Minnesota at Golden State

We were with Minnesota five days ago as a favorite over Las Vegas, and it delivered comfortably, part of a run that has the Lynx sitting at 29-7 with the league's best record and winners in four straight. That form is real, and this line reflects it. But Golden State isn't some overmatched home team catching a number against a juggernaut. The Valkyries are 25-9 in their own right, winners of six straight, and one of the best home teams in the league at 15-4 on their own floor. Minnesota's game is built on the road, where it's an outstanding 15-2, but tonight it walks into a building where Golden State has been nearly unbeatable, against a team scoring at a strong enough clip to hang in there. The number treats this like Minnesota against an ordinary opponent instead of a fellow top-two seed that just keeps winning at home. The Valkyries are the right side on the spread tonight.