Draftkings Best WNBA DFS Picks: Liberty vs. Mercury 8/30/25
New York Liberty vs. Phoenix Mercury
August 30, 2025 10:00 pm EDT
The WNBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the New York Liberty and the Phoenix Mercury. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the New York Liberty vs. Phoenix Mercury 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 tonight’s Liberty vs. Mercury matchup.
Draftkings WNBA DFS Picks
Captain-Alyssa Thomas, Forward, Phoenix Mercury $12,200
Talented forward Alyssa Thomas has been the driving force behind the Phoenix Mercury’s success on the basketball court this season. With that said, how has Thomas forward 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 33 games that forward Alyssa Thomas has played for the Phoenix Mercury in the 2025 WNBA regular season, Thomas is averaging a robust 15.8 points, 9.1 rebounds, 9.2 assists, 1.7 steals and 0.5 blocks a game.
Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the 33 games that Alyssa Thomas has played for the Mercury in 2025, Thomas has compiled a 54% field goal percentage and a 70.9% free throw percentage.
More recently, in the Phoenix Mercury’s 92-84 victory over the Los Angeles Sparks three days ago, Phoenix forward Alyssa Thomas amassed 12 points, 16 rebounds, 15 assists and three steals. What did we learn from the data just presented? Clearly, Alyssa Thomas can post a high number of DFS points on any given night.
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, Alyssa Thomas is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this WNBA regular season game. With that said, I am backing Phoenix Mercury forward Alyssa Thomas at the captain position for this one game Draftkings WNBA single game contest.
Flex Plays
Satou Sabally, Forward, Phoenix Mercury $8,200
In addition to Alyssa Thomas, forward Satou Sabally has been a key contributor for the Phoenix Mercury in 2025.
In the 33 games that Phoenix forward Satou Sabally has played for the Phoenix Mercury in the 2025 WNBA regular season, Sabally is averaging a rather impressive 16.7 points, 6.2 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.2 steals and 0.4 blocks a game.
In conclusion, I fully expect Satou Sabally to continue her outstanding play in this evening’s matchup with the New York Liberty.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this WNBA regular season game (Draftkings price noted): Breanna Stewart, Forward (New York Liberty) $8,600: DeWanna Bonner, Forward (Phoenix Mercury) $5,600.
