WNBA DFS Playbook: August 1

This WNBA season has been interesting for a lot of reasons, not the least of which is that with no games on Mondays and no back-to-backs, the same six teams that played Tuesday and Thursday are playing again Saturday. Through a quirk of the schedule, nearly all the poor defensive teams have the day off. That should keep fantasy points down on the whole, and I think it makes the injuries in Saturday’s slate even more important.

Stefanie Dolson is out again, so Azura Stevens and Cheyenne Parker should continue to play heavy minutes. Sue Bird is out, and that should have a big impact considering she has the second-highest usage on Seattle. I just think Jordin Canada and Jewell Loyd are overpriced, even with Bird out. They would need to exceed their 2019 production to provide value, and that will be hard to do with Breanna Stewart back in the mix.

Theresa Plaisance is probable after missing the first three games, and Connecticut could use her shooting in the frontcourt. How many minutes she will play remains a mystery, and it is also unclear who she will take those minutes from. DeWanna Bonner and Alyssa Thomas are each averaging 36 mpg so far, so my guess is they get closer to 30 minutes, at least once Plaisance is up to full strength.

Finally, I will have to edit my example lineups quite a bit if Lexie Brown is active. Rachel Banham had her best game of the season Thursday with Brown out, but it was Shenise Johnson who had 15 field goal attempts and Crystal Dangerfield who played 34 minutes. If Brown sits, I’m playing whoever starts at the two guard spots for Minnesota.

As always, the lineups below are examples of lineups you can make using the players in the Playbook, and are not for plug and play.

Example Lineups

Please note these lineups are not meant for plug and play but an example lineups built using the playbook and tools.