For the first time this season, we have a five-game WNBA slate. With the Lynx getting the day off, the only team I’m really avoiding is Atlanta. They have been inexplicably bad, and now they face one of the best teams in the WNBA. Tiffany Hayes clearly isn’t healthy, and I need to see her and Alex Bentley hitting some shots before I am going to take a chance on them, especially in a bigger slate.
| Player | FanDuel | DraftKings | Comments |
| Jonquel Jones, F, CON | $8,800 | $11,600 | She has at least 38 fantasy points in every game this season. She is by far the safest play on Sunday's slate. |
| DeWanna Bonner, G, PHO | $8,500 | $12,000 | Bonner is by far the safest guard on the slate, and you could make an argument she is the safest player overall, ahead of even Natasha Howard and Jonquel Jones. Bonner was the only Mercury player to show up at Minnesota Thursday, and this is a much easier matchup at Indiana. |
| Natasha Howard, F, SEA | $8,300 | $11,200 | Her price is down after she struggled against Minnesota, but just about everyone struggles against the Lynx. In the three games she didn't have to face Sylvia Fowles, Howard has scored at least 40 fantasy points, averaging 51.0 fantasy points in those three games. |
| Liz Cambage, F, LVA | $7,600 | $9,800 | Cambage played a season-high 19 minutes Thursday, and her minutes restriction will likely be lifted sooner than later. |
| Erica Wheeler, G, IND | $7,300 | $7,300 | Wheeler has scored more fantasy points than any guard in this slate outside of DeWanna Bonner, but she remains really cheap on DraftKings. Wheeler is money in the bank for 20+ fantasy points, but she showed against Connecticut she has an awfully high ceiling as well. |
| Diamond DeShields, G, CHI | $7,000 | $9,500 | The only question for Diamond DeShields is if we can trust her in cash games. She has been great the last two games after struggling against Minnesota. |
| Azura Stevens, F, DAL | $6,200 | $8,600 | She is averaging more than a fantasy point per minute; the only concern is the minutes after she played 14 against Indiana Friday and 26 in her season debut last week. She's a GPP play, but I'll consider her for cash if she starts. |
| Alysha Clark, F, SEA | $6,100 | $5,500 | Clark has played at least 27 minutes and scored at least 26.25 fantasy points in both of her games this season. Only the Sparks and Dream have allowed more rebounds to opponents than the Sky this season. |
| Allie Quigley, G, CHI | $5,600 | $7,500 | She scored 36.75 fantasy points against Seattle last week. She is not a cash option, but I love that upside at her price. |
| LaToya Sanders, F, WAS | $5,400 | $9,100 | Sanders is ridiculously cheap on FanDuel. She scored 27 fantasy points in 27 minutes with Emma Meesseman out Friday. |
| Reshanda Gray, F, NY | $5,400 | $5,100 | Even after struggling against Washington Friday, Reshanda Gray is still 14th in the WNBA with 1.12 fantasy points per minute. Gray could play even more as the Liberty try to match up with the Aces frontcourt. |
| Briann January, G, PHO | $5,100 | $5,800 | January had scored at least 20 fantasy points in both of her games this season before facing Minnesota. |
| Arike Ogunbowale, G, DAL | $4,800 | $6,500 | The has struggled to start her WNBA career, but she ranks seventh in the WNBA in usage, ahead of Natasha Howard, Elena Delle Donne, Jewell Loyd and several others. She played a career-high 27 minutes off the bench Friday and finished with 15 fantasy points despite shooting 2-14. I believe the shots will start falling eventually, and you can't argue with the price on FanDuel. |
| Jantel Lavender, F, CHI | $4,800 | $5,900 | After coming off the bench in the first game of the season, Lavender has started each of the last two games and scored at least 22 fantasy points in each. She is a cash play. |
| Tearia McCowan, F, IND | $4,700 | $8,000 | McCowan ranks 12th in the WNBA in fantasy points per minute. She will probably play more minutes Sunday matching up with Brittney Griner. That being said, foul trouble has been a problem for McCowan, so she's a GPP play only. |
| Mercedes Russell, F, SEA | $4,600 | $4,600 | Russell started Tuesday and played 31 minutes against Minnesota. She had 17.75 fantasy points in 21 minutes off the bench against Chicago last week, and I bet she tops that easily if she starts again Saturday. |
| POS | FanDuel Cash | $ | POS | FanDuel GPP | POS | DraftKings Cash | $ | POS | DraftKings GPP | $ | |
| G | Briann January | $5,100 | G | Allie Quigley | $5,600 | G | Erica Wheeler | $7,300 | G | Erica Wheeler | $7,300 |
| G | Arike Ogunbowale | $4,800 | G | Arike Ogunbowale | $4,800 | G | Jasmine Thomas | $9,400 | G | Brianna January | 5800 |
| G | DeWanna Bonner | $8,500 | G | Diamond DeShields | $7,000 | Pivot | Courtney Williams | $9,700 | F | Alysha Clark | $5,500 |
| Pivot | Kristi Toliver | 6000 | Pivot | Courtney Vandersloot | 7300 | F | Alysha Clark | $5,500 | F | Natasha Howard | $11,200 |
| F | LaToya Sanders | $5,400 | F | Tearia McCowan | $4,700 | F | Mercedes Russell | $4,600 | F | Jonquel Jones | $11,600 |
| F | Jantel Lavender | $4,800 | F | LaToya Sanders | $5,400 | F | Natasha Howard | $11,200 | Pivot | Tina Charles | 11400 |
| F | Mercedes Russell | $4,600 | F | Elena Delle Donne | $7,500 | UTIL | DeWanna Bonner | $12,000 | UTIL | Azura Stevens | $8,600 |
| F | Glory Johnson | $6,600 | F | Jantel Lavender | $4,800 | Pivot | Jonquel Jones | $11,600 | Pivot | Jordin Canada | $8,300 |
| Pivot | Jonquel Jones | $8,800 | Pivot | Mercedes Russell | $4,600 |