Draftkings Best WNBA DFS Picks: Liberty vs. Sparks 8/12/25
New York Liberty vs. Los Angeles Sparks
August 12, 2025 10:00 pm EDT
The WNBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the New York Liberty and the Los Angeles Sparks. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the New York Liberty vs. Los Angeles Sparks 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. Sparks matchup.
Draftkings WNBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Dearica Hamby, Forward, Los Angeles Sparks $10,400
Talented forward Dearica Hamby has been a standout performer for the Los Angeles Sparks this season. Let’s review Hamby’s relevant player data from the 2025 WNBA regular season to better shed light on the veteran forward’s overall contributions to her team this season.
In the 31 games that forward Dearica Hamby has played for the Los Angeles Sparks in the 2025 WNBA regular season, Hamby has averaged 17.6 points, 7.8 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 1.5 steals and 0.5 blocks a game.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the 31 games that Dearica Hamby has played for the Sparks in 2025, Hamby has compiled a 57% field goal percentage, a 28.6% three-point percentage and a 60.4% free throw percentage.
Last month, in the Los Angeles Sparks 101-99 win over the New York Liberty, Los Angeles forward Dearica Hamby played exceptionally well. Let me be more specific. In the Sparks victory over the Liberty, Hamby amassed 17 points, ten rebounds, one assist and one steal in 34 minutes of play.
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, Dearica Hamby is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this WNBA regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing Dearica Hamby at the captain position for this one game Draftkings WNBA single game contest.
Flex Plays
Kelsey Plum, Guard, Los Angeles Sparks $11,800
In addition to Dearica Hamby, guard Kelsey Plum has been a key contributor for the Los Angeles Sparks in 2025.
In the 30 games that guard Kelsey Plum played for the Los Angeles Sparks in the 2025 WNBA regular season, Kelsey Plum has averaged a rather impressive 19.8 points, 3.2 rebounds, 6.1 assists and 1.2 steals a game.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the 30 games that Plum has played this season, Plum has compiled a 41.4% field goal percentage, a 36.5% three-point percentage and a 90.6% free throw percentage.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this WNBA regular season game (Draftkings price noted): Sabrina Ionescu, Guard (New York Liberty) $11,400: Jonquel Jones, Forward (New York Liberty) $10,000: Emma Meesseman, Forward (New York Liberty) $5,400.
