Chicago Sky vs. Phoenix Mercury
August 28, 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 tonight’s Chicago Sky vs. Phoenix Mercury matchup.
FanDuel WNBA DFS Picks
MVP-Alyssa Thomas, Forward, Phoenix Mercury $14,000
Veteran forward Alyssa Thomas has been the driving force behind the Phoenix Mercury’s success on the basketball court this season. With that said, how has Thomas forward performed from a statistical perspective? Let’s review the talented forward’s relevant player data from the 2025 WNBA regular season to answer that question.
In the 32 games that forward Alyssa Thomas has played for the Phoenix Mercury in the 2025 WNBA regular season, Thomas is averaging a robust 15.9 points, 9.1 rebounds, 9.3 assists, 1.6 steals and 0.5 blocks a game.
Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the 32 games that Alyssa Thomas has played for the Mercury in 2025, Thomas has compiled a 53.8% field goal percentage and a 70% free throw percentage.
Earlier this month, in the Phoenix Mercury’s 98-91 win over the Golden State Valkyries, Phoenix forward Alyssa Thomas certainly played well. Let me be more specific. In the Mercury’s 98-91 victory over Golden State, Thomas amassed 13 points, nine rebounds, eight assists, one steal and one block. What did we learn? Clearly, Alyssa Thomas can post a high number of DFS points on any given night.
In my view, Alyssa Thomas is the most likely player to post the most FanDuel points in this WNBA regular season game. With that said, I am backing Phoenix Mercury forward Alyssa Thomas at the MVP position for this one game FanDuel WNBA single game contest.
Flex Plays
Satou Sabally, Forward, Phoenix Mercury $11,000
In addition to Alyssa Thomas, forward Satou Sabally has been a key contributor for the Phoenix Mercury in 2025.
In the 32 games that Phoenix forward Satou Sabally has played for the Phoenix Mercury in the 2025 WNBA regular season, Sabally is averaging a rather impressive 16.9 points, 6.3 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.3 steals and 0.3 blocks a game.
In conclusion, I fully expect Satou Sabally to continue her outstanding play in this evening’s matchup with the Chicago Sky.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this WNBA regular season game (FanDuel price noted): Angel Reese, Forward (Chicago Sky) $13,200: DeWanna Bonner, Forward (Phoenix Mercury) $8,800: Rachel Banham, Guard (Chicago Sky) $5,200.
