Chicago Sky vs. Phoenix Mercury
May 27, 2025 10:00 pm EDT
The WNBA presents FanDuel basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Chicago Sky and the Phoenix Mercury. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Chicago Sky 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 this evening’s Chicago Sky vs. Phoenix Mercury matchup.
FanDuel WNBA DFS Picks
MVP-Alyssa Thomas, Forward, Pheonix Mercury $12,200
Talented forward Alyssa Thomas has been a standout performer for the Phoenix Mercury this season. Let’s review Thomas’s relevant player data from the 2025 WNBA regular season to better shed light on the veteran forward’s overall contributions to her team.
In the four games that forward Alyssa Thomas played for the Phoenix Mercury in the 2025 WNBA regular season, Thomas is averaging a rather impressive 16.5 points, 7.8 rebounds, 6.3 assists, 1.5 steals and 0.5 blocks a game.
Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the four games that Alyssa Thomas has played for the Mercury in 2025, Thomas has compiled a 50% field goal percentage and a 66.7% free throw percentage.
More recently, in the Phoenix Mercury’s 68-62 win over the Washington Mystics two days ago, Phoenix forward Alyssa Thomas has played exceptionally well. More specifically, Thomas amassed 11 points, eight rebounds, five assists and one steal in the Mercury’s defeat of the Mystics.
What did we learn from the data just presented? Clearly, Alyssa Thomas can post a high number of DFS points on any given night. With that said, I fully expect that trend to continue in tonight’s matchup with the Chicago Sky.
In my view, Alyssa Thomas is the most likely player to post the most FanDuel points in this WNBA regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing Phoenix Mercury forward Alyssa Thomas at the MVP position for this one game FanDuel WNBA single game contest.
Flex Plays
Monique Akoa Makani, Guard, Phoenix Mercury $3,200
In addition to forward Alyssa Thomas, guard Monique Akoa Makani has been a key contributor for the Phoenix Mercury this season.
In the four games that guard Monique Akoa Makani has played for the Phoenix Mercury this season, Makani has averaged a robust 10.1 points, 1.5 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 1.1 steals and 0.3 blocks a game.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the four games that Monique Akoa Makani has played for the Mercury in 2025, Makani is averaging 17.55 FanDuel points a contest.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s WNBA regular season game (FanDuel price noted): Angel Reese, Forward (Chicago Sky) $11,000: Courtney Vandersloot, Guard (Chicago Sky) $8,000.
