A two-game Wednesday features Golden State fresh off a franchise-defining win over Minnesota, plus a shorthanded Toronto team visiting the league's worst squad. Valkyries at Sun tips at 6:00, followed by Tempo at Storm at 9:00.

Golden State Valkyries @ Connecticut Sun | 6:00 PM ET | WNBA League Pass

Golden State finally solved Minnesota on Monday, beating the top-seeded Lynx 80-66 at Target Center for the franchise's first win ever against them, by the largest margin any Lynx opponent has managed all season, while holding Minnesota to a season-low in points. Five Valkyries scored in double figures, led by Cecilia Zandalasini's 18. That result also delayed Minnesota's chance to clinch the top seed and pulled Golden State within four games of them with seven left to play.

Connecticut, at 9-27, has the league's second-worst record and enters the second half of a back-to-back after hosting Chicago on Tuesday. Golden State has actually cooled offensively of late, going under the total in six straight games while shooting 39.7 percent with 29.5 percent from three over the last two weeks, though its defense has remained stout, limiting opponents to 42 percent shooting in that stretch. Connecticut has shot even worse in that same window, 39 percent with 28 percent from three.

DraftKings has Golden State -13.5, with the total at 150.5, one of the lowest of the season. Given Golden State's recent shooting slump and Connecticut's own offensive struggles, the total is the sharper side of this pick. Lean the under 150.5, and lean Golden State on the spread given the talent and momentum gap.

Connecticut wins if they play loose on the back end of a back-to-back and Golden State shows any hangover from Monday's emotional, franchise-defining win.

Golden State wins if the balanced scoring from Monday's win carries over, and the Valkyries' defense continues suffocating an already-struggling Connecticut offense.

Toronto Tempo @ Seattle Storm | 9:00 PM ET | WNBA League Pass

Toronto arrives in genuinely rough shape, missing Julie Allemand, Maria Conde, Marina Mabrey, and Nyara Sabally, four significant absences for a Tempo team already well outside the playoff picture at 11-26. Seattle, dead last at 7-31 with a 1-17 mark in West play, is also missing a piece in Natisha Hiedeman, but has far less to overcome given Toronto's depleted roster.

DraftKings has Seattle -6.5, with the total at 176.5. Given Toronto's four missing starters against a Seattle team that, while the league's worst by record, isn't dealing with nearly the same attrition, the home team is worth backing. Lean Seattle -6.5.

Toronto wins if their remaining rotation players step into unfamiliar roles effectively, and Seattle shows the kind of inconsistency that has defined its own lost season.

Seattle wins if they take advantage of a Toronto roster missing four regular starters, and the Storm's healthier rotation proves the deciding factor.

Golden State's franchise-first win over Minnesota is the story that carries into tonight, a genuine milestone that also kept the Valkyries alive in the race for the top seed with seven games left. Both teams in the early game have gone cold shooting recently, making the total the sharper angle there. And Toronto's four missing starters against a similarly struggling Seattle team caps off a night with two clear favorites on paper.