The WNBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Dallas Wings and the Las Vegas Aces. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Dallas Wings 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 afternoon’s Wings vs. Aces matchup.
Draftkings WNBA Showdown Picks
Captain-A’ja Wilson, Center, Las Vegas Aces $14,600
Talented center A’ja Wilson has been the driving force behind the Las Vegas Aces success on the basketball court this season. Let’s review Wilson’s relevant player data from the 2025 WNBA regular season to better shed light on the veteran center’s overall contributions to her team.
In the 30 games that center A’ja Wilson played for the Las Vegas Aces in the 2025 WNBA regular season, Wilson is averaging a robust 22.3 points, 10.1 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 1.6 steals and 2.1 blocks a game.
Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the 30 games that A’ja Wilson has played for the Aces in 2025, Wilson has compiled a 48.1% field goal percentage, a 28.2% three-point percentage and an 85.4% free throw percentage.
Earlier this month, in the Las Vegas Aces 101-77 win over the Golden State Valkyries, Las Vegas center A’ja Wilson certainly played at a high level. Let me be more specific. In the Aces victory over Golden State, Wilson compiled 14 points, 14 rebounds, two assists, four steals and one block in 29 minutes of play.
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, Las Vegas center A’ja Wilson is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this WNBA regular season game. Having stated that, I am backing A’ja Wilson at the captain position for this one game Draftkings WNBA showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Paige Bueckers, Guard, Dallas Wings $11,400
Rookie guard Paige Bueckers has been a key contributor for the Dallas Wings in 2025. With that said, how has Bueckers played from a statistical perspective? Let’s examine Bueckers game data from the 2025 WNBA regular season to answer that question.
In the 27 games that guard Paige Bueckers has played for the Dallas Wings in the 2025 WNBA regular season, Bueckers is averaging 18.8 points, 4.1 rebounds, 5.4 assists, 1.7 steals and 0.6 blocks a game.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s WNBA regular season game (Draftkings price noted): Maddy Siegrist, Forward (Dallas Wings) $5,800: Dana Evans, Guard (Las Vegas Aces) $3,400.