Draftkings WNBA Showdown Picks: Aces vs. Mercury 10/8/25

On Wednesday night, the WNBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a playoff matchup featuring the Las Vegas Aces and the Phoenix Mercury. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.

Before we dive into the Las Vegas Aces vs. Phoenix Mercury 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 Wednesday night’s Mercury vs. Aces matchup.

Draftkings WNBA Showdown Picks

Captain-Satou Sabally, Forward, Phoenix Mercury $9,600

Veteran forward Satou Sabally has been the leader in the paint that the Phoenix Mercury have needed to win games this season. With that said, how has Sabally forward performed from a statistical perspective? Let’s review the talented forward’s relevant player data from the 2025 WNBA regular season to answer that question.

In the 39 games that forward Satou Sabally played for the Phoenix Mercury in the 2025 WNBA regular season, Sabally averaged a rather impressive 16.3 points, 5.9 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.3 steals and 0.3 blocks a game.

Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the 39 games that Satou Sabally played for the Mercury in the 2025 WNBA regular season, Sabally compiled a 40.4% field goal percentage. a 32.1% three-point percentage and an 82.7% free throw percentage.

These two teams have met multiple times this season. How did Satou Sabally perform in the most recent matchup? Who prevailed? In the Las Vegas Aces 91-78 win over the Phoenix Mercury last week, Sabally certainly played at a high level. In the Aces defeat of the Mercury just noted, Sabally amassed 22 points, nine rebounds and two assists in only 27 minutes of play.

What did we learn from the data just presented? The data clearly indicates that Satou Sabally has the potential to compile a large number of DFS points on any given night. Having stated that, I fully expect that trend to continue in this WNBA Finals game.

As I noted in the rules section above, selecting the correct player at the captain position for a Draftkings WNBA showdown lineup is absolutely vital if you hope to win a large field GPP (guaranteed prize pool) DFS contest. Keep that in mind as you construct your lineups.

In my view, Satou Sabally is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this WNBA Finals game. For that specific reason, I am backing Phoenix Mercury forward Satou Sabally at the captain position for this one game Draftkings WNBA Showdown contest.

Flex plays I like to play well in this WNBA Finals game (Draftkings price noted): A’ja Wilson, Center (Las Vegas Aces) $14,000: Alyssa Thomas, Forward (Phoenix Mercury) $12,000: Jewell Loyd, Guard (Las Vegas Aces) $6,600.