Draftkings Women’s Basketball Showdown Picks: Belgium vs. USA 8/1/24

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

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

Draftkings Picks: Belgium 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 opening game of the 2024 Paris Olympics versus Germany three days ago.

In Team USA’s dominating 83-69 victory over Germany just noted, 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 24 points, 13 rebounds, four assists, and four blocks in only 26 minutes played. 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 tomorrow 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 $10,000

In Team USA’s opening win over Germany, Team USA forward Breanna Stewart played rather well. Stewart poured in 22 points, eight rebounds, three assists, and three blocks in Team USA’s win over Germany earlier in the week.

Looking more closely at the data just presented, in Team USA’s win over Germany just mentioned, Stewart accumulated a whopping 42.1 Draftkings points in only 26 minutes played in the game. I fully expect Stewart to continue her outstanding play versus Belgium on Thursday.

Additional players I like (Draftkings price noted): Kelsey Plum, Guard (USA) $6,600: Emma Meesseman, Center (Belgium) $9,400: Jewell Lloyd, Guard (USA) 3,000.