Valkyries vs. Sparks (Aug 9, 2026)

Odds

GSV

LAS

-5.5

-122

+5.5

-111

o169.5

-115

u169.5

-115

-213

Money

+190

Money

-5.5

Open

u169.5

Open

D. Hamby First Basket +614 K. Stokes First Basket +1329

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GSV

Season Leaders

LAS

14.8

G. Williams

PPG

17.1

N. Ogwumike

5.3

K. Stokes

RPG

8.8

N. Ogwumike

5.6

V. Burton

APG

5.5

E. Wheeler

GSV

Team Stats

LAS

83.3

Offensive Rating

89.6

77.1

Defensive Rating

93.9

+6.2

Net Rating

-4.4

35.3

3P%

33.8

10.8

3PM

8.9

11.7

Stocks

10.7

GSV

Injuries

LAS

Iliana Rupert

C

Out for season (Pregnancy)

2026 Standings

	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lynx	25	7	.781
2	Aces	22	9	.710	2.5
3	Valkyries	22	9	.710	2.5
4	Dream	19	12	.613	5.5
5	Fever	19	12	.613	5.5
6	Mystics	18	12	.600	6.0
7	Wings	19	13	.594	6.0
8	Liberty	19	13	.594	6.0
9	Sparks	12	18	.400	12.0
10	Sky	12	19	.387	12.5
11	Fire	12	19	.387	12.5
12	Mercury	12	21	.364	13.5
13	Tempo	10	21	.323	14.5
14	Sun	8	23	.258	16.5
15	Storm	6	27	.182	19.5

GSV

Last 5

LAS

Fri, Aug 7

Thu, Aug 6

Tue, Aug 4

Wed, Aug 5

Sun, Aug 2

Sun, Aug 2

Wed, Jul 29

Tue, Jul 28

Mon, Jul 20

Wed, Jul 22

Game Info

August 9, 2026

ESPN

Crypto.com Arena

Los Angeles, California

First Basket

Yes No

G. Williams +456

C. Zandalasini +471

N. Ogwumike +567

D. Hamby +614

K. Thornton +809

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Rebounds

Avg Line Over Under

R. Burrell 2.3 2.5 -150

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Assists

Avg Line Over Under

V. Burton 5.6 6.5 +104

C. Zandalasini 1.7 2.5 +117

D. Hamby 2.5 2.5 -117

G. Williams 2.2 2.5 +104

N. Ogwumike 2.9 2.5 -133

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Double-Double

Over Under

N. Ogwumike +203

D. Hamby +365

V. Burton +669

K. Thornton +1718

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Team Leaders

PPG

14.8

G. Williams

RPG

5.3

K. Stokes

APG

5.6

V. Burton

+/-

+6.4

V. Burton

Season

Career vs LAS

Regular Season	GP	GS	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
Veronica Burton V. Burton	31	31	28.7	12.5	3.5	5.6	1.3	0.5	4.0	9.5	42.5	1.4	3.8	36.1	3.0	3.7	81.0	56.1	1.1	2.4	1.5	2.9
Gabby Williams G. Williams	29	29	25.1	14.8	3.3	2.2	1.6	0.2	5.3	12.7	41.8	1.8	5.0	35.2	2.4	3.3	73.2	52.4	0.7	2.6	1.6	1.4
Kayla Thornton K. Thornton	31	31	25.0	8.6	5.1	0.8	0.7	0.3	2.8	7.4	37.7	1.7	4.7	36.7	1.3	1.5	91.1	53.9	1.5	3.6	0.7	2.2
Kiah Stokes K. Stokes	31	31	22.6	3.9	5.3	1.2	0.7	1.9	1.6	3.5	45.4	0.5	1.7	32.7	0.2	0.5	46.7	53.2	0.9	4.4	0.5	2.4
Janelle Salaün J. Salaün	31	0	22.4	13.3	3.8	1.1	0.7	0.1	4.2	9.8	42.8	2.5	6.3	40.0	2.4	2.9	83.1	60.0	1.0	2.8	0.8	2.4
Kaila Charles K. Charles	31	8	19.9	5.9	4.5	1.3	0.8	0.2	2.2	5.5	39.2	0.7	2.3	29.2	0.9	1.2	77.8	49.0	1.6	2.8	1.0	2.5
Cecilia Zandalasini C. Zandalasini	27	24	18.1	8.1	1.7	1.7	0.9	0.1	3.0	7.4	40.2	1.2	3.7	33.0	0.9	1.1	83.3	51.4	0.3	1.5	1.6	1.8
Tiffany Hayes T. Hayes	29	1	16.0	7.7	1.4	2.4	0.7	0.1	2.4	5.5	43.4	0.4	1.8	25.0	2.5	3.0	82.8	56.5	0.3	1.1	1.0	2.0
Kaitlyn Chen K. Chen	31	0	14.5	7.1	1.2	2.1	0.3	0.0	2.9	5.3	53.9	0.5	1.4	35.7	0.8	1.2	70.3	60.4	0.4	0.8	1.2	1.2
Laeticia Amihere L. Amihere	27	0	11.2	3.2	3.4	1.1	0.4	0.8	1.1	2.7	41.1	0.1	0.3	44.4	0.9	1.6	53.5	47.3	1.4	2.0	0.8	1.6
Justė Jocytė J. Jocytė	9	0	6.4	2.7	0.6	0.8	0.0	0.1	0.9	2.9	30.8	0.6	1.6	35.7	0.3	0.4	75.0	43.2	0.0	0.6	0.8	0.6
Ashten Prechtel A. Prechtel	1	0	5.0	5.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	3.0	66.7	1.0	2.0	50.0	0.0	0.0	0	83.3	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0
Miela Sowah M. Sowah	2	0	3.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5
Nadia Fingall N. Fingall	4	0	2.5	1.3	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.5	100.0	0.3	0.3	100.0	0.0	0.0	0	125.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.3

Team Leaders

PPG

17.1

N. Ogwumike

RPG

8.8

N. Ogwumike

APG

5.5

E. Wheeler

+/-

+6.0

M. Akoa Makani

Season

Career vs GSV

Regular Season	GP	GS	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
Nneka Ogwumike N. Ogwumike	29	29	31.3	17.1	8.8	2.9	1.2	0.4	6.7	12.8	52.2	1.5	3.7	40.7	2.3	2.7	84.8	61.4	1.7	7.1	1.7	1.8
Dearica Hamby D. Hamby	30	30	29.6	15.2	7.7	2.5	1.6	0.5	5.9	10.6	55.3	0.3	1.1	23.5	3.2	4.6	70.8	60.4	2.2	5.5	1.9	2.9
Rae Burrell R. Burrell	30	22	28.4	13.5	2.3	2.4	0.7	0.5	4.6	10.0	46.0	1.6	3.9	40.5	2.7	3.3	81.0	58.7	0.6	1.7	2.3	1.7
Erica Wheeler E. Wheeler	30	28	27.9	9.3	1.9	5.5	1.0	0.1	3.4	8.7	38.9	1.2	4.3	28.9	1.3	1.5	86.7	49.7	0.3	1.6	1.9	3.0
Ariel Atkins A. Atkins	28	28	27.5	9.4	2.9	3.0	1.5	0.4	3.4	8.8	38.1	1.3	4.4	30.3	1.4	1.4	97.4	49.8	0.7	2.2	1.8	3.0
Cameron Brink C. Brink	22	1	18.0	9.3	4.7	1.3	0.5	1.6	3.1	6.4	48.9	0.9	2.5	33.9	2.1	2.8	77.0	60.8	1.4	3.3	2.4	3.6
Monique Akoa Makani M. Akoa Makani	2	0	17.5	5.0	1.0	1.5	0.5	0.0	2.0	6.0	33.3	0.0	2.0	0.0	1.0	1.5	66.7	37.5	0.5	0.5	1.5	1.5
Kiana Williams K. Williams	10	0	11.9	3.2	0.3	1.8	0.4	0.0	1.3	3.6	36.1	0.5	2.4	20.8	0.1	0.2	50.0	43.4	0.1	0.2	0.8	1.2
Chance Gray C. Gray	27	0	10.6	2.8	1.1	1.0	0.1	0.0	0.9	2.3	36.5	0.6	1.7	34.0	0.5	0.6	87.5	54.3	0.2	0.9	0.7	0.8
Jihyun Park J. Park	25	0	9.4	2.5	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.0	0.9	2.2	42.6	0.3	1.0	26.9	0.4	0.7	58.8	51.2	0.4	0.8	0.3	1.1
Kate Martin K. Martin	15	0	6.9	2.4	0.9	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.8	2.2	36.4	0.5	1.6	29.2	0.3	0.5	62.5	49.3	0.2	0.7	0.1	0.9
Emma Cannon E. Cannon	12	0	6.3	4.0	0.9	0.4	0.0	0.1	1.1	1.9	56.5	0.8	1.3	60.0	1.1	1.3	81.3	79.9	0.3	0.6	0.5	1.3
Alissa Pili A. Pili	3	0	6.0	1.3	2.0	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.7	1.3	50.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	50.0	1.0	1.0	0.3	1.7

Regular Season	GP	GS	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
Dearica Hamby D. Hamby	5	5	32.3	16.0	7.6	2.4	1.4	0.8	6.0	11.4	52.6	0.6	1.6	37.5	3.4	5.0	68.0	58.8	1.8	5.8	2.6	3.0
Nneka Ogwumike N. Ogwumike	5	5	30.9	12.2	7.0	1.0	0.8	0.6	4.4	10.6	41.5	0.4	3.0	13.3	3.0	3.6	83.3	50.1	1.2	5.8	2.2	2.0
Ariel Atkins A. Atkins	3	3	29.2	11.0	3.7	2.0	1.3	0.7	4.3	12.3	35.1	1.0	6.0	16.7	1.3	1.7	80.0	42.1	0.3	3.3	2.0	2.3
Erica Wheeler E. Wheeler	5	4	28.9	10.2	3.6	3.4	0.8	0.0	3.6	11.6	31.0	2.0	6.6	30.3	1.0	1.0	100.0	42.4	0.6	3.0	1.4	3.2
Monique Akoa Makani M. Akoa Makani	6	5	22.5	9.3	1.3	1.8	0.5	0.3	3.2	6.0	52.8	1.7	3.7	45.5	1.3	1.3	100.0	70.9	0.0	1.3	1.3	3.7
Cameron Brink C. Brink	2	0	15.9	7.5	2.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	3.0	5.0	60.0	0.5	2.5	20.0	1.0	2.5	40.0	61.5	0.5	1.5	1.0	1.5
Rae Burrell R. Burrell	3	0	15.0	7.7	1.3	0.3	0.0	1.0	1.7	5.7	29.4	0.3	2.0	16.7	4.0	4.7	85.7	49.7	0.0	1.3	1.0	0.7
Kate Martin K. Martin	1	0	11.2	3.0	3.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	100.0	1.0	1.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0	150.0	1.0	2.0	0.0	1.0
Emma Cannon E. Cannon	2	0	8.6	4.0	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	1.5	2.5	60.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	1.0	1.0	100.0	68.0	0.5	1.0	0.0	1.5
Chance Gray C. Gray	1	0	8.4	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	2.0	3.0	2.0
Kiana Williams K. Williams	2	0	6.9	3.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.5	66.7	1.0	1.5	66.7	0.0	0.0	0	100.0	0.0	0.5	0.5	1.0
Jihyun Park J. Park	1	0	4.1	2.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	50.0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0	50.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Alissa Pili A. Pili	2	0	2.9	0.5	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.5	1.0	50.0	17.4	0.0	1.0	0.5	0.5

Golden State faces Los Angeles on 3-game win streak

The Associated Press

Aug 8, 2026

Golden State Valkyries (22-9, 8-6 Western Conference) at Los Angeles Sparks (12-18, 7-9 Western Conference)

Los Angeles; Sunday, 7 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: Golden State Valkyries will try to build upon its three-game win streak with a victory against Los Angeles Sparks.

The Sparks are 7-9 against Western Conference opponents. Los Angeles ranks second in the WNBA with 22.2 assists per game led by Erica Wheeler averaging 5.5.

The Valkyries' record in Western Conference games is 8-6. Golden State averages 83.3 points and has outscored opponents by 6.2 points per game.

Los Angeles averages 89.6 points, 12.5 more per game than the 77.1 Golden State allows. Golden State averages 83.3 points per game, 10.6 fewer points than the 93.9 Los Angeles allows.

The teams meet for the second time this season. The Valkyries won 78-58 in the last matchup on June 16.

TOP PERFORMERS: Nneka Ogwumike is averaging 17.1 points and 8.8 rebounds for the Sparks. Dearica Hamby is averaging 16.4 points over the last 10 games.

Veronica Burton is averaging 12.5 points and 5.6 assists for the Valkyries. Janelle Salaun is averaging 14.9 points and 3.2 rebounds while shooting 46.9% over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Sparks: 3-7, averaging 91.9 points, 31.2 rebounds, 25.7 assists, 7.6 steals and 3.9 blocks per game while shooting 49.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 94.7 points per game.

Valkyries: 8-2, averaging 83.9 points, 30.5 rebounds, 20.7 assists, 8.7 steals and 3.7 blocks per game while shooting 44.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 74.9 points.

INJURIES: Sparks: None listed.

Valkyries: Iliana Rupert: out for season (pregnancy).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

Valkyries GSV

Sparks LAS

Odds

Season Leaders

Team Stats

Injuries

2026 Standings

Last 5

Game Info

First Basket

Rebounds

Assists

Double-Double

Golden State faces Los Angeles on 3-game win streak

Players Mentioned

Erica Wheeler

Dearica Hamby

Nneka Ogwumike

Veronica Burton

Iliana Rupert