Draftkings Best WNBA Showdown Picks: Storm vs. Sparks 9/11/24

The WNBA presents a matchup between the Seattle Storm and Los Angeles Sparks. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.

Before we dive into the Seattle Storm 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 this evening’s Seattle Storm vs. Los Angeles Sparks matchup.

Draftkings WNBA Showdown Picks

Captain-Skylar Diggins-Smith, Guard, Seattle Storm $9,200

How important has guard Skylar Diggins Smith been to the Seattle Storm this season? Let’s review Diggins-Smith’s recent game data to answer that question.

In the 35 games that Skylar Diggins-Smith has played for the Seattle Storm in the 2024 WNBA regular season, Diggins-Smith is averaging a robust 14.5 points, 2.8 rebounds, 6.5 assists, 1.5 steals, and 0.9 blocks a game.

Looking closer at the data just presented, in the 35 games that Skylar Diggins-Smith has played for the Seattle Storm in the 2024 WNBA regular season, Diggins-Smith averaged an impressive 31.7 Draftkings points a game.

More recently, in the Seattle Storm’s dominating 90-66 win over the Phoenix Mercury four days ago, Skylar Diggins-Smith played exceptionally well. More specifically, Diggins-Smith compiled 12 points, two rebounds, 11 assists, and two steals in the Storm’s victory over the Mercury.

From a general matchup perspective, I like Skylar Diggins-Smith’s chances of playing at a high level in this game. Why? Diggins-Smith will face a Los Angeles Sparks defense that has struggled on the defensive side of the basketball all season.

Through 35 games played in the 2024 WNBA regular season, the Los Angeles Sparks are currently ranked an abysmal tenth in total team defensive rating (106.3), ninth in total opponent fast break points allowed a game (11.1), and 11th in total points allowed in the paint a game (39.2). What did we learn? Clearly, the Los Angeles Sparks are currently not a good defensive basketball team entering tonight’s WNBA regular season contest.

In my opinion, Seattle guard Skylar Diggins-Smith is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this tonight’s WNBA regular season contest. For that specific reason, I am rolling with Skylar Diggins-Smith as my captain for this one game WNBA DFS Showdown slate.

Flex Plays

Azura Stevens, Forward, Los Angeles Sparks $7,000

Los Angeles forward Azura Stevens has certainly been playing quality basketball recently. Let’s take a look at Stevens recent game data to better shed light on my previous statement.

In the last four games that forward Azura Stevens has played for the Los Angeles Sparks this season, Stevens has averaged 8.8 points, 7.8 rebounds, 2.1 assists, and 1.1 steals a game.

Additional flex plays I like to play well this evening (Draftkings price noted): Odyssey Sims, Guard (Los Angeles Sparks) $7,400: Jewell Lloyd, Guard (Seattle Storm) $9,000: Rickea Jackson, Forward (Los Angeles Sparks) $8,200.