Draftkings WNBA Showdown Picks: Storm vs. Aces 9/22/24

The WNBA presents a matchup between the Seattle Storm and Las Vegas Aces. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.

Before we dive into the Seattle Storm 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 Seattle Storm vs. Las Vegas Aces matchup.

Draftkings WNBA Showdown Picks

Captain-A’ja Wilson, Forward, Las Vegas Aces $10,600

Las Vegas forward A’ja Wilson enters this evening’s contest with the Storm playing outstanding basketball from a statistical perspective.

In the 38 games that Las Vegas forward A’ja Wilson has played for the Las Vegas Aces in the 2024 WNBA regular season, Wilson averaged a whopping 26.6 points, 11.9 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 1.8 steals, and 2.7 blocks a game.

Looking closer at the data just presented, in the 38 games that Aces forward A’ja Wilson has played for the Las Vegas Aces this season, Wilson has accumulated a massive 54.4 Draftkings points a game.

It is noteworthy that these two teams met in Seattle five days ago. Who prevailed? How did Wilson perform in the game? Let’s look at the relevant game data to answer that question. In the Las Vegas Aces 85-72 victory over the Seattle Storm earlier this week, Las Vegas forward A’ja Wilson tallied an impressive 21 points, seven rebounds, two assists, one steal and one block.

From a general perspective, I like Wilson’s matchup in this WNBA playoff game. Why? Aces forward A’ja Wilson will face a Seattle Storm defense that has struggled on the defensive side of the basketball at times this season.

Upon the completion of 40 games played in the 2024 WNBA regular season, the Seattle Storm ranked eighth in team defensive rebounding percentage (70%), ninth in total opponent second chance points allowed a contest (10.9), and tenth in total points allowed in the paint a game (38.1). What did we learn from the data just presented? Clearly, the Seattle Storm are not a good defensive basketball team entering tonight’s WNBA playoff game.

For the reasons just noted, I am backing Las Vegas Aces center A’ja Wilson as my captain for tonight’s Draftkings WNBA contest.

Flex Plays

Jewell Loyd, Guard, Seattle Storm $7,800

Storm guard Jewell Loyd has been the leader in the backcourt that the Seattle Storm have needed to win games this season.

In the 37 games that the Seattle Storm have played in the 2024 WNBA regular season, Seattle Storm guard Jewell Loyd averaged a robust 33.8 Draftkings points a game.

Additional flex plays I like to play well (Draftkings price noted): Skylar Diggins-Smith, Guard (Seattle Storm) $9,800: Jackie Young, Guard, (Las Vegas Aces) $7,200.