Draftkings WNBA Showdown Picks: Lynx vs. Aces 9/4/25
Minnesota Lynx vs. Las Vegas Aces
September 4, 2025 10:00 pm EDT
The WNBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Minnesota Lynx and the Las Vegas Aces. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Minnesota Lynx vs. Las Vegas Aces 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 tonight’s Lynx vs. Aces matchup.
Draftkings WNBA DFS Picks
Captain-A’ja Wilson, Center, Las Vegas Aces $12,200
Veteran center A’ja Wilson has been the driving force behind the Las Vegas Aces success on the basketball court this season. Let’s review Wilson’s relevant player data from the 2025 WNBA regular season to better shed light on the veteran center’s overall contributions to her team.
In the 36 games that center A’ja Wilson played for the Las Vegas Aces in the 2025 WNBA regular season, Wilson is averaging a robust 23.4 points, 10.1 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 1.6 steals and 2.2 blocks a game.
Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the 36 games that A’ja Wilson has played for the Aces in 2025, Wilson has compiled a 49.4% field goal percentage, a 34.6% three-point percentage and an 84.9% free throw percentage.
More recently, in the Las Vegas Aces 81-75 win over the Atlanta Dream seven days ago, Las Vegas center A’ja Wilson certainly played at a high level. Let me be more specific. In the Aces victory over the Dream, Wilson compiled 34 points, nine rebounds, one assist, one steal and four blocks in 35 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, Las Vegas center A’ja Wilson is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this WNBA regular season game. Having stated that, I am backing A’ja Wilson at the captain position for this one game Draftkings WNBA showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Alanna Smith, Forward, Minnesota Lynx $7,000
In the 39 games that guard Alanna Smith has played for the Minnesota Lynx in the 2025 WNBA regular season, Smith is averaging 9.7 points, 5.4 rebounds, 2.9 assists, 2.1 blocks and 1.4 steals a game.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the 39 games that Alanna Smith has played for the Lynx in 2025, Smith is averaging 27.1 Draftkings points a contest.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this WNBA regular season game (Draftkings price noted): Napheesa Collier, Forward (Minnesota Lynx) $10,800: Dana Evans, Guard (Las Vegas Aces) $6,000.
