Minnesota Lynx vs. Golden State Valkyries
September 17, 2025 10:00 pm EDT
The WNBA presents FanDuel basketball fans with a first round playoff matchup featuring the Minnesota Lynx and the Golden State Valkyries. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Minnesota Lynx vs. Golden State Valkyries 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 this evening’s Lynx vs. Valkyries matchup.
FanDuel WNBA DFS Picks
MVP-Veronica Burton, Guard, Golden State Valkyries $12,600
Talented guard Veronica Burton has been the driving force behind the Golden State Valkyries success on the basketball court this season. With that said, how has Burton performed from a statistical perspective? Let’s review the veteran guard’s relevant player data from the 2025 WNBA regular season to answer that question.
In the 44 games that guard Veronica Burton has played for the Golden State Valkyries in the 2025 WNBA regular season, Burton is averaging a rather impressive 11.9 points, 4.4 rebounds, 5.9 assists, 1.1 steals and 0.6 blocks a game.
Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the 44 games that Veronica Burton has played for the Golden State Valkyries in 2025, Burton has compiled a 38.7% field goal percentage, a 34.5% three-point percentage and an 87.8% free throw percentage.
These two teams have met multiple times this season. How did Veronica Burton perform in the most recent matchup? Who won? In the Minnesota Lynx’s 101-72 win over the Golden State Valkyries three days ago, Golden State guard Veronica Burton certainly played at a high level. In the Minnesota Lynx’s victory over the Valkyries, Burton tallied 14 points, five rebounds and seven assists, three steals and one block in 34 minutes of play.
What did we learn from the data just presented? Clearly, Veronica Burton 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 Minnesota Lynx. After all, it’s a win or go home spot for the Golden State Valkyries.
In my opinion, Veronica Burton is the most likely player to post the most FanDuel points in this WNBA first round playoff game. For that specific reason, I am backing Golden State Valkyries guard Veronica Burton at the MVP position for this one game FanDuel WNBA showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Alanna Smith, Forward, Minnesota Lynx $11,000
In the 42 games that guard Alanna Smith has played for the Minnesota Lynx in the 2025 WNBA regular season, Smith is averaging 9.6 points, 5.1 rebounds, 2.9 assists, 1.9 blocks and 1.3 steals a game.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this WNBA playoff game (FanDuel price noted): Napheesa Collier, Forward (Minnesota Lynx) $14,400: Kayla McBride, Guard (Minnesota Lynx) $7,600.
