{"id":206268,"date":"2025-09-07T00:09:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-07T00:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/206268\/"},"modified":"2025-09-07T00:09:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T00:09:09","slug":"predictions-where-to-watch-for-free-9-6-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/206268\/","title":{"rendered":"Predictions, Where to Watch for Free (9\/6\/25)"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Minnesota Lynx<\/a> (32\u20139) travel to San Francisco to face the Golden State Valkyries<\/a> (23\u201318) tonight at Chase Center in a late-season WNBA matchup.<\/p>\n

Minnesota has already clinched the No. 1 seed and home-court advantage throughout the playoffs. Their focus now is fine-tuning before the postseason.<\/p>\n

The Lynx have been the league\u2019s dominant force all year, but with the New York Liberty<\/a> stumbling, the Atlanta Dream<\/a> and Las Vegas Aces<\/a> have surged, threatening to challenge Minnesota\u2019s supremacy.<\/p>\n

The race to the finals is no longer just a two-team race. And while the regular-season crown belongs to the Lynx, whether they can handle these rising contenders in the playoffs remains uncertain.<\/p>\n

Recent results have shown cracks. Minnesota has beaten up on the league\u2019s bottom tier, but their losses to the Aces, Dream, and Liberty suggest they aren\u2019t untouchable.<\/p>\n

Against Las Vegas earlier this week, star forward Napheesa Collier<\/a> managed just 12 points on 5-of-13 shooting \u2014 far below her season average of 23.1. Meanwhile, A\u2019ja Wilson<\/a> torched the Lynx with 31 points, underscoring the gap Minnesota still needs to close against elite opponents.<\/p>\n

Tonight\u2019s opponent, the Valkyries, have been a feel-good story in their expansion season. They\u2019ve already clinched a playoff berth in their first year and ride a five-game winning streak into this matchup, eager to test themselves against the WNBA\u2019s top seed.<\/p>\n

Prediction<\/p>\n

Expect a competitive battle, but the Lynx\u2019s superior depth and efficiency should give them the edge.<\/p>\n

Prediction: <\/strong>Minnesota Lynx 89, Golden State Valkyries 83<\/p>\n

Injury Report<\/p>\n

Minnesota Lynx<\/p>\n

Alanna Smith \u2014 Out<\/p>\n

DiJonai Carrington \u2014 Out<\/p>\n

Golden State Valkyries<\/p>\n

Cecilia Zandalasini \u2014 Out<\/p>\n

Tiffany Hayes \u2014 Out<\/p>\n

Kayla Thornton \u2014 Out<\/p>\n

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

Tip-off for tonight\u2019s game between the Minnesota Lynx and Golden State Valkyries is set for 8:30 PM Eastern \/ 7:30 PM Central \/ 5:30 PM Pacific at Chase Center in San Francisco.<\/p>\n

The game airs live on FanDuel Sports Network \u2013 North in Minnesota. Fans in the Bay Area can watch the game on KPIX+ 44 for free via antenna or at no additional cost as part of most cable, satellite, and live streaming packages.<\/p>\n

Out-of-market viewers can catch the game on WNBA League Pass.<\/p>\n

Minnesota Lynx vs. Golden State Valkyries<\/p>\n

Date:<\/strong> Saturday, September 6, 2025<\/p>\n

Time:<\/strong> 8:30 PM Eastern \/ 7:30 PM Central \/ 5:30 PM Pacific<\/p>\n

Venue:<\/strong> Chase Center, San Francisco, CA<\/p>\n

TV:<\/strong> FDSN North, KPIX+ 44<\/p>\n

Streaming:<\/strong> WNBA League Pass<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Minnesota Lynx (32\u20139) travel to San Francisco to face the Golden State Valkyries (23\u201318) tonight at Chase…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":206269,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[49],"tags":[1339,2473,1519,2336,62,67,132,68,43950,232],"class_list":{"0":"post-206268","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-wnba","8":"tag-basketball","9":"tag-golden-state-valkyries","10":"tag-minnesota-lynx","11":"tag-napheesa-collier","12":"tag-sports","13":"tag-united-states","14":"tag-unitedstates","15":"tag-us","16":"tag-veronica-burton","17":"tag-wnba"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115160113340386669","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/206268","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=206268"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/206268\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/206269"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=206268"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=206268"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=206268"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}