Dallas Wings vs. Phoenix Mercury
July 7, 2025 10:00 pm EDT
The WNBA presents FanDuel basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Dallas Wings and the Phoenix Mercury. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Dallas Wings 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 Dallas Wings vs. Phoenix Mercury matchup.
FanDuel WNBA DFS Picks
MVP-Alyssa Thomas, Forward, Pheonix Mercury $13,200
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 13 games that forward Alyssa Thomas played for the Phoenix Mercury in the 2025 WNBA regular season, Thomas is averaging a robust 14.3 points, 7.3 rebounds, 9.4 assists, 1.5 steals and 0.5 blocks a game.
Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the 13 games that Alyssa Thomas has played for the Mercury in 2025, Thomas has compiled a 52.5% field goal percentage and a 69.1% free throw percentage.
More recently, in the Phoenix Mercury’s dominant 106-91 win over the New York Liberty last month, Phoenix forward Alyssa Thomas has played exceptionally well. More specifically, Thomas amassed 17 points, nine rebounds and 15 assists in the Mercury’s defeat of the Liberty.
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 Dallas Wings.
It is noteworthy that Phoenix Mercury forward Satou Sabally has been officially ruled out of tonight’s game due to an ankle injury. I think the absence of Sabally in the Mercury’s lineup should open up more offensive opportunities for Alyssa Thomas.
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
Paige Bueckers, Guard, Dallas Wings $12,600
Rookie guard Paige Bueckers has been the leader in the backcourt that the Dallas Wings have needed to win game this season.
In the 14 games that guard Paige Bueckers has played for the Dallas Wings in the 2025 WNBA regular season, Bueckers is averaging a robust 18.7 points, 4.4 rebounds, 5.7 assists, 1.8 steals and 0.9 blocks a game.
Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the 14 games that Paige Bueckers has played for the Wings in 2025, Bueckers has compiled a 47.5% field goal percentage, a 34.8% three-point percentage and an 86.7% free throw percentage.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s WNBA regular season game (FanDuel price noted): Sami Whitcomb, Guard (Phoenix Mercury) $8,600: Myisha Hines-Allen, Forward (Dallas Wings) $8,200.
