Draftkings WNBA Showdown Picks: Wings vs. Sky 7/9/25
Dallas Wings vs. Chicago Sky
July 9, 2025 8:00 pm EDT
The WNBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Dallas Wings and the Chicago Sky. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Dallas Wings vs. Chicago Sky 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 Wings vs. Sky matchup.
Draftkings WNBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Angel Reese, Forward, Chicago Sky $10,400
Veteran forward Angel Reese has been the leader in the paint that the Chicago Sky have needed to win games this season. Let’s review Reese’s relevant player data from the 2025 WNBA regular season to better shed light on the talented forward’s overall contributions to her team.
In the 18 games that forward Angel Reese played for the Chicago Sky in the 2025 WNBA regular season, Reese is averaging a robust 12.6 points, 12.8 rebounds, 3.9 assists, 1.6 steals and 0.6 blocks a game.
Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the 18 games that Angel Reese has played for the Sky in 2025, Reese has compiled a 40.9% field goal percentage, a 26.7% three-point percentage and a 79.7% free throw percentage.
Last month, in the Chicago Sky’s 97-86 win over the Los Angeles Sparks, Chicago forward Angel Reese certainly played at a high level. Let me be more specific. In the Sky’s victory over the Sparks, Reese amassed 18 points, 17 rebounds, six assists and four steals.
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, Angel Reese is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this WNBA regular season game. With that said, I am backing Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese at the MVP position for this one game FanDuel WNBA single game contest.
Flex Plays
Paige Bueckers, Guard, Dallas Wings $9,600
Rookie guard Paige Bueckers has been the leader in the backcourt that the Dallas Wings have needed to win game this season.
In the 15 games that guard Paige Bueckers has played for the Dallas Wings in the 2025 WNBA regular season, Bueckers is averaging a robust 18.7 points, 4.4 rebounds, 5.7 assists, 1.8 steals and 0.9 blocks a game.
Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the 15 games that Paige Bueckers has played for the Wings in 2025, Bueckers has compiled a 47.5% field goal percentage, a 34.8% three-point percentage and an 86.7% free throw percentage.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s WNBA regular season game (Draftkings price noted): Ariel Atkins, Guard (Chicago Sky) $8,800: Myisha Hines-Allen, Forward (Dallas Wings) $6,000.
