Las Vegas Aces vs. Phoenix Mercury
August 15, 2025 10:00 pm EDT
The WNBA presents FanDuel basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Las Vegas Aces and the Phoenix Mercury. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Las Vegas Aces vs. Phoenix Mercury game let’s review the rules for the FanDuel single game showdown contest.
FanDuel Single Game Contest Rules
Here are the FanDuel single game contest rules. You have $60,000 to utilize on five players from either team. However, one of those players will be designated as your team MVP. The MVP accumulates 1.5x times the standard FanDuel fantasy points value. Additionally, the MVP is 1.5 times the standard cost of the flex position.
The remaining five players in your lineup will be flex plays. The five flex positions will receive the standard FanDuel points value. Having stated that, it is highly important for you to identify the correct player for your MVP position if you hope to win a large field GPP (guaranteed prize pool) FanDuel single game contest.
If you have additional questions regarding the rules for the single game contest, I highly recommend that you check out the FanDuel 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 FanDuel picks for today’s Aces vs. Mercury matchup.
FanDuel WNBA DFS Picks
MVP-A’ja Wilson, Center, Las Vegas Aces $13,600
Veteran 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 talented center’s overall contributions to her team.
In the 29 games that center A’ja Wilson played for the Las Vegas Aces in the 2025 WNBA regular season, Wilson is averaging a rather impressive 22.1 points, 9.8 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 1.7 steals and 2.1 blocks a game.
Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the 29 games that A’ja Wilson has played for the Aces in 2025, Wilson has compiled a 48.2% field goal percentage, a 28.2% three-point percentage and an 84.8% free throw percentage.
Last month, in the Las Vegas Aces 86-68 win over the Connecticut Sun, Las Vegas center A’ja Wilson played exceptionally well. More specifically, in the Las Vegas Aces victory over Connecticut, Wilson compiled 19 points, three rebounds, two steals and four blocks in only 24 minutes of play.
As I noted in the rules section above, selecting the correct player at the MVP position for a FanDuel 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, A’ja Wilson is the most likely player to amass the most FanDuel points in this evening’s WNBA game. With that said, I am backing Las Vegas Aces center A’ja Wilson at the MVP position for this WNBA regular season game.
Flex Plays
Alyssa Thomas, Forward, Phoenix Mercury $13,200
In the 26 games that forward Alyssa Thomas played for the Phoenix Mercury in the 2025 WNBA regular season, Thomas is averaging a robust 16.1 points, 8.7 rebounds, 9.1 assists, 1.6 steals and 0.5 blocks a game.
Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the 26 games that Alyssa Thomas has played for the Mercury in 2025, Thomas has compiled a 53.8% field goal percentage and a 70.8% free throw percentage.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this WNBA regular season game (FanDuel price noted): Satou Sabally, Forward (Phoenix Mercury) $11,600: Dana Evans, Guard (Las Vegas Aces) $3,800.
