Atlanta Dream vs. Connecticut Sun
September 10, 2025 7:00 pm EDT
The WNBA presents FanDuel basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Connecticut Sun and the Atlanta Dream. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Connecticut Sun vs. Atlanta Dream 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 tonight’s Atlanta Dream vs. Connecticut Sun matchup.
FanDuel WNBA DFS Picks
MVP-Rhyne Howard, Guard, Atlanta Dream $12,600
Veteran guard Rhyne Howard has certainly been a standout performer for the Atlanta Dream this season. With that said, how has Howard performed from a statistical standpoint? Let’s review the talented guard’s relevant player data from the 2025 WNBA regular season to answer that question.
In the 32 games that Rhyne Howard has played for the Atlanta Dream in the 2025 WNBA regular season, Howard is averaging 17.6 points, 4.5 rebounds, 4.7 assists, 1.5 steals and 0.8 blocks a game.
Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the 32 games that Rhyne Howard has played for the Atlanta Dream this season, Howard has averaged a whopping 35.29 FanDuel points a contest.
These two teams have met multiple times this season. How did Rhyne Howard perform in the most recent matchup? Who won? In the Atlanta Dream’s dominant 87-62 win over the Connecticut Sun two days ago, Atlanta guard Rhyne Howard tallied 18 points, five rebounds, six assists and two steals in 31 minutes of play.
Taking a closer look at the data just presented, in the Atlanta Dream’s defeat of the Connecticut Sun just mentioned, Howard accumulated 38.1 FanDuel points.
What did we learn from the data just presented? The data clearly illustrates that Rhyne Howard can post a high number of DFS points on any given night. Having stated that, I fully expect that trend to continue in tonight’s matchup with the Connecticut Sun.
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, Atlanta Dream guard Rhyne Howard is the most likely player to post the most FanDuel points in this WNBA regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing Rhyne Howard at the MVP position for this one game FanDuel WNBA showdown contest.
Flex plays I like to play well in this WNBA regular season game (FanDuel price noted): Marina Mabrey, Guard (Connecticut Sun) $9,400: Saniya Rivers, Guard (Connecticut Sun) $5,800.
