Draftkings Best WNBA Showdown Picks: Lynx vs. Liberty 6/25/24

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

Before we dive into the Minnesota Lynx 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 night’s Minnesota Lynx vs. New York Liberty matchup.

Draftkings Picks

Captain-Breanna Stewart, Forward, New York Liberty $11,400

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 16 Games that Breanna Stewart has played for the New York Liberty in the 2024 WNBA regular season, New York forward Breanna Stewart has averaged a robust 19.7 points, 8.6 rebounds, 4.1 assists, 2.2 steals, and 1.4 blocks a Game.

More recently, in the New York Liberty’s dominating 96-75 victory over the Atlanta Dream two days ago, New York Liberty forward Breanna Stewart played rather well. Let me be more specific. Liberty forward Breanna Stewart accumulated 17 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 blocks, and 2 steals in the New York Liberty’s defeat of the Atlanta Dream.

From a general matchup perspective, I like New York Liberty forward Breanna Stewart’s matchup in this game. Stewart will face a Minnesota Lynx defense that has clearly struggled at times on the defensive side of the basketball this season. Through 16 games played in the 2024 WNBA regular season, the Minnesota Lynx are currently ranked seventh in total points allowed in the paint a game (35.2), and ninth in total opponent second chance points allowed a game (11.1). Clearly, those are not good defensive numbers.

As I noted in the rules section above, selecting the correct captain is absolutely vital if you hope to win a large field GPP (guaranteed prize pool) contest. In summary, I am rolling with New York Liberty forward Breanna Stewart as my captain for this one game WNBA DFS 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 16 Games played for the New York Liberty in the 2024 WNBA regular season, New York guard Sabrina Ionescu averaged 19.3 points, 4.5 rebounds, 6.7 assists, 1.1 steals, and 0.5 rebounds a Game.

Looking closer at the data just presented, in the 16 games that Sabrina Ionescu has played for the Liberty this season, Ionescu averaged 33.2 Draftkings points a contest.

Additional flex plays I like (Draftkings price noted): Napheesa Collier, Forward (Minnesota) $10,800: Alanna Smith, Forward (Minnesota) $8,6000: Jonquel Jones, Forward (New York) $10,200: Leonie Fiebich, Guard (New York) $6,000.