One of the things I pay pretty close attention to when I put together the DFS WNBA playbook is the difference in pricing between the two sites. Often the players are priced about the same from one site to the other, with maybe a few exceptions. In Saturday’s slate, the prices on a lot of players vary pretty wildly from one site to the next. Only five players appear in my suggested lineups for both sites. At least that many players in the playbook are much better values on one site compared to the other. Of course, you can still play Kayla McBride on DraftKings even though her price is better on FanDuel, but it is certainly something to keep in mind.
| Player | FanDuel Price | DraftKings Price | Comments |
| Jewell Loyd, G, SEA | $ 6,700 | $ 9,700 | Jewell Loyd has at least 16 FGA in each of her last four games, and she had at least five assists in three of her last five games. I like her price better on FanDuel, but Loyd is a strong play on both sites. |
| Brittney Griner, F, PHO | $ 8,500 | $ 12,300 | Griner has missed eight consecutive games with knee and ankle injuries, so I understand it if anyone wants to fade her, especially in cash games. That being said, Seattle has the third-worst defensive rating and second-worst rebound percentage in the WNBA, and Griner is the only Mercury player you can expect to take advantage. |
| Glory Johnson, F, DAL | $ 6,700 | $ 11,800 | Johnson has played at least 30 minutes in three consecutive games, recording double-doubles in each. This matchup isn't quite as favorable as those three, but she is still pretty cheap on FanDuel, and she will be well worth her price there if she gets another double-double. |
| Alyssa Thomas, F, CON | $ 7,400 | $ 10,300 | After a five game stretch in which Thomas and Jonquel Jones played 28 minutes or fewer, Thomas has played at least 30 minutes in each of the last two games. Thomas has scored at least 32.1 fantasy points on FanDuel in each of her last three games, and she has a chance to give you elite production at a nice price. |
| Jonquel Jones, F, CON | $ 7,900 | $ 12,700 | Jones costs more than Brittney Griner on DraftKings, which means she is probably underpriced on FanDuel. She has five consecutive double-doubles, despite playing exactly 24 minutes in three of those games. She played 34+ minutes in her last two games, and if she does that again, you can expect another big game. |
| Shekinna Stricklen, G, CON | $ 3,200 | $ 5,300 | Stricklen played a game-high 37 minutes Tuesday with Jasmine Thomas out. She only went 1-8 from the field but added five rebounds, two assists and five steals. She remains super cheap on FanDuel, and she is a great play if Thomas is out again. |
| Courtney Williams, G, CON | $ 4,700 | $ 7,200 | I don't understand why Williams costs less than Alex Bentley on FanDuel. Williams led the Sun in field goal attempts Tuesday with 21, and while I doubt that happens again, I would put the over/under at 14, which is plenty for her price. |
| Tierra Ruffin-Pratt, G, WAS | $ 3,900 | $ 6,100 | Tierra Ruffin-Pratt has picked up the scoring slack with Elena Delle Donne and Natasha Cloud out, scoring 17 points on 13+ FGA in each game. I doubt she will shoot 50 percent from the field again, but she is pretty safe and pretty cheap. |
| Kayla McBride, G, SA | $ 5,500 | $ 8,300 | The Stars are a tough nut to crack. They aren't quite as safe as I would like for cash games but their ceilings are limited as well. That being said, they host the Dream on the second of a back-to-back, and you can't really beat that matchup. Kayla McBride is shooting .250 from the field over her last three games, but she is shooting .406 from the field at home for the season. I expect her to shoot much better in this game, and I love her price on FanDuel. |
| Kelsey Plum, G, SA | $ 5,400 | $ 7,000 | I still don't completely trust Kelsey Plum, but at least she has looked like she belongs in the league over her last four games, which was not the case early in the season. She has played at least 28 minutes in six consecutive games, and that will likely continue if Moriah Jefferson is out. Plum is underpriced on DraftKings. |
| Isabelle Harrison, F, SA | $ 5,700 | $ 8,900 | Harrison is probably the Stars' best DFS play, as she has played at least 29 minutes in five consecutive games, scoring at least 23.25 fantasy points on Draftkings in each game. No team has allowed more rebounds than the Dream this season, which makes the situation that much more appealing. |
| Dearic Hamby, F, SA | $ 4,800 | $ 6,700 | Stars head coach Vickie Johnson is the Lucy van Pelt WNBA DFS. Just when you think she has settled on a rotation, she completely turns it on its head. That being said, I'm going after the football one more time. Dearica Hamby has played at least 27 minutes in each of her last two games, with at least 15 points and six rebounds in each. She should be relatively safe with Erika de Souza out, though there is always a chance Kayla Alexander or Sequoia Holmes play 30 minutes instead. |
| Emma Meesseman, F, WAS | $ 7,900 | $ 11,200 | Meesseman may be the safest player in the entire slate. She has at least 15 points, seven rebounds, two assists, and two blocks in each of the last three games Elena Delle Donne has missed. |
| Shatori Walker-Kimbrough | $ 3,000 | $ 3,300 | Walker-Kimbrough is the top punt play on DraftKings, even if I prefer Shekinna Stricklen on FanDuel. Walker-Kimbrough has played at least 16 minutes in each of the last two games with Natasha Cloud and Elena Delle Donne out, scoring at least eight points in each. Her ceiling isn't particularly high, but she should be safe. |