Draftkings WNBA Showdown Picks: Fever vs. Dream 9/14/25
Indiana Fever vs. Atlanta Dream
September 14, 2025 3:00 pm EDT
The WNBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a playoff matchup featuring the Indiana Fever and the Atlanta Dream. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Indiana Fever vs. Atlanta Dream 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 Sunday’s Fever vs. Dream matchup.
Draftkings WNBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Rhyne Howard, Guard, Atlanta Dream $11,000
Veteran guard Rhyne Howard has certainly been a standout performer for the Atlanta Dream this season. With that said, how has Howard performed from a statistical standpoint? Let’s review the talented guard’s relevant player data from the 2025 WNBA regular season to answer that question.
In the 33 games that Rhyne Howard has played for the Atlanta Dream in the 2025 WNBA regular season, Howard is averaging 17.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 4.6 assists, 1.5 steals and 0.8 blocks a game.
Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the 33 games that Rhyne Howard has played for the Atlanta Dream this season, Howard has averaged a whopping 35.5 Draftkings points a contest.
More recently, in the Atlanta Dream’s convincing 87-62 win over the Connecticut Sun four days ago, Atlanta guard Rhyne Howard tallied 18 points, five rebounds, six assists and two steals in 31 minutes of play.
Taking a closer look at the data just presented, in the Atlanta Dream’s defeat of the Connecticut Sun just mentioned, Howard accumulated 37.75 Draftkings points.
What did we learn from the data just presented? The data clearly illustrates that Rhyne Howard can post a high number of DFS points on any given night. Having stated that, I fully expect that trend to continue in Sunday night’s matchup with the Indiana Fever.
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, Atlanta Dream guard Rhyne Howard is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this WNBA playoff game. For that specific reason, I am backing Rhyne Howard at the captain position for this one game Draftkings WNBA showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Aliyah Boston, Forward, Indiana Fever $11,600
In the 44 games that forward Aliyah Boston played for the Indiana Fever in the 2025 WNBA regular season, Boston has averaged 15.1 points, 8.2 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 1.1 blocks and 1.2 steals a game.
Flex plays I like to play well in this WNBA first round playoff game (Draftkings price noted): Allisha Gray, Guard (Atlanta Dream) $9,600: Jordin Canada, Guard (Atlanta Dream) $7,800.
