Tuesday’s WNBA DFS slate offers an interesting dichotomy. On the one hand, there are a lot of safe mid-priced cash plays at both positions, which should be good for cash games. On the other hand, Brittney Sykes and Amanda Zahui B are both questionable, which injects a lot of uncertainty into the slate. Both are GPP plays if they start, and will leave a lot of minutes and shots behind if they are out. The problem for fantasy is guessing who will get those minutes and shots if they cannot go. Both play in the first game of the slate, so we will at least know who is starting in their place. That would likely be a good place to start.

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
PlayerTeamOpp.DK $DK FPPGFD $FD FPPG
Chelsea GrayLANY980028.51670028.05
The Liberty are last in the league in fantasy points allowed to guards, and Gray has at least 30 fantasy points in four straight games.
Brittney SykesLANY750020.03490020.56
 
Crystal DangerfieldMINWAS810024.7590023.58
Dangerfield struggled against Seattle Sunday, scoring fewer than 24 fantasy points for the first time in her last 10 games. I expect her to bounce back against a Washington team that is ninth in fantasy points allowed to guards.
Riquna WilliamsLANY630018.19450018.25
Williams has played at least 22 minutes and scored at least 18.5 fantasy points in three straight games. Williams is even safer than usual with Sydney Weise out, and she would be a great play if Brittney Sykes is out as well.
 LANY510011.81450011.58
Cooper played 20 minutes and scored 16.25 fantasy points Sunday. She cheaper alternative to Riquna Williams on DraftKings, and both are playable if Brittney Sykes is out.
PlayerTeamOpp.DK $DK FPPGFD $FD FPPG
Odyssey SimsMINWAS660016.18520015.57
 
Ariel AtkinsWASMIN780024.42570024.12
Atkins is shooting 56 percent from the field in her last two games, and while her fantasy production in those games was modest, I think a 30+ fantasy point game is coming. Atkins has been surprisingly consistent in her last 10 games, so she is probably playable for cash as well.
Jackie YoungLVIND900021.17540020.79
 
        
Forwards
PlayerTeamOpp.DK $DK FPPGFD $FD FPPG
Nneka OgwumikeLANY740021.27600021.15
 
Napheesa CollierMINWAS1100037.04840037.36
Collier struggled against Seattle, but she had scored at least 36 fantasy points in seven straight games prior to that. I think she will start a new streak Tuesday.
Dearica HambyLVIND1000029.38710029.23
Hamby is averaging 35.8 fppg in her last four games, and she had 28.5 fantasy points in 20.2 minutes in her only game against Indiana this season. Hamby is safe for fantasy so long as she continues to play 30 minutes per game.
Teaira McCowanINDLV820022.68620022.08
 
Natalie AchonwaINDLV770019.72580019.70
Achonwa has at least 18 fantasy points in nine straight games, and this should be a good matchup. Like her frontcourt mates, Achonwa is a strong cash game play.
PlayerTeamOpp.DK $DK FPPGFD $FD FPPG
Candice DupreeINDLV800023.83550023.86
Outside of the game she left early with a lower back issue, Dupree has scored at least 19.75 fantasy points in eight straight games. She is a strong cash play, especially on FanDuel.
Kiah StokesNYLA720018.54500018.62
 
Joyner HolmesNYLA50008.3241007.79
 

Example Lineups

DK CashPivotDK Pivot Cash
Pos.PlayerTeamOppFPPGSalary Pos.PlayerTeamOppFPPGSalary
GCrystal DangerfieldMIN@WAS24.7$8,100 G     
GRiquna WilliamsLA@NY18.2$6,300 G     
FNneka OgwumikeLA@NY21.3$7,400 FCandice DupreeIND@LAV23.88000
FNatalie AchonwaIND@LAV19.7$7,700 F     
FTeaira McCowanIND@LAV22.7$8,200 F     
UtilCandace ParkerLA@NY37.6$12,000 Util LAVIND39.211300
    Total$49,700     Total19300
FD CashPivotFD Pivot Cash
PosPlayerTeamOppFPPGSalary PosPlayerTeamOppFPPGSalary
GCrystal DangerfieldMINWAS23.65900 G     
GJulie AllemandINDLV24.15000 GJoyner HolmesNYLA7.84100
GJackie YoungLVIND20.85400 G     
FCandice DupreeINDLV23.95500 F     
FNneka OgwumikeLANY21.16000 F     
FKiah StokesNYLA18.65000 F     
FDearica HambyLVIND29.27100 FCandace ParkerLANY36.78000
    Total39900     Total12100
DK GPPPivotDK Pivot GPP
Pos.PlayerTeamOppFPPGSalary Pos.PlayerTeamOppFPPGSalary
GBrittney SykesLA@NY20.0$7,500 GAriel AtkinsWASMIN24.47800
GOdyssey SimsMIN@WAS16.2$6,600 G     
FKiah StokesNYLA18.5$7,200 F     
F LAVIND39.2$11,300 FDearica HambyLAVIND29.410000
FNapheesa CollierMIN@WAS37.0$11,000 F     
UtilRiquna WilliamsLA@NY18.2$6,300 UtilNneka OgwumikeLA@NY21.37400
    Total$49,900     Total25200
FD GPPPivotFD Pivot GPP
PosPlayerTeamOppFPPGSalary PosPlayerTeamOppFPPGSalary
GJackie YoungLVIND20.85400 G     
GJoyner HolmesNYLA7.84100 G     
GBrittney SykesLANY20.64900 G     
FKiah StokesNYLA18.65000 F     
FCandace ParkerLANY36.78000 F     
FDearica HambyLVIND29.27100 FTeaira McCowanINDLV22.16200
FCandice DupreeINDLV23.95500 FNneka OgwumikeLANY21.16000
    Total40000     Total12200