Golden State Valkyries
The Golden State Valkyries beat the Dallas Wings in Game 1, 104–80
The Valkyries won Game 1 by 24 and lead the best-of-three series 1–0.
Game story
The Golden State Valkyries beat the Dallas Wings 104–80 on Sunday, September 27. Cecilia Zandalasini led the Valkyries with 22 points; Paige Bueckers had 21 for the Wings. Game 1 of the first round: the Valkyries lead the best-of-three series 1–0 and are one win from advancing, while the Wings now face elimination.
Dallas Wings vs. Golden State Valkyries | FULL GAME HIGHLIGHTS | September 27, 2026
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Who stood out
Cecilia Zandalasini (Valkyries): 22 points on 7-of-11 shooting (4-of-5 from three), 4-of-5 at the line in 16 minutes, a +17 in her minutes. She came in averaging 8.6 points over 37 games of the 2026 regular season.
Tiffany Hayes (Valkyries): 21 points on 7-of-10 shooting (3-of-5 from three), 4-of-4 at the line in 19 minutes, a +5 in her minutes.
Paige Bueckers (Wings): 21 points on 9-of-10 shooting (2-of-2 from three), 1-of-1 at the line in 25 minutes, a -23 in her minutes.
Cecilia Zandalasini: Game 1 against her baselines
This game · her last 10 before it · her regular season entering it
Baselines are her regular-season games before this one (PropSports game log). Playoff games are never mixed into them.
PropSports box score (game 401918016) and PropSports game log values as of Sep 27, 2026 payload 1e3056023137f587
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| Game 1 · 1 game | Last 10 · 10 G | Season · 37 G | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 22 | 10 | 8.6 |
| Rebounds | 0 | 3.2 | 2.1 |
| Assists | 1 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
| Minutes | 16 | 21.5 | 19 |
How it happened
The second quarter was the swing — the Valkyries won it 37–11 — and they led 58–31 at halftime. The game had six lead changes; the Valkyries’ largest lead was 36.
The Valkyries’ bench outscored the Wings’, 40–36.
The Valkyries made 36-74 from the field (49%) and 18-36 from three; the Wings 28-60 (47%). Turnovers ran 5–10, and points off turnovers 5–15 in the Wings’ favor — the margin came from shooting, not possession control. Rebounds went 33–30, points in the paint 30–36.
Where the game separated
The 5 team stats with the widest gaps
Selected by the size of each difference relative to a typical game-to-game gap for that stat. Descriptive, not a causal breakdown of the margin.
PropSports box score and linescore (game 401918016) values as of Sep 27, 2026 payload 6fe1d95e6f6d138a
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| Valkyries | Wings | |
|---|---|---|
| 3-point % | 50% | 30% |
| Turnovers | 5 | 10 |
| Points off turnovers | 5 | 15 |
| Points in the paint | 30 | 36 |
| Assists | 22 | 19 |
What it means
A reason to be cautious about carrying this game forward: the Valkyries gave up more points off turnovers than they scored, 15–5. One game is still one game.
The Valkyries came into the series as the No. 2 seed and the Wings as the No. 7; the higher seed held serve.
Next up: Game 2, GS at DAL on Sep 30, where the market consensus has the Valkyries favored by 4.5 with a total of 155.5 (PropBetEdge capture, Sep 29, 10 books) — and the Wings allow 85.3 a game, 11th-most of 15. Player props enter the board inside 36 hours of tip.
Betting relevance
On the spread: DraftKings’ line, had the Valkyries favored by 7.5; the 24-point margin put the Valkyries on the right side of the spread.
The 184 combined points went over the 154.5 total.
Cecilia Zandalasini (22 points against 8.6 entering the game and 10 over her previous 10) is the line the next prop market has to price.
Markets touched: Spread · Total · Moneyline
Market evidence
Market reference: DraftKings (a single sportsbook). PropBetEdge also holds a pre-tip capture from Sep 27.
Unknowns
How the market prices both teams on the next slate beyond the stored captures.
Evidence & methodology4 cited records · how this story was built
Records cited
- PropSports box score + play-by-play + shot locations · source ↗
- PropSports team schedules (records after the game, scoring entering it) · source ↗
- PropSports standings (standings as of Sep 29) · source ↗
- DraftKings line
How this story was built
Generated by PropBetEdge’s deterministic newsroom (wnba-articles/1.7.0 · Full story, wnba-depth/1.1.0) and checked by the publication gate before release; betting relevance: actionable.
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