FanDuel Best WNBA DFS Picks: Liberty vs. Aces 10/6/24
FanDuel picks and predictions for this afternoon's Liberty vs. Aces matchup.
New York Liberty vs. Las Vegas Aces
October 6, 2024 3:00 pm EDT
The WNBA presents a second-round playoff matchup between the Las Vegas Aces and New York Liberty. Let’s take a look at this game from a FanDuel perspective.
Before we dive into the Las Vegas Aces vs. New York Liberty game let’s review the rules for the FanDuel single game 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 2x times the standard FanDuel fantasy points value.
The remaining four players in your lineup will be one star and three flex plays. The star player will receive 1.5x the standard fantasy points value. The final three 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.
Here are my FanDuel picks for this afternoon’s Las Vegas Aces vs. New York Liberty matchup.
MVP-Breanna Stewart, Forward, New York Liberty $9,500
New York forward Breanna Stewart was the driving force behind the New York Liberty’s offensive success this season. Stewart’s leadership helped the Liberty lock up the number one seed in the 2024 WNBA playoffs.
In the 38 games that New York forward Breanna Stewart played for the New York Liberty in the 2024 WNBA regular season, Stewart averaged a robust 20.4 points, 8.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 1.7 steals, and 1.3 blocks a game.
More recently, in the New York Liberty’s 83-69 playoff victory over the Atlanta Dream last week, New York forward Breanna Stewart played rather well. Stewart accumulated 20 points, 11 rebounds, three assists, and two blocks in the Liberty’s playoff win over the Dream.
It should be noted that these two teams met in Game 1 of this WNBA playoff series earlier this week. Who prevailed? How did Breanna Stewart perform in the game? In the New York Liberty’s 87-77 win over the Las Vegas Aces just mentioned, Stewart compiled 34 points, five rebounds, four assists, one block, and two steals.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Liberty’s defeat of the Las Vegas Aces two days ago, Breanna Stewart tallied a whopping 51.1 FanDuel points.
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 for tomorrow night’s game.
In summary, I like Breanna Stewart’s chances of continuing to play quality basketball versus the Las Vegas Aces later tomorrow night. For that specific reason, I am backing New York Liberty forward Breanna Stewart at the MVP position for this one game FanDuel WNBA DFS contest.
Star-A’ja Wilson, Forward, Las Vegas Aces $10,000
In the Las Vegas Aces 91-82 series clinching victory over the Seattle Storm seven days ago, Las Vegas forward A’ja Wilson certainly played at a high level. More specifically, A’ja Wilson compiled a massive 24 points, 13 rebounds, two assists, and two blocks in the Aces win over the Storm.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Aces playoff win over the Storm earlier this week, A’ja Wilson tallied 47.6 FanDuel points.
Flex Plays I like to play well (FanDuel price noted): Jonquel Jones, Forward (New York Liberty) $8,500: Sabrina Ionescu, Guard (New York Liberty) $9,000: Kelsey Plum, Guard (Las Vegas Aces) $7,000.
