Alex Hunter dives into Thursday’s four-game WNBA slate to find you three players you need to have in your DraftKings lineups.
Thursday presents a four-game WNBA slate. Below, I have featured three of my favorite DFS targets on DraftKings for this slate.
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SF/PF, A’ja Wilson, Las Vegas Aces at Portland Fire, $12,600
Wilson has been absolutely dominating and is worth paying up for tonight. The reigning MVP has scored 60+ FPTS in four of her last six, including a season-best 72.5 FPTS vs. the Storm in her last start. Wilson is shooting 52% from the field and she is handling a career-high 32.6% usage rate this season, which is the highest rate in the WNBA.
Wilson is generating 1.6 FPTS per minute and she is going against the Fire tonight, who rank 12th in defensive rating this season. The Aces carry the second-highest implied team total on the slate at 89.5 points on DraftKings Sportsbook and Wilson should score nothing less than 50 FPTS in this spot.
SF/PF, Aliyah Boston, Indiana Fever vs. Chicago Sky, $10,400
Boston is on the heels of a double-double worth 38 FPTS vs. the Mystics, marking her third straight effort of 32+ FPTS. This season, Boston is leading the Fever with 1.3 FPTS per minute while handling a career-high 27% usage rate.
She is also shooting 50% from the field and a career-best 42% on three-pointers. Boston has grabbed at least seven rebounds in four straight and her second double-double in a row is well within reach vs. the Sky. Chicago is allowing most rebounds per game this season (10.6) and the club just got exposed by Angel Reese for a 17-point and 17-rebound double-double worth 47.2 FPTS on Tuesday.
SF/PF, Awak Kuier, Dallas Wings vs. Phoenix Mercury, $6,100
Kuier has missed the last three with a wrist injury, but she is probable to return tonight and is a strong value play. Before being sidelined, Kuier had scored 24.5, 23.5 and 21.5 FPTS in her previous three while logging 20.7 minutes per game off the bench during this stretch.
Kuier ranks second for the Wings in plus/minus this season, so she should resume her role of around 20 minutes in her return tonight and this is a plus matchup vs. the Mercury, who rank 11th in defensive rating this season. Kuier is producing 1.1 FPTS per minute with a 15.6% usage rate this season and over 20 FPTS is a strong possibility for her tonight.