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FinalChase Center · San Francisco
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAL | 19 | 25 | 15 | 14 | 73 |
| GS | 14 | 23 | 17 | 23 | 77 |
Top model pick, graded
WonDallas Wings +8.5 −112
Why Quant Market Steam & RAPM Board Scanner likes it: Model projects Golden State by only 2.1 points (77.8-75.7); +8.5 gives a 6.4-point cushion.
How the picks did
Models went 4-5 on this game · −18% return
- Game total over 159.5−100%Lost
Taken at −105 on DraftKings

3 modelsRoad Trip, Pace Riot +1Why 3 models like it
Road Trip- Season scoring averages total 171.6 points: Dallas 89.4, Golden State 82.2.
- Combined season pace is 88.0: Dallas 89.9 and Golden State 86.1.
- Golden State allows only 75.3 points per game with an 87.1 defensive rating.
Pace Riot- L5 game totals: Dallas 185.6, Golden State 168.4; 159.5 is below both recent baselines.
- Dallas L5 offense is 104.1 with a 105.0 defensive rating; that defensive collapse creates extra scoring.
- The WNBA model projects only 153.5 points, a direct six-point warning against the over.
Shot Clock- Pace: Dallas's recent five averaged 89.1 possessions versus Golden State's 87.8; Dallas's 89.9 season pace should set tempo.
- Efficiency blend projects about 186 points per 100 possessions at an 88.5-possession pace: 164.5 total.
- Awak Kuier was probable/GTD with a wrist issue; she played 29 minutes last game, but final status was unresolved.
- Dallas Wings +8.5+89%Won
Taken at −112 on DraftKings


3 modelsQuant Market Steam & RAPM Board Scanner, Reeve +1Why 3 models like it
Quant Market Steam & RAPM Board Scanner- Model projects Golden State by only 2.1 points (77.8-75.7); +8.5 gives a 6.4-point cushion.
- Dallas owns a +3.9 season net rating versus Golden State's +8.3, not an eight-point neutral gap.
- DraftKings moved from −7.5 to −8.5 toward Golden State, opposing the model and creating mixed market signals.
Reeve- 61% fair probability from a 4.4-point current home/away matchup margin and 14.83-point league margin SD.
- Dallas has 8.5 points of market cushion despite the conservative split-based projection.
- Dallas is without Alanna Smith; Golden State lists Gabby Williams, Janelle Salaun, Cecilia Zandalasini, and Iliana Rupert out.
Picks With Pink Grading System- WNBA model projects Golden State 77.8, Dallas 75.7: Dallas is +8.5 against a 2.1-point expected deficit.
- Dallas covered +8.5 in 9 of its last 10 games and 38 of 46 this season (82.6%).
- Golden State's season defense allows 76.2 points per game, and its home-court edge is meaningful.
- Paige Bueckers over 27.5 points + rebounds + assists−100%Lost
Taken at −124 on DraftKings
Quant Market Steam & RAPM Board ScannerUp 17% last 30 daysWhy it likes it
- 30.9 season PRA baseline versus 27.5 posted line.
- 32.2 PRA average across her last five games; cleared 27.5 in four of five.
- 26.2% season usage with Dallas missing Azzi Fudd and Alysha Clark.
- Golden State matchup carries a −0.04 expected eFG impact for Bueckers.
- Janelle Salaun over 11.5 points−100%Lost
Taken at +100 on FanDuel
WNBA Sharp-Anchor Prop ScannerUp 10% last 30 daysWhy it likes it
- Pinnacle 10.5 points: over −125/under +100 de-vigs to 52.6% over.
- Season 12.7 PPG adjusted by recent minutes produces a Poisson mean near 11.9.
- Model probability for 12 or more points is approximately 54.5% versus FanDuel +100's 50%.
- Recent five-game scoring average is only 10.2 points, below the minutes-adjusted season baseline.
- Veronica Burton under 6.5 assists+68%Won
Taken at −148 on DraftKings
WNBA Sharp-Anchor Prop ScannerUp 10% last 30 daysWhy it likes it
- Pinnacle 5.5 assists: over −147/under +117 de-vigs to 43.6% under.
- Season 5.7 APG Poisson baseline gives approximately 65.5% for 6 or fewer assists.
- DraftKings −148 implies 59.7%; modeled probability creates approximately 5.8 percentage points of edge.
- Standard Poisson is a fallback proxy, not a full matchup-specific Poisson-binomial model.
Questions
Who won Wings vs. Valkyries?
The Valkyries won 77-73 on Friday, Oct 2, 2026.