Golden State Valkyries vs Dallas Wings (W) Prediction 18 August 2026
🔊 In this WNBA regular season matchup, the Golden State Valkyries take on the Dallas Wings. Both teams boast impressive offensive firepower, and that could prove decisive here. Despite expectations of a low-scoring contest, attacking talent on both sides may well overshadow any defensive efforts from their opponents.
Head-to-Head
📊 These teams last met on August 8, with Golden State picking up a 94-76 road win. However, Valkyries have completely dominated the recent head-to-head, winning all five of their last encounters (5-0).
Head-to-head statistics Golden State Valkyries - Dallas Wings (W)
Golden State Valkyries (W) Team Overview
Golden State have been in impressive form lately, racking up five straight wins. They recently got the better of Chicago with a convincing 91-71 victory. In four of those five games, they’ve managed to score over 90 points, a clear sign that their offense is hitting its stride-especially considering their season average hovers around 84 points per game. Defensively, they typically concede about 76 points. However, when facing a team like Dallas, the game could see a high volume of possessions. Even with solid defensive execution, Golden State are likely to allow more points than their usual average against such an opponent.
Match Results: Golden State Valkyries (W)
Dallas Wings (W) Team Overview
Dallas are struggling for form compared to Golden State, having lost four of their last five outings. Still, their season record remains respectable, with nearly 60 percent of games ending in victory. It's worth noting that even in defeat, the Mavericks continue to show solid offensive production-take their recent clash with Indiana, for example (87-98). Expect Dallas to push the tempo consistently in this matchup. Trying to slow things down against the Warriors on the road is rarely a winning strategy. So, the Mavericks could once again hit around their season average of 90 points per game-albeit likely at the expense of their defense.
Match Results: Dallas Wings (W)
Prediction for the 1st quarter
Head-to-Head Matches:
- Total encounters - 6;
- First quarter wins at home for the hosts - 1; for the visitors on the road - 2;
- Average total points in the first quarter: 39.33;
- Today's home team averages 18.83, while the visitors average 20.5.
First Quarter Stats: Golden State Valkyries (W) (home) vs Dallas Wings (W) (away)
- Tournament matches played: 19 vs 20;
- Number of wins: 13 (68.42%) vs 7 (35%);
- Number of losses: 6 (31.58%) vs 13 (65%);
- Number of draws: 0 (0%) vs 0 (0%).
- Average points scored: 20.84 vs 20.4;
- Average points conceded: 18.74 vs 22.5.
Last 10 Matches (Overall):
- Number of wins: 5 vs 5;
- Number of losses: 5 vs 4;
- Number of draws: 0 vs 1;
- Average first quarter total: 41 (scored - 20.9, conceded - 20.1) vs 41.4 (scored - 20.9, conceded - 20.5).
- Over 39.5 points in the 1st quarter in last 5 Golden State Valkyries (W) games (WNBA).
Prediction on the over/under
H2H:
- average total points per match for the home team - 86, for the away team - 78.83;
- average total points in H2H matches - 164.83.
Statistics: Golden State Valkyries (W) vs Dallas Wings (W)
- average total in the tournament: 160.26 vs 175.84;
- average total points scored: 83.38 vs 89.46;
- average total points conceded: 76.88 vs 86.38;
- average total points scored in the 1st half: 41.09 vs 43.41;
- average total points scored in the 2nd half: 42.29 vs 45.22;
- Golden State Valkyries (W): average total points scored at home in the tournament - 84;
- Dallas Wings (W): average total points scored away in the tournament - 90.8;
- last 10 matches (average total points scored): 86.9 (home - 87) vs 87.7 (away - 89).
- Dallas Wings (W) have scored over 75.5 points in last 6 games against Golden State Valkyries (W) (WNBA).
- Dallas Wings (W) have scored over 75.5 points in 28 of last 29 games (WNBA).
Prediction on the outcome
H2H:
- number of matchups - 6;
- number of wins for the home team - 5, for the away team - 1.
Statistics: Golden State Valkyries (W) vs Dallas Wings (W)
- number of tournament matches played: 33 vs 35;
- number of wins: 25 (73.53%) vs 22 (59.46%);
- number of losses: 9 (26.47%) vs 15 (40.54%);
- number of wins at home for the home team: 15;
- number of away wins for the away team: 11.
Last 10 matches:
- number of wins: 8 vs 3;
- number of losses: 2 vs 7;
- number of home wins for the home team: 4;
- number of away wins for the away team: 1.
- Golden State Valkyries (W) won with a -3.5 points handicap in last 5 games against Dallas Wings (W) (WNBA).
⭐ Editorial Prediction
Both teams are expected to deliver an offensively-minded showdown in the upcoming game. Given the overall context, Golden State appear to be the more favorable side, especially on their home court, where their offense should find even more opportunities. However, Dallas are unlikely to simply roll over - they tend to put up a real fight, even when things aren’t going their way, and their main weapon in such situations is also their attack. Our editorial team believes that bookmakers are underestimating the scoring potential of this matchup. Therefore, we’re backing the over 159.5 points bet.
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