Golden State Valkyries vs. Minnesota Lynx
July 5, 2025 8:00 pm EDT
The WNBA presents FanDuel basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Golden State Valkyries and the Minnesota Lynx. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Golden State Valkyries vs. Minnesota Lynx 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 Valkyries vs. Lynx matchup.
FanDuel WNBA DFS Picks
MVP-Napheesa Collier, Forward, Minnesota Lynx $14,400
Veteran forward Napheesa Collier has been a solid performer for the Minnesota Lynx this season. Let’s review Collier’s relevant player data from the 2025 WNBA regular season to better shed light on the talented forward’s overall contributions to her team in 2025.
In the 14 games that forward Napheesa Collier played for the Minnesota Lynx in the 2025 WNBA regular season, Collier is averaging a robust 24.6 points, 8.2 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 1.7 steals and 1.5 blocks a game.
Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the 14 games that Napheesa Collier has played for the Lynx in 2025, Collier has compiled a 52.5% field goal percentage, a 37.7% three-point percentage and a 94.7% free throw percentage.
Last month, in Minnesota’s convincing 81-65 win over the Dallas Wings, Minnesota forward Napheesa Collier played exceptionally well. More specifically, Collier amassed 28 points, ten rebounds, four assists, three steals and three blocks in Minnesota’s victory over the Wings. It is also noteworthy that in the Lynx defeat of the Wings, Collier tallied a rather impressive 61 FanDuel points.
What did we learn from the data just presented? Clearly, Napheesa Collier can post a high number of DFS points on any given night. I fully expect that trend to continue in this evening’s matchup with the Golden State Valkyries.
In my view, Napheesa Collier is the most likely player to post the most FanDuel points in this WNBA regular season game. With that said, I am backing Minnesota Lynx forward Napheesa Collier at the MVP position for this one game FanDuel WNBA single game contest.
Flex Plays
Alanna Smith, Forward, Minnesota Lynx $11,600
In addition to Napheesa Collier, forward Alanna Smith has been a key contributor for the Minnesota Lynx this season. Having stated that, how has Smith performed from a statistical standpoint in 2025? Let’s examine Smith’s game data from the 2025 WNBA regular season to answer that question.
In the 16 games that guard Alanna Smith has played for the Minnesota Lynx in the 2025 WNBA regular season, Smith is averaging 10.8 points, 5.5 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 2.5 blocks and 0.9 steals a game.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the 16 games that Alanna Smith has played for the Lynx in 2025, Smith is averaging 30.26 FanDuel points a contest.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this WNBA regular season game (FanDuel price noted): Kayla Thornton, Forward (Golden State Valkyries) $11,800: Veronica Burton, Guard (Golden State Valkyries) $9,000.
