Draftkings WNBA Showdown Picks: Sparks vs. Aces 5/30/25
Las Angeles Sparks vs. Las Vegas Aces
May 30, 2025 10:00 pm EDT
The WNBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Los Angeles Sparks and the Las Vegas Aces. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Los Angeles Sparks 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 evening’s Sparks vs. Aces matchup.
Draftkings WNBA Showdown Picks
Captain-A’ja Wilson, Forward, Las Vegas Aces $11,200
Veteran center A’ja Wilson has been the leader in the paint that the Las Vegas Aces have needed to win games this season. Let’s review Wilson’s relevant player data from the 2025 WNBA regular season to better shed light on the talented center’s overall contributions to her team.
In the four games that center A’ja Wilson played for the Las Vegas Aces in the 2025 WNBA regular season, Wilson is averaging a robust 20.8 points, 10.8 rebounds, 4.1 assists, 2.1 steals and 2.3 blocks a game.
Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the four games that A’ja Wilson has played for the Aces in 2025, Wilson has compiled a 49.6% field goal percentage, a 20% three-point percentage and an 81.7% free throw percentage.
More recently, in the Las Vegas Aces dominant 87-62 win over the Connecticut Sun ten days ago, Las Vegas center A’ja Wilson played exceptionally well. More specifically, in the Aces victory over the Suns, Wilson amassed 22 points, ten rebounds, four assists, three steals and two blocks.
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 Las Vegas Aces center A’ja Wilson is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this WNBA regular season game. With that said, I am backing A’ja Wilson at the captain position for this one game Draftkings WNBA single game contest.
Flex Plays
Jackie Young, Guard, Las Vegas Aces $8,800
In addition to A’ja Wilson, guard Jackie Young has been a key contributor for the Las Vegas Aces this season. With that said, how has Young performed from a statistical perspective in 2025? Let’s examine Young’s game data from the 2025 WNBA regular season to answer that question.
In the four games that guard Jackie Young played for the Las Vegas Aces in the 2025 WNBA regular season, Young has averaged a rather impressive 17.8 points, 3.8 assists, 3.5 rebounds, 1.1 steals and 0.3 blocks a game.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this WNBA regular season game (Draftkings price noted): Kelsey Plum, Guard (Las Angeles Sparks) $10,800: Dearica Hamby, Forward (Las Angeles Sparks) $10,400: Elizabeth Kitley, Forward (Las Vegas Aces) $3,600.
