Draftkings Women’s Basketball Picks: France vs. USA 8/10/24

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

Before we dive into the France 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 morning’s France vs. USA matchup.

Draftkings Picks: France vs. USA

Captain-Breanna Stewart, Forward, USA $11,200

Talented USA forward Breanna Stewart 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 Stewart has been playing from an offensive standpoint for the New York Liberty in the WNBA this season.

In the 23 games that New York forward Breanna Stewart has played for the New York Liberty in the 2024 WNBA regular season, Stewart averaged a robust 19.3 points, 9.1 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals, and 1.9 blocks a game.

Now that we have determined how well Breanna Stewart has played in the 2024 WNBA regular season, let’s shift our focus to Breanna Stewart’s performance in Team USA’s recent game versus Belgium last week.

In Team USA’s 87-74 win over Belgium, Team USA forward Breanna Stewart played exceptionally well. More specifically, in Team USA’s victory over Belgium, Stewart poured in a whopping 26 points, seven rebounds, five assists, one steal, and three blocks.

Looking more closely at the data just presented, in Team USA’s win over Germany just mentioned, Stewart accumulated an impressive 50.8 Draftkings points in the game.

In my opinion, Breanna Stewart is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in tomorrow morning’s matchup with France. For that specific reason, I am rolling with Team USA forward Breanna Stewart as my captain for this one game WNBA DFS Showdown slate.

Flex Plays

A’ja Wilson, Forward, USA $12,600

How important has A’ja Wilson been to the Team USA offense in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games? Let’s review A’ja Wilson’s recent game data to answer that question.

In Team USA’s dominating 88-74 victory over Nigeria three days ago, Team USA center A’ja Wilson made a resounding statement with a convincing performance. A’ja Wilson led the way for the United States team accumulating 20 points, 11 rebounds, two assists, and two blocks in 25 minutes played in the contest. It has to be said, those are the type of numbers I need to see from players that I select for my captain position.

Additional players I like (Draftkings price noted): Gabby Williams, Forward (France) $10,000: Kelsey Plum, Guard (USA) $3,200: Valeriane Ayayi, Forward (France) $7,200: Napheesa Collier, Forward (USA) 7,800.