WNBA Platinum Club Hi-Roller - Monday
- Handicapper
- Jim Feist
- League
- WNBA
- Competition
- Los Angeles Sparks vs Golden State Valkyries
- Release Date
- 06/15/2026 11:51 AM
- Event Date
- 06/15/2026 10:00 PM
- Bet Type
- Point Spread
- Pick
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Golden State Valkyries -5.5 (-105)
(DraftKings)
- Outcome
- Win
- Analysis
- Defensive allowance points you towards the best case for the Valkyries to cover. Golden State is 8-5 on the season and 5-2 at home, while the Sparks are 7-6 overall but 5-1 on the road. The defensive numbers lean a bit more in Golden State’s favor: the Valkyries are allowing just 79.8 points per game while Los Angeles is allowing 91.3 and Golden State also owns a slight rebounding edge at 33.3 to 31.5 per game. The rebounding edge matters more in a spread game because it allows Golden State more opportunities to create separation even if the shooting from their players is up-and-down.
Golden State also comes into this game having won back-to-back games, taking care of Phoenix 87-81 and Seattle 76-72, which feels like it bodes well for their defense tightening back up after getting scorched during a recent stretch. Phoenix threw 87 points on the Valkyries despite Veronica Burton and Gabby Williams combining for 50 points while the team’s defense was efficient enough early to establish an 18-point lead before Seattle slowly chipped away late. The Sparks have played good basketball as well with their own three-game winning streak, but they dropped 111 points in overtime at Phoenix on Saturday in a game where Kelsey Plum put up 43 points. Heavy scoring outings like that are tough to come back from just two days later and sets up Los Angeles to potentially regress offensively against a stingier Golden State defense than what they’ve seen as of late.
Golden State does not have to outscore the Sparks to win outright; they just have to control tempo, keep from fouling, and force LA to earn their points in a way they didn’t have to in Phoenix. At home with the better defensive numbers and facing a Sparks team that just got punched around late in OT two days ago, the Valkyries have a clear path to cover this spread on Monday night.
Jim's Play: 650. GS Valkyries
