I would argue Saturday’s slate is the most interesting of the WNBA season thus far. Indiana and Dallas start things off with a rematch of their game from Tuesday. That game wasn’t particularly close, but I expect that to change with Indiana hosting a Dallas team on the second of a back-to-back. It will be interesting to see if Theresa Plaisance can carry over her 18-point performance from Friday into Saturday. The answer is probably no, but at $3,100 you really don’t need her to. Plaisance pick-and-popped the Liberty to death Friday, but Indiana has athletic bigs who should give Plaisance far less space to shoot. I expect her ownership to be ridiculously high, but I think her line will be much closer to the eight points and three rebounds she had against Indiana Tuesday.
In the next game, I want to see if Jonquel Jones can continue her outstanding play against any team not named the Minnesota Lynx. San Antonio has a lot of size up front, but no one outside of Sylvia Fowles has proven capable of keeping Jones off the glass.
The other reason to watch this game is Kelsey Plum. I am completely fascinated by Plum despite her 3.7 fantasy points per game this season. At some point, I will probably do a deep dive into her film in one of my playbooks, but suffice it to say there is nothing in her play or the way Stars head coach Vickie Johnson has used Plum to suggest Plum is going to be useful in any DFS format anytime soon. Something significant has to change, but I will be watching closely for those signs.
Saturday’s slate saves the best for last, with the undefeated Minnesota Lynx visiting the 4-1 Seattle Storm. The Lynx have a 90.4 defensive rating (only Phoenix has been better) while the Storm are fourth in the WNBA at 100.0. Despite all of the offensive firepower on the court for both teams, I’m not sure there is much value to be had. I would love to pay up for Sylvia Fowles or Breanna Stewart, but I have a hard time doing it on a day where there aren’t any great punt plays. This should be a great game, but it will have a small presence in my lineups.
The plan, as always, is to have a WNBA Playbook and Optimal Lineups whenever there are three or more WNBA games. We get three playbooks next week, with the first coming Tuesday. If you have any questions for me, please leave them in the comments below, in the forum, or on Twitter.
| Player | FanDuel Price | Comments |
| Candice Dupree, F, IND | $ 5,900 | If Indiana is going to take advantage of the Wings on the second of a back-to-back (and that is a big if) Candice Dupree is going to have to make her presence felt. Dupree has scored 18 or more points twice this season, and that potential makes her a strong GPP play. |
| Karima Christmas-Kelly, G, DAL | $ 5,000 | Chrismas-Kelly scored 27 points in 26 minutes against the Fever Tuesday, and it didn't even feel like she was working that hard. It will be mildly shocking if she doesn't score in double-digits for the fifth consecutive game Saturday. |
| Glory Johnson, F, DAL | $ 4,600 | The Fever have the lowest rebound percentage in the WNBA, and Glory Johnson is the player most likely to take advantage for Dallas. Johnson had five points and eight rebounds against Indiana Tuesday, and that is probably her floor for this game. |
| Maya Moore, F, MIN | $ 7,600 | Moore is still shooting 31.5 percent from the field, which is pretty crazy for someone who has never had a field goal percentage below 42.0 percent in her first six WNBA seasons. A big game is coming sooner or later. |
| Allisha Gray, G, DAL | $ 5,100 | You may has well just give Gray the rookie of the year award now. She has scored at least 19.7 fantasy points in each of her last four games after a relatively slow start to her rookie season. |
| Tiffany Mitchell, G, IND | $ 3,900 | Mitchell was playing very well before injuring her hip in her first start of the season. If Shenise Johnson is out again, Mitchell will be a fantastic play, especially in cash lineups. If Mitchell and Johnson are both out, Erica Wheeler will likely lead the Fever in minutes for the second consecutive game. |
| Alex Bentley, G, CON | $ 4,300 | Bentley has taken at least eight shots in each of her last five games, but she is shooting a career-low 32.1 percent from the field. She has shown she will at least give you something night in and night out, and she is going to have a hot shooting night sooner than later. |
| Jonquel January, F, CON | $ 6,900 | San Antonio has the size to match Jonquel Jones down low, but not the athleticism. Jones has three double-doubles on the season and she has reached double-digit rebounds twice. Jones has scored at least 38 fantasy points in every game this season that wasn't against Minnesota. |
| Lynetta Kizer, F, CON | $ 4,100 | Kizer is coming off three consecutive double-digit games, and two of those came with Morgan Tuck in the lineup. Kizer went 4-12 from the field Wednesday with Tuck out, and there is little reason to expect she will shoot so poorly Saturday. |
| Skylar Diggins-Smith, G, DAL | $ 6,900 | Skylar Diggins-Smith has played at least 32 minutes in four of Dallas's six games this season, and that should be the case again unless this game is a blowout. She is extremely safe for points and rebounds. |
| Kayla McBride, G, SA | $ 5,700 | McBride is coming off her worst game of the season Wednesday, but she still played 30 minutes and took 10 shots. It looked to me like she became a bit passive after she missed some open looks early, but I expect McBride to be more of a focal point of the offense Saturday. |
| Morgan Tuck, F, CON | $ 4,500 | Tuck averaged 15.3 points and 6.3 rebounds through here first three games of the season before seeing her minutes and production drop off. She hasn't played since Sunday due to a knee injury, but if she starts she is a GPP play. |
| POS | FanDuel Cash | POS | FanDuel GPP | ||
| G | Tiffany Mitchell | $3,900 | G | Karima Christmas-Kelly | 5000 |
| G | Kayla McBride | 5700 | G | Kayla McBride | 5700 |
| G | Skylar Diggins-Smith | $6,900 | G | Alex Bentley | 4300 |
| F | Glory Johnson | $4,600 | F | Candace Dupree | 5900 |
| F | Jonquel Jones | $6,900 | F | Maya Moore | 7600 |
| F | Maya Moore | $7,600 | F | Glory Johnson | 4600 |
| F | Lynetta Kizer | $4,100 | F | Jonquel Jones | 6900 |
| Total | $39,700 | Total | $40,000 | ||
| Remaining | $300 | Remaining | $0 |