Draftkings WNBA DFS Picks: Mystics vs. Sparks 7/15/25
Washington Mystics vs. Los Angeles Sparks
July 15, 2025 7:15 pm EDT
The WNBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Washington Mystics and the Los Angeles Sparks. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Washington Mystics 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 tomorrow night’s Mystics vs. Sparks matchup.
Draftkings WNBA DFS Picks
Captain-Kelsey Plum, Guard, Los Angeles Sparks $10,000
Veteran guard Kelsey Plum has been the leader in the backcourt that the Los Angeles Sparks have needed to win games this season. Let’s examine Plum’s relevant player data from the 2025 WNBA regular season to better shed light on the forward’s overall contributions to her team.
In the 20 games that guard Kelsey Plum played for the Los Angeles Sparks in the 2025 WNBA regular season, Kelsey Plum has averaged a rather impressive 20.1 points, 3.1 rebounds, 5.8 assists, 1.4 steals and 0.2 blocks a game.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the 20 games that Plum has played this season, Plum has compiled a 39.1% field goal percentage, a 35% three-point percentage and a 91.3% free throw percentage.
What did we learn from the data just presented? Clearly, Kelsey Plum can post a high number of DFS points on any given night. I fully expect that trend to continue in tomorrow’s matchup with the Washington Mystics.
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, Los Angeles guard Kelsey Plum is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this WNBA regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing Kelsey Plum at the captain position for this one game Draftkings WNBA single game contest.
Flex Plays
Dearica Hamby, Forward, Los Angeles Sparks $10,800
In addition to Kelsey Plum, forward Dearica Hamby has been a key contributor for the Los Angeles Sparks this season.
In the 21 games that forward Dearica Hamby has played for the Los Angeles Sparks in the 2025 WNBA regular season, Hamby is averaging a rather impressive 16.8 points, 7.6 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 1.9 steals and 0.5 blocks a game.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the 21 games that Dearica Hamby has played for the Sparks in 2025, Hamby has averaged 35.8 Draftkings points a game.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in tomorrow afternoon’s WNBA regular season game (Draftkings price noted): A’ja Wilson, Forward (Las Vegas Aces) $11,800: Dana Evans, Guard (Las Vegas Aces) $4,800.
