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WNBA · October 2, 2026

Dallas Wings vs Golden State Valkyries Final — October 2, 2026

Dallas Wings logo
15-8
73
Top scorer Paige Bueckers42 games
FINAL
Golden State Valkyries logo
17-7
77
Top scorer Gabby Williams39 games
Friday, October 2 · 9:00 PM ET
Offense2026 regular season to date
5th89.2
PPG
82.012th
Defense
6th85.1
Opp PPG
76.21st
Team
4th+4.0
Point diff/G
+5.82nd
Last 10 games
+6+22+18+26+20+5-1+12-24+8
Game by game
+14+25+19+17+16+13-8+1+24-8
8-2
Last 10
8-2
+92
Net points
+113
Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)
Injuries & restkey injuries · rest and travel
Rest & travel
2 days
Days of rest
2 days
1,463 mi2,355 km
Travel to the game
Home
−2 hclock change vs home
Time-zone change
Home
Key injuries
Alanna SmithOutAzzi FuddOutCostanza VeronaOut
Players out or limited
Iliana RupertOut
About these numbers

2026 regular season to date, captured before kickoff. League rank in small type (15 teams); the gold side ranks higher. Bars show rank, longest = 1st. Source: Gridiron & Wine public Analytics tables.

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.

Injury report as of October 1.

The pre-game matchup

The Wings (15-8) visited the Valkyries (17-7) on Friday, October 2 at 9:00 PM ET.

The Wings score 89.2 points per game (5th of 15) and allow 85.1 (6th). The Valkyries score 82.0 points per game (12th of 15) and allow 76.2 (1st).

The Valkyries closed as 8.5-point favorites at home against the Wings. The spread opened at Valkyries -7.5. The total closed at 159.5, up from 157.5 at the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Wings +295, Valkyries -385) prices the Wings at 24% and the Valkyries at 76%.

Written from the numbers available before kickoff.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

Dallas Wings 73, Golden State Valkyries 77

Golden State Valkyries won by 4.

  • Against the closing spread (Golden State Valkyries -8.5): Dallas Wings covered.
  • Combined score 150 vs the closing total of 159.5: Under.
  • Golden State Valkyries closed at -385 on the moneyline (a 76% no-vig market-implied chance).

Market

Closing line and line movement

Spreadmoved 1
OpenValkyries -7.5 (-115)
Wings +7.5 (-105)
CloseValkyries -8.5 (-105)
Wings +8.5 (-115)
Totalup 2
Open157.5 (o -115 / u -105)
Close159.5 (o -108 / u -112)
Moneyline
OpenWings +262 26%
Valkyries -337 74%
CloseWings +295 24%
Valkyries -385 76%

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.

Members

G&W Line

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

Projected score
Spread
Total
Win %

Matchup

Players to watch

Dallas Wings logo
Wings
42 games · Paige Bueckers
  • Points per game20.97th
  • Rebounds per game4.146th
  • Assists per game5.99th
  • Minutes per game32.7
44 games · Arike Ogunbowale
  • Points per game15.323rd
  • Rebounds per game3.078th
  • Assists per game3.331st
  • Minutes per game30.1
Golden State Valkyries logo
Valkyries
39 games · Gabby Williams
  • Points per game14.435th
  • Rebounds per game3.369th
  • Assists per game2.258th
  • Minutes per game25.1
40 games · Janelle Salaun
  • Points per game12.745th
  • Rebounds per game4.048th
  • Assists per game1.2119th
  • Minutes per game22.0

Season per-game averages before game time (playoffs included), top two scorers per team. Ranks among the 196 players with at least 10 games.

Head-to-head

The teams have met 9 times since 2024: the Wings won 2 and the Valkyries 7.

DateScoreLineTotal
Sep 30, 2026 playoffsValkyries 100, Wings 108
Wings won


Sep 27, 2026 playoffsWings 80, Valkyries 104
Valkyries won


Aug 17, 2026Wings 70, Valkyries 78
Valkyries won


Aug 7, 2026Valkyries 94, Wings 76
Valkyries won


Jun 17, 2026Wings 80, Valkyries 91
Valkyries won


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

Teams

Dallas Wings

Golden State Valkyries

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