All 12 WNBA teams are in action Sunday, but both sites are offering five-game main slates.
If you want to play Diamond Miller, Dorka Juhasz or Olivia Nelson-Ododa, you’ll have to play FanDuel’s All-Day slate, or hope one of the sites posts a showdown slate. Sunday’s WNBA DFS Playbook will focus on the 10 teams in the main slate. Even without Minnesota and Connecticut, there are still a ton of intriguing players to choose from.
Guards
Player
Team
Opp.
DK $
DK FPPG
FD $
FD FPPG
Courtney Vandersloot
NY
LA
9200
29.95
6400
29.49
Vandersloot is the only Liberty player who isn't playing her third game in four days. She may be riskier than some of the other players in her price range but this is probably the best value we'll get her at for a while.
Kelsey Plum
LV
DAL
10200
30.62
6700
29.26
Plum still leads the Aces guards with 36.2 fantasy points in the last six games with Candace Parker out. Chelsea Gray has 34.5 fantasy points and Jackie Young has 32.5. They are priced about right on DraftKings, so I'll pivot to one of the cheaper guards if I need to, but Plum remains too cheap on FanDuel.
Natasha Cloud
WAS
ATL
8800
28.45
6900
27.98
Cloud came back down to earth a bit but she is averaging 32.8 fantasy points in the last six games with Elena Delle Donne out. I might pivot to Brittney Sykes on FanDuel, as Sykes is averaging 34.8 fantasy points in that span, but Cloud costs an absurd $1,600 less than Sykes on DraftKings.
Jasmine Thomas
LA
NY
3300
6.94
3600
6.76
There doesn't seem to be much rhyme or reason to Thomas's playing time, and even when she has played, she hasn't always produced for fantasy. That being said, she scored 18 fantasy points in 24 minutes Thursday, and she is way too cheap if she's going to come anywhere close to that production. Thomas will be in most of my lineups if Lexie Brown is out, and Thomas would be a must-play if she returns to the starting lineup.
Kelsey Mitchell
IND
SEA
8300
24.6
5600
23.26
Mitchell took a back seat to Erica Wheeler for two games at Los Angeles but I think that is over. Seattle is allowing the most fantasy points to guards and Mitchell had 34 fantasy points in their only meeting this season. Mitchell has averaged 5.2 more fppg at home this season.
Player
Team
Opp.
DK $
DK FPPG
FD $
FD FPPG
Arike Ogunbowale
DAL
LV
10600
36.41
7700
35.21
Ogunbowale has scored at least 31 fantasy points in eight straight games, including both games against Las Vegas. This isn't a great matchup, but if that's her floor, I will gladly pay up on DraftKings.
Forwards
Player
Team
Opp.
DK $
DK FPPG
FD $
FD FPPG
Elizabeth Williams
CHI
PHO
8700
24.75
6100
26.70
Don't let Brittney Griner scare you away. Phoenix has been an average matchup for opposing bigs, and Williams has averaged 32.3 fantasy points in 28.2 minutes per game over two games. Williams has scored at lesat 33 fantasy points in four of her last six games, and she is the only Chicago player I trust for this game.
Kiah Stokes
LV
DAL
5600
13.92
4600
14.98
Stokes played a season-high 31 minutes and finished with 32.25 fantasy points Tuesday. Alysha Clark left that game with a facial injury and if she cannot go Sunday, Stokes is a must-play.
Cyesha Goree
WAS
ATL
3300
6.8
3600
6.94
Mercedes Russell might be safer, but Goree is much cheaper on FanDuel. And we can always pivot to Russell on DraftKings if we need to. Goree has averaged 15.7 minutes and 10.3 fantasy points in her last three games, culminating with 23 minutes Friday. She is a punt play either way but she could play 20+ minutes again if Queen Egbo is out.
Myisha Hines-Allen
WAS
ATL
6200
12.72
5500
12.58
On the one hand, Hines-Allen is coming off arguably her worst game of the season. On the other hand, she has played at least 22 minutes in two consecutive games. She is by far the safest player in her price range if Alysha Clark is active.
A'ja Wilson
LV
DAL
11800
43.07
9600
44.24
The top tier forwards all have rough matchups and the tier right below that has been inconsistent at best. Wilson has scored at least 45 fantasy points in five of the six games Candace Parker has missed , and I'm paying up for her if I'm able.
Player
Team
Opp.
DK $
DK FPPG
FD $
FD FPPG
Megan Gustafson
PHO
CHI
4800
11.35
5000
11.16
Gustafson has quietly played very well in her last three games with Diana Taurasi out. She averaged 25.92 fantasy points in 17.7 minutes in that span, which included one game against Chicago. If Taurasi isn't able to return, Gustafson looks like a must-play, especially on DraftKings.
Teaira McCowan
DAL
LV
9000
28.8
7300
28.93
I wish her playing time was a bit more consistent after she played just 25 minutes on Friday, but she still finished with 33.75 fantasy points. She is averaging 32.6 fantasy points in two games against Las Vegas.
