Draftkings WNBA Showdown Picks: Liberty vs. Storm 8/30/24

Later today, the New York Liberty will face off against the Seattle Storm at the Climate Pledge Arena. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.

Before we dive into the New York Liberty vs. Seattle Storm 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. Seattle Storm matchup.

Draftkings WNBA Showdown Picks

Captain-Breanna Stewart, Forward, New York Liberty $11,000

How are these two teams playing entering tonight’s WNBA game? The New York Liberty arrive at tonight’s game with the Seattle Storm playing quality basketball. Let me be more specific. The Liberty have won nine of the team’s last 11 games played in the 2024 WNBA regular season, including an impressive 84-70 win over the Phoenix Mercury four days ago

Conversely, the Seattle Storm have been playing below average basketball recently. The Storm have lost three of the team’s last five Games played this season, including an embarrassing 94-75 loss to the Indiana Fever last week.

Now that we have ascertained how both of these WNBA teams are currently playing let’s shift our focus to tonight’s game. New York forward Breanna Stewart has certainly established herself as an essential part of this New York Liberty team in 2024.

In the 31 games that New York forward Breanna Stewart has played for the New York Liberty in the 2024 WNBA regular season, Stewart averaged 20.2 points, 8.9 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 1.8 steals, and 1.3 blocks a game.

More recently, in the New York Liberty’s loss to the Los Angeles Sparks two days ago, Breanna Stewart played exceptionally well. Let me be more specific. Stewart tallied 32 points, six rebounds, one assist, and two steals in the Mercury’s win over the Liberty.

It should be noted that talented New York Liberty forward Jonquel Jones missed the Liberty’s last regular season game due to illness. Jones is officially listed as questionable for tonight’s game. If Jones misses this evening’s game, I think Breana Stewart will see additional opportunities within the team’s offense. Keep that in mind as you construct lineups for tonight’s one game WNBA DFS slate.

Flex Plays

Jewell Loyd, Guard, Seattle Storm $8,800

Seattle Storm guard Jewell Loyd is certainly showing the world why she is one of the best guards in the WNBA this season.

In the 29 Games that guard Jewell Loyd has played for the Seattle Stom in the 2024 WNBA regular season, Lloyd has averaged a robust 34.2 Draftkings points a Game.

Additional flex plays I like to play well (Draftkings price noted): Gabby William, Forward (Seattle Storm) $5,000: Ezi Magbegor, Forward, (Seattle Storm) $8,200: Nyara Sabally, Forward (Seattle Storm) $4,000.