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2025-09-06

Model Predictions

Model Minnesota Lynx Golden State Valkyries Spread Result
Elo 62.9% 37.1% -
Bradley-Terry 63.0% 37.0% -
Margin 66.4% 33.6% -3.7 (2.3 off)
Pythagorean 57.0% 43.0% -
Efficiency 76.7% 23.3% -
Adjusted Efficiency 72.0% 28.0% -
Log Adjusted 72.0% 28.0% -
Points Off/Def 57.3% 42.7% -

Actual: Golden State Valkyries -6 (72-78). Predictions use season-end ratings.

Minnesota Lynx

Player MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Numbers RAPM GS
J. Shepard 38 6-9 0-0 0-0 13 3 2 1 1 12 21 -
N. Collier 36 6-16 4-8 4-4 5 2 1 1 1 20 12 -
C. Williams 33 6-16 1-3 1-1 8 5 0 0 3 14 8 -
K. McBride 32 1-11 0-5 2-2 1 3 2 1 2 4 -2 -
N. Hiedeman 28 6-10 6-10 6-7 1 2 3 1 2 24 19 -
B. Carleton 27 1-5 1-4 1-2 4 2 1 0 0 4 6 -
M. Kliundikova 6 0-1 0-0 0-0 4 0 0 1 1 0 3 -

Golden State Valkyries

Player MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Numbers RAPM GS
I. Rupert 34 4-10 3-9 4-4 6 2 2 0 0 15 15 -
J. Salaun 34 5-14 3-8 2-2 8 2 1 0 4 15 8 -
V. Burton 32 5-10 1-3 3-6 6 6 0 0 4 14 12 -
K. Charles 29 7-17 1-5 0-0 8 3 1 1 2 15 9 -
T. Fagbenle 24 3-7 0-2 0-0 3 0 0 0 1 6 1 -
K. Martin 20 1-6 0-5 0-0 6 2 0 0 1 2 3 -
M. Billings 18 2-4 1-2 0-0 1 0 0 1 0 5 3 -
C. Leite 9 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 -

* = starter