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 |
Player | Team | Opp. | DK $ | DK FPPG | FD $ | FD FPPG |
Chelsea Gray | LA | NY | 9800 | 28.51 | 6700 | 28.05 |
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 Sykes | LA | NY | 7500 | 20.03 | 4900 | 20.56 |
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Crystal Dangerfield | MIN | WAS | 8100 | 24.7 | 5900 | 23.58 |
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 Williams | LA | NY | 6300 | 18.19 | 4500 | 18.25 |
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. |
| LA | NY | 5100 | 11.81 | 4500 | 11.58 |
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. |
Player | Team | Opp. | DK $ | DK FPPG | FD $ | FD FPPG |
Odyssey Sims | MIN | WAS | 6600 | 16.18 | 5200 | 15.57 |
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Ariel Atkins | WAS | MIN | 7800 | 24.42 | 5700 | 24.12 |
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 Young | LV | IND | 9000 | 21.17 | 5400 | 20.79 |
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Forwards |
Player | Team | Opp. | DK $ | DK FPPG | FD $ | FD FPPG |
Nneka Ogwumike | LA | NY | 7400 | 21.27 | 6000 | 21.15 |
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Napheesa Collier | MIN | WAS | 11000 | 37.04 | 8400 | 37.36 |
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 Hamby | LV | IND | 10000 | 29.38 | 7100 | 29.23 |
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 McCowan | IND | LV | 8200 | 22.68 | 6200 | 22.08 |
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Natalie Achonwa | IND | LV | 7700 | 19.72 | 5800 | 19.70 |
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. |
Player | Team | Opp. | DK $ | DK FPPG | FD $ | FD FPPG |
Candice Dupree | IND | LV | 8000 | 23.83 | 5500 | 23.86 |
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 Stokes | NY | LA | 7200 | 18.54 | 5000 | 18.62 |
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Joyner Holmes | NY | LA | 5000 | 8.32 | 4100 | 7.79 |
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Example Lineups
DK Cash | Pivot | DK Pivot Cash |
Pos. | Player | Team | Opp | FPPG | Salary | | Pos. | Player | Team | Opp | FPPG | Salary |
G | Crystal Dangerfield | MIN | @WAS | 24.7 | $8,100 | | G | | | | | |
G | Riquna Williams | LA | @NY | 18.2 | $6,300 | | G | | | | | |
F | Nneka Ogwumike | LA | @NY | 21.3 | $7,400 | | F | Candice Dupree | IND | @LAV | 23.8 | 8000 |
F | Natalie Achonwa | IND | @LAV | 19.7 | $7,700 | | F | | | | | |
F | Teaira McCowan | IND | @LAV | 22.7 | $8,200 | | F | | | | | |
Util | Candace Parker | LA | @NY | 37.6 | $12,000 | | Util | | LAV | IND | 39.2 | 11300 |
| | | | Total | $49,700 | | | | | | Total | 19300 |
FD Cash | Pivot | FD Pivot Cash |
Pos | Player | Team | Opp | FPPG | Salary | | Pos | Player | Team | Opp | FPPG | Salary |
G | Crystal Dangerfield | MIN | WAS | 23.6 | 5900 | | G | | | | | |
G | Julie Allemand | IND | LV | 24.1 | 5000 | | G | Joyner Holmes | NY | LA | 7.8 | 4100 |
G | Jackie Young | LV | IND | 20.8 | 5400 | | G | | | | | |
F | Candice Dupree | IND | LV | 23.9 | 5500 | | F | | | | | |
F | Nneka Ogwumike | LA | NY | 21.1 | 6000 | | F | | | | | |
F | Kiah Stokes | NY | LA | 18.6 | 5000 | | F | | | | | |
F | Dearica Hamby | LV | IND | 29.2 | 7100 | | F | Candace Parker | LA | NY | 36.7 | 8000 |
| | | | Total | 39900 | | | | | | Total | 12100 |
DK GPP | Pivot | DK Pivot GPP |
Pos. | Player | Team | Opp | FPPG | Salary | | Pos. | Player | Team | Opp | FPPG | Salary |
G | Brittney Sykes | LA | @NY | 20.0 | $7,500 | | G | Ariel Atkins | WAS | MIN | 24.4 | 7800 |
G | Odyssey Sims | MIN | @WAS | 16.2 | $6,600 | | G | | | | | |
F | Kiah Stokes | NY | LA | 18.5 | $7,200 | | F | | | | | |
F | | LAV | IND | 39.2 | $11,300 | | F | Dearica Hamby | LAV | IND | 29.4 | 10000 |
F | Napheesa Collier | MIN | @WAS | 37.0 | $11,000 | | F | | | | | |
Util | Riquna Williams | LA | @NY | 18.2 | $6,300 | | Util | Nneka Ogwumike | LA | @NY | 21.3 | 7400 |
| | | | Total | $49,900 | | | | | | Total | 25200 |
FD GPP | Pivot | FD Pivot GPP |
Pos | Player | Team | Opp | FPPG | Salary | | Pos | Player | Team | Opp | FPPG | Salary |
G | Jackie Young | LV | IND | 20.8 | 5400 | | G | | | | | |
G | Joyner Holmes | NY | LA | 7.8 | 4100 | | G | | | | | |
G | Brittney Sykes | LA | NY | 20.6 | 4900 | | G | | | | | |
F | Kiah Stokes | NY | LA | 18.6 | 5000 | | F | | | | | |
F | Candace Parker | LA | NY | 36.7 | 8000 | | F | | | | | |
F | Dearica Hamby | LV | IND | 29.2 | 7100 | | F | Teaira McCowan | IND | LV | 22.1 | 6200 |
F | Candice Dupree | IND | LV | 23.9 | 5500 | | F | Nneka Ogwumike | LA | NY | 21.1 | 6000 |
| | | | Total | 40000 | | | | | | Total | 12200 |