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WNBA · October 4, 2026

Las Vegas Aces vs Golden State Valkyries Final — October 4, 2026

Las Vegas Aces logo
17-7
60
Top scorer A'ja Wilson41 games
FINAL
Golden State Valkyries logo
17-7
71
Top scorer Gabby Williams39 games
Sunday, October 4 · 4:00 PM ET
LVOffense2026 regular season to dateGS
2nd90.3
PPG
82.012th
LVDefenseGS
8th85.2
Opp PPG
76.21st
LVTeamGS
3rd+5.1
Point diff/G
+5.82nd
LVLast 10 gamesGS
+23+10+20+37+21+10+18+17-10+11
Game by game
+25+19+17+16+13-8+1+24-8+4
9-1
Last 10
8-2
+157
Net points
+103
Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)
Injuries & restkey injuries · rest and travel
LVRest & travelGS
3 days
Days of rest
2 days
415 mi667 km
Travel to the game
Home
LVKey injuriesGS
NaLyssa Smith FOutStephanie Talbot FOut
Players out or limited
None listed
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.

No key players listed.

Key players only. Injury report as of October 3, 8:10 p.m. ET.

The pre-game matchup

The Aces (17-7) visited the Valkyries (17-7) on Sunday, October 4 at 4:00 PM ET.

The Aces score 90.3 points per game (2nd of 15) and allow 85.2 (8th). The Valkyries score 82.0 points per game (12th of 15) and allow 76.2 (1st).

The Valkyries closed as 1.5-point favorites at home against the Aces. The spread opened with Aces favored by 1.5. The total closed at 159.5, down from 161.5 at the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Aces -110, Valkyries -114) prices the Aces at 50% and the Valkyries at 50%.

Written from the numbers available before kickoff.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

Las Vegas Aces 60, Golden State Valkyries 71

Golden State Valkyries won by 11.

  • Against the closing spread (Golden State Valkyries -1.5): Golden State Valkyries covered.
  • Combined score 131 vs the closing total of 159.5: Under.
  • Golden State Valkyries closed at -114 on the moneyline (a 50% no-vig market-implied chance).

Market

Closing line and line movement

Spreadfavorite flipped
OpenValkyries +1.5 (-115)
Aces -1.5 (-105)
CloseValkyries -1.5 (-105)
Aces +1.5 (-115)
Totaldown 2
Open161.5 (o -110 / u -110)
Close159.5 (o -108 / u -118)
Moneyline
OpenAces -117 52%
Valkyries -102 48%
CloseAces -110 50%
Valkyries -114 50%

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

Las Vegas Aces logo
Aces
41 games · A'ja Wilson
  • Points per game26.21st
  • Rebounds per game9.45th
  • Assists per game3.234th
  • Minutes per game32.0
44 games · Jackie Young
  • Points per game19.210th
  • Rebounds per game4.342nd
  • Assists per game6.84th
  • Minutes per game32.4
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 7 times since 2024: the Aces won 6 and the Valkyries 1.

DateScoreLineTotal
Jun 21, 2026Valkyries 73, Aces 92
Aces won


Jun 6, 2026Valkyries 79, Aces 84
Aces won


May 31, 2026Aces 91, Valkyries 81
Aces won


Aug 6, 2025Aces 78, Valkyries 72
Aces won


Aug 3, 2025Valkyries 77, Aces 101
Aces won


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

Teams

Las Vegas Aces

Golden State Valkyries

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