Draftkings WNBA Showdown Picks: Mystics vs. Fever 8/15/25
Washington Mystics vs. Indiana Fever
August 15, 2025 7:30 pm EDT
The WNBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Washington Mystics and the Indiana Fever. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Washington Mystics vs. Indiana Fever 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 Mystics vs. Fever matchup.
Draftkings WNBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Aliyah Boston, Forward, Indiana Fever $12,000
Veteran forward Aliyah Boston has been the driving force behind the Indiana Fever’s success on the basketball court this season. Having stated that, how has Boston performed from a statistical standpoint in 2025? Let’s examine Boston’s game data from the 2025 WNBA regular season to answer that question.
In the 33 games that forward Aliyah Boston played for the Indiana Fever in the 2025 WNBA regular season, Boston has averaged 15.1 points, 8.2 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 1.1 blocks and 0.9 steals a game.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the 33 games that Aliyah Boston has played for the Indiana Fever in 2025, Boston has compiled a 53.7% field goal percentage, a 20.8% three-point percentage and an 80.2% free throw percentage.
More recently, in the Indiana Fever’s 88-78 win over the Dallas Wings earlier this month, Aliyah Boston amassed 12 points, 11 rebounds, five assists, three steals and one block in 29 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, Indiana Fever forward Aliyah Boston is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this WNBA regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing Aliyah Boston at the captain position for this one game Draftkings WNBA single game contest.
Flex Plays
Kelsey Mitchell, Guard, Indiana Fever $11,000
In addition to forward Aliyah Boston, guard Kelsey Mitchell has been a key contributor for the Indiana Fever this season.
In the 33 games that guard Kelsey Mitchell has played for the Indiana Fever this season, Mithcell has averaged 20.1 points, 2.1 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 0.9 steals and 0.2 blocks a game.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the 33 games than that Kelsey Mitchell has played for the Fever in 2025, Mitchell is averaging a robust 29.5 Draftkings points a contest.
In conclusion, I fully expect Kelsey Mitchell to continue her outstanding play in this evening’s matchup with the Washington Mystics.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this WNBA regular season game (Draftkings price noted): Sonia Citron, Guard (Washington Mystics) $8,000: Natasha Howard, Forward (Indiana Fever) $8,400.
