FanDuel Best WNBA DFS Picks: Liberty vs. Lynx 10/16/24

The WNBA presents a playoff matchup between the New York Liberty and Minnesota Lynx. Let’s take a look at this game from a FanDuel perspective.

Before we dive into the New York Liberty 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 2x times the standard FanDuel fantasy points value.

The remaining four players in your lineup will be one star and three flex plays. The star player will receive 1.5x the standard fantasy points value. The final three 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.

Here are my FanDuel picks for tomorrow evening’s New York Liberty vs. Minnesota Lynx matchup.

FanDuel WNBA DFS Player Selections

MVP-Breanna Stewart, Forward, New York Liberty $9,500

New York forward Breanna Stewart was the driving force behind the New York Liberty’s offensive success this season. Stewart’s leadership helped the Liberty lock up the number one seed in the 2024 WNBA playoffs.

In the 38 games that New York forward Breanna Stewart played for the New York Liberty in the 2024 WNBA regular season, Stewart averaged a robust 20.4 points, 8.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 1.7 steals, and 1.3 blocks a game.

Now that we have determined how Breanna Stewart played in the 2024 WNBA regular season, let’s shift our focus to the 2024 postseason. In the eight games that Stewart has played in the 2024 WNBA playoffs, Stewart has averaged an impressive 37.6 FanDuel points a game.

In Game 2 of the WNBA Finals two days ago, New York forward Breanna Stewart poured in 21 points, eight rebounds, five assists, one block, and seven steals in the New York Liberty’s 80-66 win over the Minnesota Lynx.

Looking closer at the data just presented, in the New York Liberty’s Game 2 win over the Minnesota Lynx just mentioned, Breanna Stewart tallied a massive 59.6 FanDuel points.

As I noted in the rules section above, selecting the correct player at the MVP position for a FanDuel 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 for tomorrow night’s game.

In summary, I like Breanna Stewart’s chances of continuing to play quality basketball versus the Minnesota Lynx tomorrow night. For that specific reason, I am backing New York Liberty forward Breanna Stewart at the MVP position for this one game FanDuel WNBA DFS contest.

Star-Napheesa Collier, Forward, Minnesota Lynx $10,000

Minnesota Lynx forward Napheesa Collier arrives at the third game of the WNBA Finals playing quality basketball from a statistical perspective. Let’s take a look at Collier’s game data from this season to better shed light on my previous statement.

In the 34 games that Napheesa Collier played for the Minnesota Lynx this season, talented Lynx forward Napheesa Collier averaged an impressive 20.4 points, 9.7 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 1.9 steals, and 1.4 blocks a game.

Additional players I like to play well (FanDuel price noted): Alanna Smith, Forward (Minnesota Lynx) $8,000: Jonquel Jones, Guard (New York Liberty) $8,500: Sabrina Ionescu, Guard (New York Liberty) $9,000.