The WNBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Las Vegas Aces and the Los Angeles Sparks. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Las Vegas Aces vs. Los Angeles Sparks game let’s review the rules for the Draftkings single game showdown contest.
Draftkings Single Game Showdown Contest Rules
You have $50,000 to utilize on five players from either team. However, one of those players will be designated as your team captain. The captain accumulates 1.5 times the standard fantasy points. Additionally, the captain is 1.5 times the standard cost of the flex position.
The remaining four players in your lineup will receive the standard fantasy points. Having stated that, it is highly important for you to identify the correct player for your captain position if you hope to win a large field DFS GPP (guaranteed prize pool) showdown contest.
If you have additional questions regarding the rules for the single game showdown contest, I recommend that you check out the Draftkings 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 Draftkings picks for this evening’s Aces vs. Sparks matchup.
Draftkings WNBA Showdown Picks
Captain-A’ja Wilson, Center, Las Vegas Aces $10,600
Veteran center A’ja Wilson has been the leader in the paint that the Las Vegas Aces have needed to win games this season. Let’s review Wilson’s relevant player data from the 2025 WNBA regular season to better shed light on the center’s overall contributions to her team.
In the 22 games that center A’ja Wilson played for the Las Vegas Aces in the 2025 WNBA regular season, Wilson is averaging a robust 21.6 points, 9.1 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 1.6 steals and 2.4 blocks a game.
Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the 22 games that A’ja Wilson has played for the Aces in 2025, Wilson has compiled a 47.9% field goal percentage, a 23.3% three-point percentage and an 83.5% free throw percentage.
Earlier this season, in the Las Vegas Aces 87-62 win over the Connecticut Sun, Las Vegas center A’ja Wilson played exceptionally well. In the Aces victory over the Sun, Wilson compiled 22 points, ten rebounds, four assists, three steals and two blocks.
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, A’ja Wilson is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this WNBA regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing A’ja Wilson at the captain position for this one game Draftkings WNBA single game contest.
Flex Plays
Dearica Hamby, Forward, Los Angeles Sparks $10,000
Talented forward Dearica Hamby has been a key contributor for the Los Angeles Sparks this season.
In the 25 games that forward Dearica Hamby has played for the Los Angeles Sparks in the 2025 WNBA regular season, Hamby is averaging a rather impressive 17.6 points, 8.1 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 1.8 steals and 0.5 blocks a game.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the 25 games that Dearica Hamby has played for the Sparks in 2025, Hamby has averaged 36.8 Draftkings points a game.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this WNBA regular season game (Draftkings price noted): Kelsey Plum, Guard (Los Angeles Sparks) $9,400: Dana Evans, Guard (Las Vegas Aces) $5,000.