FanDuel Best WNBA DFS Picks: Mercury vs. Lynx 9/25/24

The WNBA presents a first-round playoff matchup between the Phoenix Mercury and Minnesota Lynx. Let’s take a look at this game from a FanDuel perspective.

Before we dive into the Phoenix Mercury vs. Minnesota Lynx game let’s review the rules for the FanDuel single game contest.

FanDuel Single Game Contest Rules

Here are the FanDuel single game contest rules. You have $60,000 to utilize on five players from either team. However, one of those players will be designated as your team MVP. The MVP accumulates 2x times the standard FanDuel fantasy points value.

The remaining four players in your lineup will be one star and three flex plays. The star player will receive 1.5x the standard fantasy points value. The final three flex positions will receive the standard FanDuel points value. Having stated that, it is highly important for you to identify the correct player for your MVP position if you hope to win a large field GPP (guaranteed prize pool) FanDuel single Game contest.

If you have additional questions regarding the rules for the single Game contest, I highly recommend that you check out the FanDuel website for more details.

Here are my FanDuel picks for tonight’s Phoenix Mercury vs. Minnesota Lynx matchup.

FanDuel WNBA Player Selections

MVP-Napheesa Collier, Forward, Minnesota Lynx $11,000

Minnesota Lynx forward Napheesa Collier arrives at tonight’s WNBA playoff Game with the Phoenix Mercury playing exceptional basketball from a statistical perspective. Let’s take a look at Collier’s recent Game data to shed light on my previous statement.

In the 34 games that Napheesa Collier played for the Minnesota Lynx this season, talented Lynx forward Napheesa Collier averaged an impressive 20.4 points, 9.7 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 1.9 steals, and 1.4 blocks a game.

I also like Napheesa Collier’s matchup this evening. Why? Collier draws a Phoenix Mercury team that has struggled on the defensive side of the basketball this season. Through 40 games played in the 2024 WNBA regular season, the Phoenix Mercury ranked ninth in total team defensive rating (105.4), 12th in defensive rebound percentage (67.4%), and 12th in total opponent second chance points allowed a game (12.8). Clearly, the defensive data just presented tells us that the Phoenix Mercury are not a good defensive basketball team. After all, numbers don’t lie.

These two teams met two days ago in the first game of this WNBA playoff series. Who prevailed? How did Naphessa Collier play in the game? In the Minnesota Lynx’s 102-95 victory over the Seattle Storm earlier this week, Collier tallied a robust 38 points, six rebounds, four assists, and two blocks.

In summary, I like Napheesa Collier’s chances of continuing to play quality basketball versus a vulnerable Phoenix Mercury defense later today. For that specific reason, I am backing Minnesota forward Napheesa Collier at the MVP position for this one game FanDuel WNBA DFS contest.

Flex Plays

Kahleah Copper, Guard, Phoenix Mercury $8,000

How important has Phoenix guard Kahleah Copper been to this Phoenix Mercury team this season? Let’s review Kahleah Copper’s recent statistical Game data to answer that question.

In the 37 games that the guard Kahleah Copper played for the Phoenix Mercury in the 2024 WNBA regular season, Kahleah Copper averaged a respectable 21.1 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.3 assists, and 0.8 steals a game.

Looking closer at the data just presented, in the 37 games that Copper played for the Lynx this season, Copper averaged 29.3 FanDuel points a game.

Additional players I like to play well this evening (FanDuel price noted): Natasha Cloud, Guard (Phoenix Mercury) $9,000: Courtney Williams, Guard (Minnesota Lynx) $7,500: Alanna Smith, Forward (Minnesota Lynx) $7,000: Kayla McBride, Guard (Minnesota Lynx) $6,000: Sophie Cunningham, Guard (Phoenix Mercury) $5,500.