Tempo vs Valkryies Prediction, Picks & Odds for Tonight’s WNBA Game

Eric Rosales - Contributor at Covers.com
Eric Rosales • Betting Analyst 27+ years betting experience
Updated: Aug 2, 2026 , 09:18 AM ET • 4 min read

The total is too tall for tonight's Tempo-Valkyries clash, per our WNBA expert.

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Match starts: 9 hrs
TOR
67 %
GS
33 %
EXPERT PICK - TOTAL
TOR @ GS u165.0 (-110)
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Photo By - Reuters Connect. Toronto Tempo forward Laura Juskaite (2) dribbles against Minnesota Lynx forward Nia Coffey.

The Toronto Tempo carry a five-game losing streak into Chase Center tonight when they take on the Golden State Valkyries.

The Valkyries bring the league’s top scoring defense to the table, a big reason they’re hefty 13.5-point favorites in the WNBA odds.

My Tempo vs. Valkryies predictions and WNBA picks will veer away from that hefty spread to the total, where the struggling Tempo will fail to get many buckets.

Tempo vs Valkryies prediction

Tempo vs Valkryies best bet: Under 165 (-110)

The Toronto Tempo have run into a brutal stretch, facing five straight Top-5 teams, and the defense has unraveled by allowing a league-worst 106 points per game over its last four losses.

Now the concern shifts to the offense against a Golden State Valkyries defense that's the only one holding opponents below 80 points per game this season (76.9).

If All-Star Marina Mabrey (neck) is sidelined or limited, Toronto will struggle to generate buckets, especially against a Valkyries team that gives up a league-low 32.7 paint points per game.

With the Valkyries bringing just a 13th-ranked scoring offense to the table, I'd take the Under down to 163.5 points.

Covers COVERS INTEL: Golden State’s bounce-back ability is one of the reasons behind its success this year. The Valkyries have responded to the threat of a third straight defeat with four- and nine-game winning streaks in 2026.

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Tempo vs Valkryies same-game parlay

The 6.5-assist line for Veronica Burton is just a tad high. It’s a number she’s only eclipsed twice in her last 10 starts.

One of those was against these same Tempo, where she went for six points and six assists in an 83-75 win.

Mabrey has been desperate for some scoring help, but Laura Juskaite has been providing some of it, scoring at least 18 points in each of her last two games.

With Isabelle Harrison (knee) and Brittney Sykes (foot) ailing, I like her chances of eclipsing a generous scoring line.

Tempo vs Valkryies SGP

  • Under 165
  • Veronica Burton Under 6.5 assists
  • Laura Juskaite Over 11.5 points

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Tempo vs Valkryies odds

  • Spread: Tempo +13.5 | Valkryies -13.5
  • Moneyline: Tempo +690 | Valkryies -690
  • Over/Under: Over 165 | Under 165

Tempo vs Valkryies trend

The Under is 5-1 in the Valkyries' last six home games. Find more WNBA betting trends.

How to watch Tempo vs Valkryies

Location Chase Center, San Francisco, CA
Date Sunday, August 2, 2026
Tip-off 8:30 p.m. ET
TV KPIX+, KMAX

Tempo vs Valkryies latest injuries

Tempo: Aneesah Morrow (out), Brittney Sykes (out), Marina Mabrey (day-to-day), Isabelle Harrison (day-to-day)

Valkryies: Gabby Williams (day-to-day).

Find our latest WNBA injury reports.

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Eric has been involved in sports media in many different capacities since graduating from journalism school in 1999, back when getting your own column in a newspaper was still considered a thing. He doubled down and graduated from broadcast journalism school five years later, which led to a move to Toronto and a career with The Sports Network (TSN). From behind-the-scenes production work, he moved into the digital realm, where he had his own hoops column (At the Buzzer), while regularly live streaming and chatting with fans during broadcasts as the character known as LeBlog James. He was also a key contributor to TSN and CTV’s Olympic programming during the 2012 London Games.

Eric eventually found his way into the sports betting field in 2016 and has been a mainstay ever since. He was tagged on Twitter as a Top 10 NBA sharp during the 2021 season and has been interviewed about basketball and his handicapping process on shows from Vancouver to India. Eric is now a jack-of-all-sports at Covers, where his predictions span the alphabet soup: NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, F1, WNBA, Euro, and Copa.

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