Draftkings WNBA Showdown Picks: Wings vs. Liberty 8/20/24

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

Before we dive into the Dallas Wings 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 Dallas Wings vs. New York Liberty matchup.

Draftkings Picks

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

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 this season? Let’s take a look at Stewart’s recent Game data to answer that question.

In the 25 Games that New York forward Breanna Stewart has played for the New York Liberty in the 2024 WNBA regular season, Stewart averaged a robust 19.8 points, 8.8 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 1.9 steals, and 1.4 blocks a Game.

More recently, in the New York Liberty’s 79-67 win over the Las Vegas Aces two days ago, New York forward Breanna Stewart played exceptionally well. More specifically, Breanna Stewart tallied a whopping 18 points, seven rebounds, five assists, one block, and one steal in 33 minutes played in the New York Liberty’s victory over the Aces.

From a general matchup perspective, I definitely like Breanna Stewart’s matchup in this WNBA contest. Why? New York Liberty forward Breanna Stewart will face a Dallas Wings defense that has struggled on the defensive side of the basketball all season.

Through 26 Games played in the 2024 WNBA regular season, the Dallas Wings are currently ranked a dreadful 12th in total team defensive rating (110.2), 12th in total opponent fast break points allowed a Game (11.8), tenth in total opponent second chance points allowed a contest (11.3), and 12th in total points allowed in the paint a Game (42.2) Clearly, the data just presented tells us that the Dallas Wings are currently not a good defensive basketball team.

For the reasons just noted, I am backing New York Liberty forward Breanna Stewart at the captain position for this one game WNBA Draftkings Showdown slate.

Flex Plays

Arike Ogunbowale, Guard, Dallas Wings $9,800

In my opinion, Dallas Wings guard Arike Ogunbowale is without a doubt one of the best guards in the WNBA. Let’s review Arike Ogunbowale’s recent game data to better shed light on my previous statement.

In the 26 games that Arike Ogunbowale has played for the Dallas Wings in the 2024 WNBA regular season, Ogunbowale averaged 38.5 minutes played, 22.3 points, 4.8 rebounds, 5.2 assists, and 2.7 steals a game.

Additional players I like to play well this evening (Draftkings price noted): Jonquel Jones, (New York Liberty) Forward $9,400: Natasha Howard (Dallas Wings) Forward $9,000.