Valkyries at Wings, Game 2: Golden State leads the series 1-0, and it could end in Arlington

Five reasons to watch this one

1. The money is on the Valkyries. Kalshi had Valkyries at 62¢ and Wings at 39¢ at our read, Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:27 PM PT.¹ That is the crowd, not a projection of ours, and the crowd is wrong often enough to be worth checking.
2. The series has its own price. The market to win the round had Valkyries at 90¢ and Wings at 12¢ to buy, read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:27 PM PT.¹ That price moves every time a game in the series ends.
3. Gabby Williams, F for the Valkyries. 14.4 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.2 assists a game in the 2026 regular season, on 40.4% shooting.²
4. Paige Bueckers, G for the Wings. 20.9 points, 4.1 rebounds and 5.9 assists a game in the 2026 regular season, on 51.2% shooting.²
5. They have met three times already. Golden State won the season series 3-0; the scores are in the tape below.²

Every number here is stamped with the source it came from, and nothing in this list is a pick.

Where the series stands

Golden State leads the series 1-0. The first round is best of three: two wins takes it.

Schedule, arenas and results from ESPN, read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:29 PM PT.²

How Game 1 went

Wings 80, Valkyries 104 at Chase Center.

Every player who scored 10 or more, from ESPN’s box score, read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:29 PM PT.²

The full Game 1 result: box score, runs and the market

Tale of the tape

Records, team averages, league ranks (the small number beside a percentage), form and the season series from ESPN, read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:29 PM PT.² Averages are regular-season figures; playoff games are not in them.

Who to watch

The players ESPN lists as each team’s leader in points, rebounds, assists and its overall rating, with their 2026 regular-season averages from ESPN’s player pages.² Nothing here is a projection for this game. Names link to each player’s ESPN stats page.

Who might not play

4 players are on the two reports. This is the part that moves a price in the hour before tip-off.

ESPN injury report for this game, read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:29 PM PT.² A return date of 2027-05-01 is how ESPN marks a player out for the rest of the season. Reports change close to tip-off.

What the market says

Kalshi event KXWNBAGAME-26SEP30GSDAL, read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:27 PM PT, before tip-off.¹ You pay the ask to buy and take the bid to sell, so a round trip costs more than one column suggests.

Kalshi event KXWNBASERIES-26DALGSR1, read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:27 PM PT.¹

DraftKings had GS -4.5 with a total of 155.5. ESPN’s matchup model gives Dallas Wings 41.7% and Golden State Valkyries 58.3%.² We show the market, the book and the model side by side and leave the conclusion to you.

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Reading the price

A contract pays $1.00 if its side wins and nothing if it does not, so 62¢ on the Valkyries is the crowd saying about 62%. The two asks add to 101%, and the 1 points over 100 are what it costs to take either side.

If the desk posts a call on this game it goes up with the buy price, the sell target and what happens if the target never fills, and it is graded on Kalshi’s own trade history with both fee legs counted, win or lose. A miss stays on the record next to the wins.

Every WNBA game page, and every call the desk has graded.

What this page does not know

• No PM Countdown writer has posted a call on this game. If one does, it appears on this page with its entry, its target and its grade.