This is the only Monday all season with WNBA games, and while that is great for DFS players, two weeks of playing every other day is a lot of players, especially the veterans. As such, I think we could see more veteran players get rested this weak, and we could also see teams be extra cautious with injuries. I would be surprised if Diana Taurasi is ready to go Monday, even after her MRI came back clean, but even if she can play, it might make sense for Phoenix to give her a couple of extra days of rest.
We haven’t yet gotten injury updates on a number of important players in the slate, so we will have to pay close attention throughout the night. We will, of course, update the example lineups as more news becomes available. As always, the lineups below are examples of lineups you can make using the players in the Playbook and are not for plug and play.
Guards |
Player | Team | Opp. | DK $ | DK FPPG | FD $ | FD FPPG |
Skylar Diggins-Smith | PHO | DAL | 8900 | 26.79 | 6400 | 26.29 |
Diggins-Smith has taken a backseat to Diana Taurasi this season, but she should have the ball in her hands a ton if Taurasi is ruled out. After a slow start, Diggins-Smith is averaging 29.2 FD fantasy points over her last five games. |
Bria Hartley | PHO | DAL | 8200 | 32.1 | 5900 | 30.80 |
Hartley has missed two straight games with a foot injury, but she will likely be thrown right back into the fire if Diana Taurasi is out. Hartley has 40+ fantasy points in two of her five games this season. |
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough | PHO | DAL | 5200 | 9 | 3900 | 8.68 |
She is averaging 20 mpg with Bria Hartley out, and she might play 30+ minutes if Diana Taurasi is out as well. |
Allie Quigley | CHI | SEA | 7500 | 24.14 | 5200 | 23.20 |
Quigley is as safe as it gets for cash games, playing at least 26 minutes and scoring at least 23 FD fantasy points in four straight games. |
Jordin Canada | SEA | CHI | 8700 | 24.07 | 5800 | 24.36 |
The Sky have allowed more attempts at the rim than any team in the league, and Canada is second on her team in attempts within five feet. The Sky have allowed the third-mist opponents' steals, and Canada is tied for ninth in steals per game after leading the league last season. |
Player | Team | Opp. | DK $ | DK FPPG | FD $ | FD FPPG |
Sophie Cunningham | PHO | DAL | 4500 | 9.57 | 4200 | 9.94 |
Cunningham played a season-high 26 minutes and had 19.2 fantasy points Saturday. She will likely have to play at least that many minutes if Hartley and Taurasi are out Monday. |
Sami Whitcomb | SEA | CHI | 5600 | 14.07 | 3800 | 13.67 |
Whitcomb is averaging 20.2 fantasy points in three games with Sue Bird out. She is a safe play is Bird is out again. |
Courtney Williams | ATL | CON | 7900 | 21.35 | 5300 | 20.16 |
Williams has been solid off the bench, with at least 23 fantasy points in three of her last four games. She will be a no-brainer when she joins the starting lineup, but she is just fine for fantasy off the bench. |
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Forwards |
Player | Team | Opp. | DK $ | DK FPPG | FD $ | FD FPPG |
Isabelle Harrison | DAL | PHO | 7200 | 15.57 | 5100 | 15.47 |
She has played at least 22 minutes and scored at least 23.8 FD fantasy points in each of her last two games. The days of playing fewer than 10 minutes per game appear to be behind her, and she is averaging a career-high 0.93 fantasy points per minute this season. |
Azura Stevens | CHI | SEA | 9300 | 28.64 | 6500 | 29.70 |
Stevens has been great with Stefanie Dolson out, even if she has struggled shooting the ball a bit the last two games. I expect her to bounce back sooner than later. |
Breanna Stewart | SEA | CHI | 12000 | 41.43 | 8000 | 41.23 |
The Sky are 11th in fantasy points allowed to forwards, and Stewart will almost certainly bounce back after shooting 33 percent from the field Saturday. |
Glory Johnson | ATL | CON | 6200 | 12.2 | 4500 | 13.30 |
Johnson got off to a slow start after recovering from COVID, but she has played at least 17 minutes in three straight games, averaging 18.75 fantasy points in that span. Barring late injury news, she is the cheapest forward I feel good about for cash games. |
Alyssa Thomas | CON | ATL | 11000 | 37.39 | 7600 | 36.44 |
I don't trust Brittney Griner, especially if Diana Taurasi is out. That leaves me with a lot of share of Alyssa Thomas. She has at least 37.5 fantasy points in five of her seven games this season. |
Example Lineups:
*Note, these are examples and not meant to be played as is.
DK Cash | | | DK GPP |
Pos. | Player | Team | Opp | FPPG | Salary | | | Pos. | Player | Team | Opp | FPPG | Salary |
G | Skylar Diggins-Smith | PHO | @DAL | 26.79 | $8,900 | | | G | Skylar Diggins-Smith | PHO | @DAL | 26.79 | $8,900 |
G | Sophie Cunningham | PHO | @DAL | 9.57 | $4,500 | | | G | Shatori Walker-Kimbrough | PHO | @DAL | 9 | $5,200 |
F | Isabelle Harrison | DAL | PHO | 15.57 | $7,200 | | | F | Azura Stevens | CHI | @SEA | 28.64 | $9,300 |
F | Glory Johnson | ATL | CON | 12.2 | $6,200 | | | F | Satou Sabally | DAL | PHO | 25.5 | $8,600 |
F | Breanna Stewart | SEA | CHI | 41.43 | $12,000 | | | F | Breanna Stewart | SEA | CHI | 41.43 | $12,000 |
Util | Alyssa Thomas | CON | @ATL | 37.39 | $11,000 | | | Util | Sami Whitcomb | SEA | CHI | 14.07 | $5,600 |
| | | | Total | $49,800 | | | | | | | Total | $49,600 |
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DK Pivot Cash | | | DK Pivot GPP |
Pos. | Player | Team | Opp | FPPG | Salary | | | Pos. | Player | Team | Opp | FPPG | Salary |
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F | Alysha Clark | SEA | CHI | 23.71 | $8,200 | 1 | | F | | | | | |
F | | | | | | 1 | | F | Alyssa Thomas | CON | @ATL | 37.39 | $11,000 |
Util | Jordin Canada | SEA | CHI | 24.07 | $8,700 | 1 | | Util | Natisha Hiedeman | CON | @ATL | 12.54 | $6,500 |
| | | | Total | $16,900 | | | | | | | Total | $17,500 |
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FD Cash | | | FD GPP |
Pos | Player | Team | Opp | FPPG | Salary | | | Pos | Player | Team | Opp | FPPG | Salary |
G | Shatori Walker-Kimbrough | PHO | DAL | 8.68 | $3,900 | | | G | Jordin Canada | SEA | CHI | 24.36 | $5,800 |
G | Allie Quigley | CHI | SEA | 23.20 | $5,200 | | | G | Shatori Walker-Kimbrough | PHO | DAL | 8.68 | $3,900 |
G | Courtney Williams | ATL | CON | 20.16 | $5,300 | | | G | Courtney Williams | ATL | CON | 20.16 | $5,300 |
F | Isabelle Harrison | DAL | PHO | 15.47 | $5,100 | | | F | Isabelle Harrison | DAL | PHO | 15.47 | $5,100 |
F | Azura Stevens | CHI | SEA | 29.70 | $6,500 | | | F | Kayla Thornton | DAL | PHO | 17.11 | $4,800 |
F | Elizabeth Williams | ATL | CON | 26.81 | $6,300 | | | F | Alysha Clark | SEA | CHI | 24.89 | $6,000 |
F | Alyssa Thomas | CON | ATL | 36.44 | $7,600 | | | F | Breanna Stewart | SEA | CHI | 41.23 | $8,000 |
| | | | Total | $39,900 | | | | | | | Total | $38,900 |
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FD Pivot Cash | | | FD Pivot GPP |
Pos | Player | Team | Opp | FPPG | Salary | | | Pos | Player | Team | Opp | FPPG | Salary |
G | | | | | | 1 | | G | Skylar Diggins-Smith | PHO | DAL | 26.29 | $6,400 |
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F | | | | | | 1 | | F | Glory Johnson | ATL | CON | 13.30 | $4,500 |
F | Alysha Clark | SEA | CHI | 24.89 | $6,000 | 1 | | F | | | | | |
F | Breanna Stewart | SEA | CHI | 41.23 | $8,000 | 1 | | F | | | | | |
| | | | Total | $14,000 | | | | | | | Total | $10,900 |