Draftkings Best WNBA Showdown Picks: Liberty vs. Mercury 6/18/24

The WNBA presents a matchup between the New York Liberty and the Phoenix Mercury. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.

Before we dive into the New York Liberty vs. Phoenix Mercury game let’s review the rules for the Draftkings single game showdown contest.

Draftkings Single Game Showdown Contest Rules

You have $50,000 to utilize on five players from either team. However, one of those players will be designated as your team captain. The captain accumulates 1.5 times the standard fantasy points. Additionally, the captain is 1.5 times the standard cost of the flex position.

The remaining four players in your lineup will receive the standard fantasy points. Having stated that, it is highly important for you to identify the correct player for your captain position if you hope to win a large field DFS GPP (guaranteed prize pool) showdown contest.

If you have additional questions regarding the rules for the single Game showdown contest, I recommend that you check out the Draftkings website for more details.

*I recommend that all readers review the starting lineups for both teams prior to setting your DFS lineup for this one game slate.

Here are my Draftkings picks for this evening’s New York Liberty vs. Phoenix Mercury matchup.

Draftkings Picks

Captain-Kahleah Copper, Guard, Phoenix Mercury $8,400

Phoenix guard Kahleah Copper has been one of the few bright spots for a Phoenix Mercury team that has struggled to start the 2024 campaign. Having stated that, how has Kahleah Cooper been playing recently?

In the 14 games that the Phoenix Mercury have played in the 2024 WNBA regular season, Phoenix guard Kahleah Copper has averaged an impressive 24.1 points, 4.6 rebounds, 2.1 assists, and 1.1 steals a game.

More recently, in her last three Games played for the Phoenix Mercury this season, Phoenix guard Kahleah Copper averaged a whopping 25.7 points, 4.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists, and 0.5 steals a Game.

Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Mercury’s last three games played in the 2024 WNBA campaign, Phoenix guard Kahleah Copper averaged 36.6 Draftkings points a contest.

Flex Plays

Breanna Stewart, Forward, New York Liberty $9,600

New York forward Breanna Stewart has certainly established herself as the leader of this New York Liberty team in 2024. Having stated that, how has Stewart been playing from a statistical standpoint? Let’s take a look at Stewart’s recent Game data to answer that question.

In the 14 games that Breanna Stewart has played for the New York Liberty in the 2024 WNBA regular season, New Yorky forward Breanna Stewart has averaged 18.6 points, 9.6 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 2.1 steals, and 1 block a game.

In the New York Liberty’s 90-82 win over the Las Vegas Aces three days ago, New York Liberty forward Breanna Stewart played rather well. Let me be more specific. Stewart accumulated 14 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block, and 2 steals in the New York Liberty’s defeat of the Chicago Sky.

From a general matchup perspective, I like Breanna Stewart’s matchup in this game. Stewart will face a Phoenix Mercury defense that has clearly struggled on the defensive side of the basketball all season. Through 14 games played in the 2024 WNBA regular season, the Phoenix Mercury are currently ranked ninth in total defensive rating (103.6) and ninth in total opponent second chance points allowed a game (12.4). Considering the WNBA has 12 teams in the entire league being ranked ninth in any defensive category is not good.

Sabrina Ionescu, Guard, New York Liberty $8,600

Talented New York guard Sabrina Ionescu has provided the stability in the backcourt that the New York Liberty have needed to win games in the 2024 WNBA regular season.

In 14 Games played for the New York Liberty in the 2024 WNBA regular season, New York guard Sabrina Ionescu averaged a robust 17.6 points, 4.3 rebounds, 5.9 assists, 1 steal, and 0.5 rebounds a Game.

Additional flex plays I like (Draftkings price noted): Natasha Cloud, Guard, (Phoenix) $7,600: Brittney Griner, Forward (Phoenix) $9,400: Leonie Fiebich, Guard (New York) $4,800.