On tap for Monday is a two-game WNBA slate. The Dream are hosting the Tempo and the Storm are hosting the Sky. Below, I have featured two of my favorite DFS targets on DraftKings for this slate.
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G, Natasha Cloud, Chicago Sky at Seattle Storm, $8,200
Both Sydney Taylor (groin) and Skylar Diggins (knee) are out for the third game in a row, making Cloud an easy choice at this price point. Cloud has been great in these past two outings sans Taylor and Diggins, scoring 41.2 FPTS vs. the Sparks and 27 FPTS vs. the Fever.
Cloud is generating 1.0 FPTS per minute with both Taylor and Diggins off the floor this season. That’s largely thanks to her usage increasing 4.5 percentage points to 21.4% and her assist rate leaping 10.9 percentage points to 37.3%.
This Storm defense Cloud is facing ranks 11th in rating. With Diggins inactive but Taylor active, Cloud posted 33.5 FPTS vs. Seattle last month. With Taylor now also out of the equation, Cloud brings even better upside.
G, Allisha Gray, Atlanta Dream vs. Toronto Tempo, $9,100
The Dream are 3-0 vs. the Tempo this season and Gray has been outstanding in these wins. In her three matchups vs. Toronto, Gray has finished with 44.8, 33.2 and 27.8 FPTS while shooting 51% from the field.
The Tempo rank dead last in defensive rating this season and Gray enters tonight’s matchup in great form. In her last two games, Gray has produced 31.2 FPTS vs. the Mercury and 41 FPTS vs. the Mystics. Washington ranks second in defensive rating this season, so that latter performance was very impressive.
Things will be much easier tonight vs. the Tempo. Gray should once again expose Toronto for a big fantasy score.