee (OUT)
Minnesota Lynx vs. Golden State Valkyries Pick
Spread Pick for Minnesota Lynx vs. Golden State Valkyries
- Minnesota Lynx -9.5 (5 units)
With this just being a 3-game series, I do not buy into the home crowd lifting the Golden State Valkyries to keeping this game close. 1 vs. 8 seed series are supposed to be easier for the top seed to dominate and these teams are not close to one another. They played to end the regular season and in Game 1, but the margin of victory in those two games has been 24 points, which is significantly higher than the spread. Minnesota is just too talented for Golden State to slow down so take the Minnesota Lynx to cover the spread convincingly.
Over/Under Pick for Minnesota Lynx vs. Golden State Valkyries
- Over 151.5 (4 units)
Game 1 saw these teams combined for 173 total points, and while that may not be attainable, these teams are going to score well. Minnesota has scored well lately, averaging 86.5 points in their last two games (both against Golden State), which is more than their implied total for this game. Golden State is going to be playing a more desperate brand of basketball, meaning there will be more aggressiveness and shorter rotations for the Valkyries. All in all, go with over 151.5 total points here.
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