FanDuel WNBA DFS Picks: Valkyries vs. Mystics 7/31/25
Golden State Valkyries vs. Washington Mystics
July 31, 2025 7:30 pm EDT
The WNBA presents FanDuel basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Golden State Valkyries and the Washington Mystics. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Golden State Valkyries vs. Washington Mystics 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 Valkyries vs. Mystics matchup.
FanDuel WNBA DFS Picks
MVP-Shakira Austin, Forward, Connecticut Sun $13,000
Talented forward Shakira Austin has been a solid performer for the Washington Mystics this season. With that said, how has Austin performed from a data standpoint? Let’s review Austin’s relevant player statistics from the 2025 WNBA regular season to answer that question.
In the 23 games that forward Shakira Austin has played for the Washington Mystics in the 2025 WNBA regular season, Austin is averaging a robust 12.7 points, 6.8 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 1.1 steals and 1.1 blocks a game.
Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the 23 games that Shakira Austin has played for the Washington Mystics in 2025, Austin has compiled a 47.2% field goal percentage and a 66.7% free throw percentage.
More recently, in the Washington Mystics dominant 69-58 win over the Seattle Storm five days ago, Washington forward Shakira Austin certainly played at a high level. In the Mystics win over the Storm, Austin amassed 14 points, 11 rebounds, one assist and two blocks in only 25 minutes of play.
As I noted in the rules section above, selecting the correct player at the captain position for a Draftkings 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, I think Shakira Austin is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this WNBA regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing Shakira Austin at the captain position for this one game Draftkings WNBA single game contest.
Flex Plays
Sonia Citron, Guard, Washington Mystics $11,800
In addition to Shakira Austin, rookie guard Sonia Citron has been a key contributor for the Washington Mystics this season.
In the 26 games that Sonia Citron has played for the Washington Mystics in the 2025 WNBA regular season, Citron is averaging 14.2 points, 4.9 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 1.1 steals and 0.4 blocks a game.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the 26 games that Citron has played this season, Citron is averaging 25.77 FanDuel points a contest.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this WNBA regular season game (FanDuel price noted): Janelle Salaun, Forward (Golden State Valkyries) $8,800: Tiffany Hayes, Guard (Golden State Valkyries) $9,800.
