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WNBA · August 27, 2026

Golden State Valkyries vs New York Liberty Final — August 27, 2026

Golden State Valkyries

FINAL

New York Liberty

Thursday, August 27 · 8:00 PM ET

Last 10 games

Game by game

8-2

Last 10

7-3

+105

Net points

+52

Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)

Rest & travelrest and travel

Rest & travel

1 dayback-to-back

Days of rest

5 days

2,566 mi4,130 km

Travel to the game

Home

+3 hclock change vs home

Time-zone change

Home

About these numbers

Margin of each of the last 10 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.

Distance is straight-line from each team's home arena; time-zone change is at game time. Rest counts days since each team's previous game.

The pre-game matchup

The Valkyries visited the Liberty on Thursday, August 27 at 8:00 PM ET.

The Liberty closed as 3.5-point favorites at home against the Valkyries. The spread opened at Liberty -2.5. The total closed 162.5, unchanged from the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Valkyries +128, Liberty -154) prices the Valkyries at 42% and the Liberty at 58%.

Written from the numbers available before kickoff.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

Golden State Valkyries 79, New York Liberty 60

Golden State Valkyries won by 19.

Against the closing spread (New York Liberty -3.5): Golden State Valkyries covered.
Combined score 139 vs the closing total of 162.5: Under.
Golden State Valkyries closed at +128 on the moneyline (a 42% no-vig market-implied chance).

Chance Quality Result

41%GSV

Share of G&W replays won

59%NYL

66.5

Expected points

69.9

Final score

Based on the quality of shots each team created, New York Liberty won 59% of G&W replays (Golden State Valkyries 41%). The chances each team created were close to even.

The Chance Quality Result describes the chances each team created. It is not the official result and never changes it or any record.

Market

Closing line and line movement

Spreadmoved 1

OpenLiberty -2.5 (-115)
Valkyries +2.5 (-108)

CloseLiberty -3.5 (-105)
Valkyries +3.5 (-115)

Totalno move

Open162.5 (o -112 / u -110)

Close162.5 (o -105 / u -115)

Moneyline

OpenValkyries +121 43%
Liberty -148 57%

CloseValkyries +128 42%
Liberty -154 58%

Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at kickoff. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.

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G&W Line

G&W’s own number for this game, next to the market. Analytics

Projected score

Spread

Total

Win %

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Matchup

Head-to-head

The teams have met 6 times since 2024: the Valkyries won 3 and the Liberty 3.

Date	Score	Line	Total
Jun 28, 2026	Liberty 67, Valkyries 76 Valkyries won
May 21, 2026	Valkyries 87, Liberty 70 Valkyries won
Sep 2, 2025	Liberty 58, Valkyries 66 Valkyries won
Jun 25, 2025	Liberty 81, Valkyries 78 Liberty won
May 29, 2025	Valkyries 77, Liberty 82 Liberty won

Meetings since 2024, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.

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