Normally when we talk about revenge games, we are talking about a player facing her former team, like Seimone Augustus against Minnesota a couple of weeks ago. We have a revenge game of sorts Tuesday, with Seattle looking to avenge a bad loss to Indiana last week. Indiana poured salt on the wound by trash talking after the game, while Sue Bird clapped back on Sunday as only she can. We still haven’t gotten an update regarding Bird’s status, but I think she is playable if she can go. If she cannot, Breanna Stewart and Jordin Canada are very nice plays. The problem is that is the last game of the night, and if you count on either of them and Bird starts, there aren’t really any great alternatives.
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.
GUARDS
| Player | Team | Opp. | DK $ | DK FPPG | FD $ | FD FPPG | |
| Courtney Vandersloot | CHI | NY | 11000 | 33.7 | 7600 | 32.81 | |
| Vandersloot has at least 39 fantasy points in three straight games, and she has an excellent chance to extend the streak with Diamond DeShields out Tuesday. | |||||||
| Kennedy Burke | IND | SEA | 6500 | 12.15 | 5000 | 11.82 | |
| Burke has played at least 30 minutes in both games Tiffany Mitchell has missed, scoring 32.25 fantasy points Thursday and 12.25 Saturday. If Mitchell is out again, Burke is a GPP play on DraftKings. | |||||||
| Gabby Williams | CHI | NY | 6400 | 16.43 | 4700 | 16.28 | |
| Williams got the start Saturday with Azura Stevens out, scoring 24 fantasy points in 35 minutes. With Diamond DeShields also out, Williams's playing time is safe, and she could easily score more against New York's guards. | |||||||
| Kahleah Copper | CHI | NY | 8800 | 25.34 | 5400 | 24.46 | |
| The Liberty are 11th in fantasy points allowed to guards, and Copper has at least 30 fantasy points in two of her last three games. The lone exception was against New York, and I am wary of paying her price in cash lineups. | |||||||
| Allie Quigley | CHI | NY | 8100 | 24.34 | 5600 | 23.54 | |
| Quigley has been great for cash all season, and she should be even safer with Diamond DeShields out. Quigley played a season-high 36 minutes Saturday, and she has at least 20 fantasy points in 10 straight games. | |||||||
| Player | Team | Opp. | DK $ | DK FPPG | FD $ | FD FPPG | |
| Kia Nurse | NY | CHI | 7300 | 18.67 | 4700 | 17.58 | |
| Nurse has played at least 30 minutes and scored at least 24.25 fantasy points in three straight games, shooting 42 percent from the field in that span. That production is a steal at her price, though there is a chance her shooting falls off a cliff again. | |||||||
| Jordin Canada | SEA | IND | 7400 | 21.61 | 5500 | 22.13 | |
| Canada bounced back with 26 fantasy points in 33 minutes Saturday, and she should see similar minutes Tuesday if Sue Bird is out again. | |||||||
| Allisha Gray | DAL | LV | 8200 | 21.8 | 6700 | 21.56 | |
| Her days of 30+ fantasy points may be less frequest with Satou Sabally back, but Gray is still safe, especially while Moriah Jefferson is out. Gray has scored at least 21.25 fantasy points in seven consecutive games. | |||||||
| Arike Ogunbowale | DAL | LV | 10300 | 33.8 | 7900 | 33.60 | |
| I could write an entire article on Ogunbowale vs. Courtney Vandersloot for Tuesday's slate. I wouldn't blame you if you just took whoever is cheapest on both sites. Ogunbowale has at least 38.5 fantasy points in four straight games, though Satou Sabally missed three of those games. | |||||||
FORWARDS
| Player | Team | Opp. | DK $ | DK FPPG | FD $ | FD FPPG | |
| Natasha Howard | SEA | IND | 8600 | 20.18 | 6600 | 20.99 | |
| Howard played a season-high 28 minutes Saturday and scored 30+ FD fantasy points for the fourth consecutive game. Howard and her teammates will be looking for revenege after their loss, and subsequent trash talking, at the hands of the Fever on Thursday. | |||||||
| Breanna Stewart | SEA | IND | 12200 | 39.73 | 8200 | 39.66 | |
| Kayla Thornton | DAL | LV | 7500 | 17.45 | 5800 | 17.11 | |
| Thornton is averaging 31.4 FD fantasy points over her last three games. Her minutes should be safe with Isabelle Harrison out. | |||||||
| Satou Sabally | DAL | LV | 7700 | 26 | 6100 | 25.69 | |
| Sabally only played 21 minutes in her first game back from a back injury, but it is reasonable to expect her to play more as she gets further removed from the injury. | |||||||
| Astou Ndour | DAL | LV | 5900 | 9.52 | 3700 | 9.42 | |
| Ndour started Sunday and had seven points, three rebounds and one assist in 16 minutes. She has been perhaps the most disappointing free-agent signing in the league this season, but if she starts again, she is a punt play for cash games. | |||||||
| Player | Team | Opp. | DK $ | DK FPPG | FD $ | FD FPPG | |
| Kylee Shook | NY | CHI | 5000 | 10.67 | 4300 | 10.84 | |
| Shook has at least 12.5 fantasy points in eight of her last ten games, and she has a chance to see increased minutes Tuesday with Joyner Holmes out. | |||||||
| Cheyenne Parker | CHI | NY | 9000 | 26.71 | 6700 | 26.64 | |
| Parker scored 22 fantasy points in 21 minutes on 2-7 shooting Saturday. She had topped 22 fantasy points in each of her previous nine games, and I think there is a decent chance her minutes increase with Azura Stevens out. | |||||||
| Dearica Hamby | LV | DAL | 8400 | 26.25 | 6300 | 26.36 | |
| No team has allowed more fantasy points to forwards than Dallas. Hamby struggled agianst Seattle, but there is no shame in that. She is still averaging 25.3 fppg over her last four games. | |||||||
| LV | DAL | 10700 | 38.54 | 7400 | 39.33 | ||
| Wilson is probably a bit safer than Breanna Stewart, especially if we don't hear anything about Sue Bird's status. Wilson has at least 30 fantasy points in every game this season, and Dallas is allowing the most fantasy points to opposing forwards. | |||||||
| Natalie Achonwa | IND | SEA | 6200 | 16.39 | 5100 | 16.04 | |
| Achonwa has been much better since returning from a hamstring injury, scoring 16+ fantasy points in four of her five games, including 26+ in each of her last two. | |||||||
EXAMPLE LINEUPS
| DK Cash | |||||
| Pos. | Player | Team | Opp | FPPG | Salary |
| G | Allie Quigley | CHI | NY | 24.34 | $8,100 |
| G | Allisha Gray | DAL | LAV | 21.8 | $8,200 |
| F | Gabby Williams | CHI | NY | 16.43 | $6,400 |
| F | Natalie Achonwa | IND | @SEA | 16.39 | $6,200 |
| F | A'ja Wilson | LAV | @DAL | 38.54 | $10,700 |
| Util | Arike Ogunbowale | DAL | LAV | 33.8 | $10,300 |
| Total | $49,900 | ||||
| DK Pivot Cash | |||||
| Pos. | Player | Team | Opp | FPPG | Salary |
| G | |||||
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| F | Kylee Shook | NY | @CHI | 10.67 | $5,000 |
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| Util | Courtney Vandersloot | CHI | NY | 33.7 | $11,000 |
| Total | $16,000 | ||||
| FD Cash | |||||
| Pos | Player | Team | Opp | FPPG | Salary |
| G | Kia Nurse | NY | CHI | 17.58 | $4,700 |
| G | Gabby Williams | CHI | NY | 16.28 | $4,700 |
| G | Courtney Vandersloot | CHI | NY | 32.81 | $7,600 |
| F | Astou Ndour | DAL | LV | 9.42 | $3,700 |
| F | A'ja Wilson | LV | DAL | 39.33 | $7,400 |
| F | Dearica Hamby | LV | DAL | 26.36 | $6,300 |
| F | Natalie Achonwa | IND | SEA | 16.04 | $5,100 |
| Total | $39,500 | ||||
| FD Pivot Cash | |||||
| Pos | Player | Team | Opp | FPPG | Salary |
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| G | Allie Quigley | CHI | NY | 23.54 | $5,600 |
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| F | Breanna Stewart | SEA | IND | 39.66 | $8,200 |
| F | |||||
| Total | $13,800 | ||||
| DK GPP | |||||
| Pos. | Player | Team | Opp | FPPG | Salary |
| G | Jordin Canada | SEA | IND | 21.61 | $7,400 |
| G | Kennedy Burke | IND | @SEA | 12.15 | $6,500 |
| F | Kayla Thornton | DAL | LAV | 17.45 | $7,500 |
| F | Natasha Howard | SEA | IND | 20.18 | $8,600 |
| F | A'ja Wilson | LAV | @DAL | 38.54 | $10,700 |
| Util | Kahleah Copper | CHI | NY | 25.34 | $8,800 |
| Total | $49,500 | ||||
| DK Pivot GPP | |||||
| Pos. | Player | Team | Opp | FPPG | Salary |
| G | Kia Nurse | NY | @CHI | 18.67 | $7,300 |
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| Util | Angel McCoughtry | LAV | @DAL | 28.9 | $9,100 |
| Total | $16,400 | ||||
| FD GPP | |||||
| Pos | Player | Team | Opp | FPPG | Salary |
| G | Kahleah Copper | CHI | NY | 24.46 | $5,400 |
| G | Gabby Williams | CHI | NY | 16.28 | $4,700 |
| G | Jordin Canada | SEA | IND | 22.13 | $5,500 |
| F | Kayla Thornton | DAL | LV | 17.11 | $5,800 |
| F | Natasha Howard | SEA | IND | 20.99 | $6,600 |
| F | A'ja Wilson | LV | DAL | 39.33 | $7,400 |
| F | Kylee Shook | NY | CHI | 10.84 | $4,300 |
| Total | $39,700 | ||||
| FD Pivot GPP | |||||
| Pos | Player | Team | Opp | FPPG | Salary |
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| F | Angel McCoughtry | LV | DAL | 28.94 | $7,000 |
| F | Kiah Stokes | NY | CHI | 17.99 | $5,000 |
| Total | $12,000 | ||||