I told Howard Bender on the FantasyAlarm WNBA podcast that I didn’t think I was going to play any cash lineups Friday because we have just three games on the slate and I’m mostly fading two of the teams. I wound up creating two cash lineups that I like quite a bit, but I’m still leaning towards only entering them in GPPs.
In my WNBA DFS Strategy article, I discuss why I always enter my cash lineups in at least one GPP. This is a good reminder that just because I label the example lineups Cash or GPP doesn’t mean you have to use them that way. If you don’t trust some of the players as much as I do, or you don’t want to play cash games on a small slate, or you just feel like being wild and crazy, don’t feel obligated to play the cash lineups in cash contests. I certainly don’t.
| DeWanna Bonner, G, PHO | $8,400 | $12,000 | |
| Brittney, F, PHO | $8,200 | $11,500 | Griner had six turnovers Saturday, tying her career high which she set last season. She is tied with her teammate DeWanna Bonner for the fifth-highest usage in the league right now, and I think she will be lower-owned than someone like Natasha Howard despite having a better matchup. |
| Jonquel Jones, F, CON | $7,800 | $10,700 | Are you not entertained? The Connecticut broadcast compared her to Kevin Durant Tuesday, and she certainly looked the part shooting step-back threes over Tearia McCowan. The Sparks were allowed 45 rebounds Sunday including 11 offensive rebounds. I fully expect Jones to take advantage. I'd argue she's the safest forward on the slate despite being the fifth most expensive on FanDuel. |
| Alyssa Thomas, F, CON | $7,300 | $10,000 | |
| Tiffany Hayes, G, ATL | $6,500 | $8,400 | Tiffany Hayes really struggled on opening night, going 2-8 from the field, but I see no reason to believe that will continue. Hayes averaged 17.2 points, 3.6 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.1 steals last season. If she has even just an average game Friday, she will be well worth the price. |
| Chiney Ogwumike, F, CON | $6,200 | $7,400 | She should get more minutes and shots with Maria Vadeeva out, but no one will be shocked if Derek Fisher continues to limit her minutes. I like her price on FanDuel, and her upside, but there is no doubt she is risky. |
| Alex Bentley, G, ATL | $4,700 | $6,900 | |
| Briann January, G, PHO | $5,900 | $6,300 | |
| Brittney Sykes, G, ATL | $6,000 | $6,100 | I love her price on DraftKings, and I think she is playable on FanDuel as well. Sykes scored just 10 points Friday but she still reached 30 fantasy points thanks to three rebounds, four assists, three blocks and a steal. I'm not sure we can count on the peripheral stats, but she'll almost certainly top 10 points. |
| Kalani Brown, F, LA | $5,000 | $3,900 | Brown figures to pick up at least some of the minutes and touches vacated by Maria Vadeeva. Brown is the premier punt play on DraftKings. |
| Yvonne Turner, G, PHO | $4,100 | $5,100 | |
| Crystal Langhorne, F, SEA | $5,200 | $5,000 | It's pretty hard to wrap my mind around a center who is averaging 3.5 rebounds in 28.0 minutes per game. If you play her, you're probably hoping for a double-double, but that's certainly in play considering how many minutes she's getting. |
| Jewell Loyd, G, SEA | $7,100 | $9,000 | |
| Chelsea Gray, G, LA | 6400 | 8300 | Gray put up big numbers last season while Candace Parker was out, and she should get more shots with Maria Vadeeva out. I still worry Derek Fisher will limit her minutes, but her ceiling is awfully high. |
| POS | FanDuel Cash | $ | POS | FanDuel GPP | $ | POS | DraftKings Cash | $ | POS | DraftKings GPP | $ |
| G | Briann January | $5,900 | G | Alex Bentley | $4,700 | G | Brittney Sykes | $6,100 | G | Jewell Loyd | $9,000 |
| G | Yvonne Turner | $4,100 | G | Jewell Loyd | 7100 | G | DeWanna Bonner | $12,000 | G | Chelsea Gray | $8,300 |
| G | Brittney Sykes | $6,000 | Pivot | Jasmine Thomas | 6900 | F | Jonquel Jones | $10,700 | Pivot | Tiffany Hayes | $8,400 |
| Pivot | Jackie Young | $5700 | G | Yvonne Turner | $4,100 | F | Kalani Brown | $3,900 | F | Jonquel Jones | $10,700 |
| F | Jonquel Jones | $7,800 | F | Chiney Ogwumike | $6,200 | F | Elizabeth Williams | $8,600 | F | Kalani Brown | $3,900 |
| F | Kallena Mosqueda-Lewis | $4,500 | F | Alyssa Thomas | $7,300 | Pivot | Chiney Ogwumike | $7,400 | F | Brittney Griner | $11,500 |
| F | Crystal Langhorne | $5,200 | F | Crystal Langhorne | 5000 | UTIL | Tiffany Hayes | $8,400 | UTIL | Brittney Sykes | 6100 |
| F | Elizabeth Williams | $6,300 | F | Kalani Brown | $5,000 | Pivot | Jewell Loyd | $9,000 | Pivot | Briann January | 6300 |
| Pivot | Chiney Ogwumike | $6,200 | Pivot | Alysha Clark | 5500 | | | | | | |
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