Draftkings WNBA Showdown Picks: Sun vs. Liberty 6/1/25
Connecticut Sun vs. New York Liberty
June 1, 2025 3:00 pm EDT
The WNBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Connecticut Sun and the New York Liberty. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Connecticut Sun vs. New York Liberty 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 afternoon’s Sun vs. Liberty matchup.
Draftkings WNBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Breanna Stewart, Forward, New York Liberty $10,000
Veteran forward Breanna Stewart was a standout performer for the New York Liberty last season. Let’s review Stewart’s relevant player data from the 2024 WNBA regular season to better shed light on the veteran forward’s overall contributions to her team.
In the 38 games that Breanna Stewart played for the New York Liberty in the 2024 WNBA regular season, Stewart averaged 20.8 points, 8.7 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 1.4 steals and 1.5 blocks a game.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the 38 games that Breanna Stewart played for the Liberty in 2024, Stewart averaged 37.5 Draftkings points a contest.
Now that we have determined how Stewart played last season, let’s shift our attention to how Stewart is playing in 2025. In the six games that Breanna Stewart has played for the Liberty this season, Stewart is averaging 35.4 Draftkings points a game.
More recently, in the New York Liberty’s dominant 82-77 win over the Golden State Valkyries two days ago, Breanna Stewart amassed 27 points, seven rebounds, four assists, two steals and three 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 New York Liberty forward Breanna Stewart is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this WNBA regular season game. With that said, I am backing Breanna Stewart at the captain position for this one game Draftkings WNBA single game contest.
Flex Plays
Sabrina Ionescu, Guard, New York Liberty $9,400
In addition to forward Breanna Stewart, guard Sabrina Ionescu has been a key contributor for the New York Liberty in 2025.
In the six games that Sabrina Ionescu has played for the New York Liberty in the 2025 WNBA regular season, Ionescu is averaging 17.8 points, 4.7 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 1.1 steals a game.
Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the six games that Sabrina Ionescu has played for the Liberty this season, Ionescu has compiled a 40.7% field goal percentage, a 32% three-point percentage and a 91.3% free throw percentage.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this WNBA regular season game (Draftkings price noted): Tina Charles, Forward (Connecticut Sun) $8,800: Olivia Nelson-Ododa, Forward (Connecticut Sun) $6,600.
