Draftkings Best WNBA Showdown Picks: Liberty vs. Sparks 8/15/24

The WNBA presents a matchup between the Los Angeles Sparks and the New York Liberty. Let’s take a look at this Game from a Draftkings perspective.

Before we dive into the Los Angeles Sparks vs. New York Liberty 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 tomorrow evening’s New York Liberty vs. Los Angeles Sparks matchup.

Draftkings Picks

Captain-Breanna Stewart, Forward, New York Liberty $10,000

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 23 games that New York forward Breanna Stewart has played for the New York Liberty in the 2024 WNBA regular season, Stewart averaged a robust 19.3 points, 9.1 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals, and 1.9 blocks a game.

Now that we have determined how well Breanna Stewart has played in the 2024 WNBA regular season, let’s take a quick look at Breanna Stewart’s recent performance for Team USA in the 2024 Olympic Women’s Basketball in Paris.

In Team USA’s 87-74 win over Belgium last week, Team USA forward Breanna Stewart played exceptionally well. More specifically, in Team USA’s victory over Belgium, Stewart poured in a whopping 26 points, seven rebounds, five assists, one steal, and three blocks. Clearly, Breanna Stewart is playing outstanding basketball entering tomorrow’s game with the Sparks.

In my opinion, New York forward Breanna Stewart is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in tomorrow night’s matchup with the Los Angeles Sparks. For that specific reason, I am rolling with New York forward Breanna Stewart as my captain for this one game WNBA DFS Showdown slate.

Flex Plays

Sabrina Ionescu, Guard, New York Liberty $9,800

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 26 games played for the New York Liberty in the 2024 WNBA regular season, New York guard Sabrina Ionescu averaged an impressive 19.8 points, 4.4 rebounds, 6.1 assists, and 1 steal a game.

Looking closer at the data just presented, in the 26 games that Sabrina Ionescu has played for the Liberty this season, Ionescu averaged 37.7 Draftkings points a contest.

Additional flex plays I like (Draftkings price noted): Rickea Jackson, Guard (Los Angeles Sparks) $8,000: Dearica Hamby, Forward (Los Angeles Sparks) $9,600: Jonquel Jones, Forward (New York Liberty) $9,200: Aari McDonald, Guard (Los Angeles Sparks) $7,400: Kayla Thornton, Forward (New York Liberty) $4,800.