{"id":107174,"date":"2025-08-24T19:02:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-24T19:02:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/107174\/"},"modified":"2025-08-24T19:02:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-24T19:02:07","slug":"preview-predictions-where-to-watch-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/107174\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview, Predictions, Where to Watch"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Golden State Valkyries <\/a>visit the Dallas Wings<\/a> this afternoon in College Park for a matchup that\u2019s as much about pride as playoff positioning. <\/p>\n

The Wings now own the worst record in the WNBA at 9\u201328 and have been eliminated from playoff contention, despite being led by Paige Bueckers<\/a>, a favorite to win the Rookie of the Year.<\/p>\n

They\u2019re in their worst stretch of the season, having lost nine out of their last 10 games. But three of those games were decided by a single basket.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the Valkyries are fighting to hold on to the eighth and final playoff spot. They\u2019ve dropped their last three games and five out of their last 10 games. <\/p>\n

The margin of error for Golden State is thin, with the 9th Los Angeles Sparks<\/a> just half a game behind them and having the momentum to overtake them thanks to Kelsey Plum\u2019s<\/a> MVP-caliber play.<\/p>\n

Both Dallas and Golden State have been hit with injuries, with the Valkyries having lost their leading scorer, Kayla Thornton<\/a>, to season-ending surgery in July. <\/p>\n

But the Valkyries have, to some extent, managed without her, going 8-6 over that stretch \u2014 including a 10-point win over Dallas on July 25.<\/p>\n

Prediction<\/p>\n

Dallas has pulled off some near-surprises amid this losing stretch, with Bueckers\u2019 play ascending to new heights. Expect another strong performance from Bueckers, but a single-digit Wings loss. Golden State just has too much riding on this game to let it go easily.<\/p>\n

Prediction: Golden State 83, Dallas 75<\/p>\n

Injury Report<\/p>\n

Golden State Valkyries<\/p>\n

Monique Billings \u2013 Out<\/p>\n

Cecilia Zandalasini \u2013 Out<\/p>\n

Kayla Thornton \u2013 Out<\/p>\n

Tiffany Hayes \u2013 Questionable<\/p>\n

Carla Leite \u2013 Questionable<\/p>\n

Dallas Wings:<\/p>\n

JJ Quinerly \u2013 Out<\/p>\n

Li Yueru \u2013 Out<\/p>\n

Tyasha Harris \u2013 Out<\/p>\n

Arike Ogunbowale \u2013 Out<\/p>\n

Aziaha James \u2013 Probable<\/p>\n

How to Watch Valkyries vs. Wings<\/p>\n

The Valkyries vs. Wings tips off just after 4:00 PM Eastern (3:00 PM Central) at College Park Center.<\/p>\n

Coverage is available via KFAA (Dallas-Fort Worth) and KPIX+ \/ KMAX 31 (Bay Area), as well as WNBA League Pass for streaming.<\/p>\n

Golden State Valkyries vs. Dallas Wings<\/p>\n

Date: Sunday, August 24, 2025<\/p>\n

Time: 4:00 PM Eastern<\/p>\n

Location: College Park Center \u2013 Arlington, TX<\/p>\n

TV: KFAA (local), KPIX+, KMAX 31 (local BAY)<\/p>\n

Streaming: WNBA League Pass<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Golden State Valkyries visit the Dallas Wings this afternoon in College Park for a matchup that\u2019s as…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":103056,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[73],"tags":[402,2834,4804,51379,2833,99,434],"class_list":["post-107174","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wnba","tag-basketball","tag-dallas-wings","tag-golden-state-valkyries","tag-kayla-thornton","tag-paige-bueckers","tag-sports","tag-wnba"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107174","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=107174"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107174\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/103056"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=107174"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=107174"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=107174"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}