Draftkings WNBA Showdown Picks: Mercury vs. Sun 6/18/25
Phoenix Mercury vs. Connecticut Sun
June 18, 2025 7:00 pm EDT
The WNBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Phoenix Mercury and the Connecticut Sun. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Phoenix Mercury vs. Connecticut Sun 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 Phoenix Mercury vs. Connecticut Sun matchup.
Draftkings WNBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Satou Sabally, Forward, Phoenix Mercury $11,000
Veteran forward Satou Sabally has been a key contributor for the Phoenix Mercury in 2025. With that said, how has Sabally performed from a data standpoint? Let’s review the talented forward’s relevant player statistics from the 2025 WNBA regular season to answer that question.
In the ten games that Sabally has played for the Phoenix Mercury in the 2025 WNBA regular season, Satou Sabally is averaging a rather impressive 20.5 points, 7.8 rebounds, 2.9 assists, 1.6 steals and 0.5 blocks a game.
Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the ten games that Satou Sabally has played for the Mercury in 2025, Sabally has compiled a 40.4% field goal percentage, a 27.3% three-point percentage and a 79.7% free throw percentage.
More recently, in the Phoenix Mercury’s 85-80 win over the Los Angeles Sparks earlier this month, Phoenix forward Satou Sabally certainly played at a high level. Sabally amassed 24 points, nine rebounds, two assists, four steals and one block in the Phoenix Mercury’s victory over the Sparks.
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 summary, I think Phoenix Mercury forward Satou Sabbally is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this WNBA regular season game. With that said, I am backing Satou Sabbally at the captain position for this one game Draftkings WNBA single game contest.
Flex Plays
Alyssa Thomas, Forward, Phoenix Mercury $9,600
In addition to Satou Sabbally, forward Alyssa Thomas has been a solid performer for the Phoenix Mercury this season.
In the seven games that forward Alyssa Thomas has played for the Phoenix Mercury in the 2025 WNBA regular season, Thomas is averaging 14.4 points, 6.6 rebounds, 9.1 assists, 1.9 steals and 0.9 blocks a game.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the seven games that Thomas has played this season, Thomas is averaging 40.6 Draftkings points a contest.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this WNBA regular season game (Draftkings price noted): Tina Charles, Forward (Connecticut Sun) $10,000: Marina Mabrey, Guard (Connecticut Sun) $9,000.
