Draftkings WNBA DFS Picks: Liberty vs. Lynx 8/16/25
New York Liberty vs. Minnesota Lynx
August 16, 2025 2:00 pm EDT
The WNBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the New York Liberty and the Minnesota Lynx. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the New York Liberty vs. Minnesota Lynx 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 afternoon’s Liberty vs. Lynx matchup.
Draftkings WNBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Jonquel Jones, Forward, New York Liberty $10,800
Talented forward Jonquel Jones has certainly been a standout performer for the New York Liberty this season. With that said, how has the Jones performed from a statistical perspective? Let’s review the veteran forward’s relevant player data from the 2025 WNBA regular season to answer that question.
In the 21 games that Jonquel Jones has played for the New York Liberty in the 2025 WNBA regular season, Jones is averaging 14.2 points, 8.7 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 1.2 blocks and 0.4 steals a game.
Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the 21 games that Jonquel Jones played for the Liberty this season, Jones has averaged 33.1 Draftkings points a contest.
More recently, in the New York Liberty’s 105-97 win over the Las Vegas Aces, New York forward Jonquel Jones played exceptionally well. Let me be more specific. Jones amassed 21 points, 11 rebounds, three assists and two blocks in the Liberty’s victory over the Aces.
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, New York forward Jonquel Jones is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this WNBA regular season game. Having stated that, I am backing Jonquel Jones at the captain position for this one game Draftkings WNBA showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Sabrina Ionescu, Guard, New York Liberty $11,800
In the 29 games that Sabrina Ionescu has played for the New York Liberty in the 2025 WNBA regular season, Ionescu is averaging 19.3 points, 4.7 rebounds, 5.4 assists, 1.4 steals and 0.4 blocks a game.
Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the 29 games that Sabrina Ionescu has played for the Liberty this season, Ionescu has compiled a 40.6% field goal percentage, a 30.7% three-point percentage and a 93.9% free throw percentage.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this WNBA regular season game (Draftkings price noted): Alanna Smith, Forward (Minnesota Lynx) $8,400: Kayla McBride, Guard (Minnesota Lynx) $8,800: Emma Meesseman, Forward (New York Liberty) $6,400.
