Draftkings Women’s Basketball Showdown Picks: Nigeria vs. USA 8/7/24

On Wednesday afternoon, the 2024 Olympics presents a women’s basketball matchup between Nigeria and the USA. Let’s take a look at this Game from a Draftkings perspective.

Before we dive into the Nigeria vs. USA 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 afternoon’s Nigeria vs. USA matchup.

Draftkings Picks: Nigeria vs. USA

Captain-A’ja Wilson, Forward, USA $11,000

Talented USA center A’ja Wilson has been the leader in the paint that the Team USA Women’s National Basketball team has needed to win games. Now that the WNBA is on an extended break for the Olympics, let’s take a look how Wilson has been playing from an offensive standpoint for the Las Vegas Aces in the WNBA this season.

In the 24 games that Las Vegas center A’ja Wilson has played for the Las Vegas Aces in the 2024 WNBA regular season, Wilson averaged a whopping 27.2 points, 12.1 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 1.9 steals, and 2.9 blocks a game.

Looking closer at the data just presented, in the 17 games that Wilson has played for the Aces this season, Wilson averaged a robust 52.6 Draftkings points a game.

Now that we have ascertained how well A’Ja Wilson has played in the 2024 WNBA regular season, let’s shift our focus to A’ja Wilson’s performance in Team USA’s recent game versus Belgium last week.

In Team USA’s dominating 87-74 victory over Belgium six days ago, Team USA center A’ja Wilson made a resounding statement with a convincing performance. Let me be more specific. A’ja Wilson led the way for the United States team accumulating 23 points, 13 rebounds, two assists, and three blocks in 34 minutes played in the contest. It has to be said, those are the type of numbers I need to see from players that I select for my captain position.

In my opinion, A’ja Wilson is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this afternoon’s matchup with Germany. For that specific reason, I am rolling with USA center A’ja Wilson as my captain for this one game DFS Showdown slate.

Flex Plays

Breanna Stewart, Forward, USA $11,200

In Team USA’s 87-74 win over Belgium, 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.

Looking more closely at the data just presented, in Team USA’s win over Germany just mentioned, Stewart accumulated a robust 50.1 Draftkings points in the Game. I fully expect Stewart to continue her outstanding play versus Nigeria later today.

Additional players I like (Draftkings price noted): Ezinne Kalu, Guard (Nigeria) $10,200: Kelsey Plum, Guard (USA) $6,600: Murjanatu Musa, Forward (Nigeria) $2,000: Napheesa Collier, Forward (USA) 6,200.