Atlanta Dream vs Golden State Valkyries Final — October 17, 2026
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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 17, 7:50 a.m. ET.
The pre-game matchup
The Dream (30-14) visited the Valkyries (32-12) on Saturday, October 17 at 3:30 PM ET.
The Dream score 91.3 points per game (2nd of 15) and allow 84.5 (4th). The Valkyries score 82.2 points per game (14th of 15) and allow 75.1 (1st).
The Valkyries closed as 2.5-point favorites at home against the Dream. The spread closed where it opened. The total closed at 154.5, up from 153.5 at the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Dream +116, Valkyries -140) prices the Dream at 44% and the Valkyries at 56%.
Written from the numbers available before kickoff.
Result
Final score and result vs the closing line
Atlanta Dream 64, Golden State Valkyries 68
Golden State Valkyries won by 4.
- Against the closing spread (Golden State Valkyries -2.5): Golden State Valkyries covered.
- Combined score 132 vs the closing total of 154.5: Under.
- Golden State Valkyries closed at -140 on the moneyline (a 56% no-vig market-implied chance).
Market
Closing line and line movement
Dream +2.5 (-108)
Dream +2.5 (-112)
Valkyries -148 57%
Valkyries -140 56%
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 game19.011th
- Rebounds per game3.563rd
- Assists per game2.744th
- Minutes per game32.6
- Points per game17.713th
- Rebounds per game3.853rd
- Assists per game3.724th
- Minutes per game34.2
- 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
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 6 times since 2024: the Dream won 2 and the Valkyries 4.
| Date | Score | Line | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 4, 2026 | Valkyries 88, Dream 83 Valkyries won | ||
| Jun 26, 2026 | Dream 75, Valkyries 78 Valkyries won | ||
| Jun 24, 2026 | Dream 66, Valkyries 77 Valkyries won | ||
| Aug 17, 2025 | Dream 79, Valkyries 63 Dream won | ||
| Jul 29, 2025 | Valkyries 77, Dream 75 Valkyries won |
Meetings since 2024, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.
Teams
Atlanta Dream
- Atlanta Dream 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)
Golden State Valkyries
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