Golden State Valkyries vs Las Vegas Aces Final — October 9, 2026
GSOffense2026 regular season to dateLV
GSDefenseLVGSTeamLVGSLast 10 gamesLVInjuries & restkey injuries · rest and travel
GSRest & travelLVGSKey injuriesLVAbout 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 9, 7:50 a.m. ET.
The pre-game matchup
The Valkyries (32-12) visited the Aces (31-14) on Friday, October 9 at 9:30 PM ET.
The Valkyries score 82.2 points per game (14th of 15) and allow 75.1 (1st). The Aces score 91.3 points per game (3rd of 15) and allow 86.0 (6th).
The Aces closed as 4.5-point favorites at home against the Valkyries. The spread closed where it opened. The total closed 156.5, unchanged from the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Valkyries +165, Aces -200) prices the Valkyries at 36% and the Aces at 64%.
Written from the numbers available before kickoff.
Result
Final score and result vs the closing line
Golden State Valkyries 87, Las Vegas Aces 77
Golden State Valkyries won by 10.
- Against the closing spread (Las Vegas Aces -4.5): Golden State Valkyries covered.
- Combined score 164 vs the closing total of 156.5: Over.
- Golden State Valkyries closed at +165 on the moneyline (a 36% no-vig market-implied chance).
Market
Closing line and line movement
Valkyries +4.5 (-115)
Valkyries +4.5 (-108)
Aces -186 62%
Aces -200 64%
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
Matchup
Players to watch
- Points per game14.435th
- Rebounds per game3.369th
- Assists per game2.258th
- Minutes per game25.1
- Points per game12.745th
- Rebounds per game4.048th
- Assists per game1.2119th
- Minutes per game22.0
- Points per game26.21st
- Rebounds per game9.45th
- Assists per game3.234th
- Minutes per game32.0
- Points per game19.210th
- Rebounds per game4.342nd
- Assists per game6.84th
- Minutes per game32.4
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 Valkyries won 3 and the Aces 6.
| Date | Score | Line | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 2026 playoffs | Aces 81, Valkyries 83 Valkyries won | ||
| Oct 4, 2026 playoffs | Aces 60, Valkyries 71 Valkyries won | ||
| Jun 21, 2026 | Valkyries 73, Aces 92 Aces won | ||
| Jun 6, 2026 | Valkyries 79, Aces 84 Aces won | ||
| May 31, 2026 | Aces 91, Valkyries 81 Aces won |
Meetings since 2024, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.
Teams
Golden State Valkyries
- Golden State Valkyries team stats
- Golden State Valkyries at Atlanta Dream (Oct 29)
- Atlanta Dream 55, Golden State Valkyries 64 (Oct 26)
- Golden State Valkyries 67, Atlanta Dream 62 (Oct 24)
- Golden State Valkyries 71, Atlanta Dream 97 (Oct 21)
Las Vegas Aces
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