WNBA DFS Lineup Advice – 8/12/2018 Early Slate
By EJ Whelan
Welcome to the Sunday edition of WNBA DFS Lineup Advice, a fantasy basketball column dedicated to finding you the best key players and value picks on today’s slate to build your lineups around.
Good morning everybody! We have an early slate on Fanduel and DraftKings today featuring three WNBA games starting at 2:30 p.m. ET. The main slate will have two games both starting at 7 p.m. ET. I will have an article out in a few hours for the main slate, but for now, let’s jump into the early games and find some key players and value picks to build our lineups around. It should be a great day of basketball and could decide the post-season fate of a few teams playing, so let’s get crackin’ and go win some money!!!
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- Where to Play (Websites, contest rules, and prizes)
- Game Times, O/U, Spreads from Oddshark.com
- Key players from each game (Over 6K on Fanduel,10K on DraftKings)
- Value picks from each game (Under 4.5-K on Fanduel, 6k on DraftKings)
- Team stats from WNBA.com
- Player projections from LineStarApp.com
- Final Thoughts on the slate. (Stacks, fades, injuries, etc.)
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WNBA DFS – WHERE TO PLAY
Fanduel (early) – $4 entry fee (150 max) 8,043 total entries 1st place prize – $1,000
Fanduel (main) – $4.44 entry fee (150 max) 8,043 total entries 1st place prize – $5,000
DraftKings (early) – $10 entry fee (17 max) 588 total entries 1st place prize – $500
DraftKings (main) – $10 entry fee (52 max) 1,764 total entries 1st place prize – $3,000
Former Lynx, Sun, and Storm player Renee Montgomery looks right at home in Atlanta. She scored 24 points against the Wings yesterday. The Dream are on the second day of a back-to-back and are looking for their sixth straight win. Interesting fact: In 2010 Montgomery was involved in a trade that led to the Sun selecting Tina Charles as the overall #1 pick in the draft that year.
2:30 p.m. ET Atlanta Dream (21-10) vs. New York Liberty (7-22) 161 O/U NY +4
ATL – Off rating 97.9 Def rating 96 Pace 81.7 Off ppg 80.9 Def ppg 78.9
NY – Off rating 97.3 Def rating 105.5 Pace 79.6 Off ppg 78.1 Def ppg 84.8
Key Players:
Jessica Breland – Breland had a decent game against Dallas yesterday. Atlanta is a game and half in front of Washington. If the Mystics lose today I expect Atlanta to take their foot off of the gas a bit and give their starters a break, especially after just losing Angel McCoughtry to injury. That said, her and Elizabeth Williams are still capable of putting up big numbers today against a weak NY frontcourt. Despite that, I’m more interested in the bench players like Alex Bentley and Monique Billings today for Atlanta.
Tina Charles – Charles is one of the more reliable options on the slate today, which says a lot about how things are shaping up. The offense runs through her, and she has one of the highest usage rates in the league at 29.1%. I won’t have too much exposure to her today, but she should get up for the Liberty’s last home game of the season. There are plenty of value options to pivot to in this game if you don’t feel like paying up for one of the studs.
Value Picks: Kia Nurse (FD &DK) , Monique Billings (FD &DK) , Amanda Zahui B (FD) Kiah Stokes (FD & DK) *if she starts again.
3 p.m. ET Chicago Sky (11-19) vs. Connecticut Sun (17-13) 178.5 O/U CON -13.5
CHI – Off rating 101.7 Def rating 110 Pace 81 Off ppg 82.5 Def ppg 89.7
CON – Off rating 107.2 Def rating 101 Pace 80.9 Off ppg 87.2 Def ppg 82
Key Players:
Courtney Vandersloot – I faded Sloot the other day and it didn’t go well for me. She put up 20 points and 15 assists against the Sun, and rained on my day. LineStar has her projected to score 32.17 points on Fanduel. She’s a little pricey on DraftKings and I’m not expecting another huge performance from her today. That said I do want some exposure to her, Chicago may not have much of a shot at making the playoffs but they still are playing basketball like a team with something to prove.
Alyssa Thomas – Thomas and the rest of the Sun didn’t put up much of a fight against Chicago on Friday. They come into this game heavy point favorites though, and its a good matchup on paper. I would rather play Jonquel Jones or one of the guards from Connecticut, but I’m not rushing to stick any of them in my lineups today.
Value Picks: Layshia Clarendon (FD) , Kahleah Copper (FD & DK)
A few weeks ago the Dallas Wings traded Aerial Powers to the Washington Mystics for Tayler Hill and some leverage in the draft, including a 2nd round pick next year. With Keala Davis out yesterday with illness Hill played 16 minutes scored ten points and grabbed three boards. Aerial Powers has taken a backseat the last few games but I expect both players to get a run today against their former teams. Which one do you want in your lineups today? Keep reading to find out.
3 p.m. ET Dallas Wings (14-16) vs. Washington Mystics (18-11) TBD
DAL – Off rating 106.1 Def rating 102.4 Pace 81.9 Off ppg 87.2 Def ppg 84.2
WAS – Off rating 105.7 Def rating 103 Pace 79.5 Off ppg 85.1 Def ppg 82.3
Key Players:
Elena Delle Donne – EDD is one of my favorite plays on the board today. She wasn’t great against Dallas the last time these two teams played but if Cambage misses she will be in a great spot today. Even if Cambage plays I still like Delle Donne and want her in at least a few of my lineups. LineStar has her projected to score 39.29 points on Fanduel. Washington would love to get a second round bye and I expect EDD to do everything she can today to increase their chances with a win.
Skylar Diggins-Smith – Skylar was on fire yesterday scoring 26 points and 10 assists. She played almost 40 minutes though and could be a little tired heading into today’s game. That said I love her price on both sites and will have a good amount of exposure to her. LineStar has her projected to score 38.21 points on Fanduel. If Cambage misses again than everything should run through SDS and she should have no problem hitting value today.
Liz Cambage – I think she will play today. She was questionable all the way up until tip-off yesterday, and Dallas really needs a win right now. Early this season she had a monster game against Washington with 35 points 17 rebounds. She’s a risky play today, but it could pay off well. If she misses again I expect the starters who fill in for Dallas to do better today than they did against Atlanta.
Value Picks: Theresa Plaisance (FD & DK) , Tayler Hill (FD & DK) , Aerial Powers (FD & DK)
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Final Thoughts
- There are a lot of players in the pool today. Picking one stud from each game, or two from the DAL/WAS game, and building around them with value should leave you with plenty of options today.
- I will be targeting the WAS/DAL and ATL/NY games today for my lineups
- We are still waiting on the spread to come out for the DAL/WAS game but I will probably take the over, especially if Liz plays and it’s around 182. I like Chicago against the spread and the ATL/NY game to stay under the point total.
- Good luck today, and enjoy the games. Remember to check back in a few hours for my article for tonight’s games.
- Injuries that could impact the slate: Liz Cambage (Ques), Damiris Dantas (Ques), Keala Davis (Sick)
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