The WNBA presents a matchup between the Connecticut Sun and Indiana Fever. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.
Before we dive into the Connecticut Sun vs. Indiana Fever 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 Connecticut Sun vs. Indiana Fever matchup.
Draftkings WNBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Alyssa Thomas, Forward, Connecticut Sun $9,200
How important has talented forward Alyssa Thomas been to the Connecticut Sun this season? Let’s review Thomas’s relevant game data to answer that question.
In the 40 games that Alyssa Thomas played for the Connecticut Sun in the 2024 WNBA regular season, Thomas averaged a robust 10.6 points, 8.4 rebounds, 7.9 assists, 1.7 steals, and 0.5 blocks a game.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the 40 games that Alyssa Thomas played for the Connecticut Sun in the 2024 WNBA regular season, Thomas averaged an impressive 35.9 Draftkings points a game.
More recently, in the Minnesota Lynx’s 78-76 victory over the Connecticut Sun four days ago, Alyssa Thomas played exceptionally well. Let me be more specific. In the Sun’s loss to the Lynx just mentioned, Thomas tallied 18 points, eight rebounds, ten assists, and two steals.
From a general matchup perspective, I like Alyssa Thomas’s chances of playing at a high level in this game. Why? Alyssa Thomas will face an Indiana Fever defense that has struggled on the defensive side of the basketball all season.
Through 40 games played in the 2024 WNBA regular season, the Indiana Fever are ranked an abysmal 11th in total team defensive rating (107.5), tenth in total opponent fast break points allowed a game (11.3), and ninth in total points allowed off turnovers a game (16.7). What did we learn from the data just presented? Clearly, the Indiana Fever are not a good defensive basketball team entering tomorrow afternoon’s first game of the 2024 WNBA playoffs.
I fully expect Alyssa Thomas to continue her outstanding play versus a vulnerable Indiana Fever defense tomorrow afternoon. For that specific reason, I am rolling with Alyssa Thomas at the captain position for this one game WNBA DFS Showdown slate.
Flex Plays
Caitlin Clark, Guard, Indiana Fever $10,400
Indiana Fever rookie point guard Caitlin Clark has wasted little time showing basketball fans that she belongs in the WNBA. Let’s review Clark’s player data from the 2024 WNBA regular season to better shed light on my previous statement.
In the 40 games that Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark played for the Indiana Fever this season, Clark averaged 19.2 points, 5.7 rebounds, 8.4 assists, 1.3 steals, and 0.7 blocks a game.
Additional flex plays I like in this WNBA matchup (Draftkings price noted): Brionna Jones, Forward (Connecticut Sun) $8,000: Aliyah Boston, Forward (Indiana Fever) $8,600: DeWanna Bonner, Guard (Connecticut Sun) $7,400.