{"id":847171,"date":"2026-08-05T16:30:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T16:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/847171\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T16:30:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T16:30:11","slug":"draftkings-wnba-pick6-fantasy-basketball-picks-today-top-picks-for-8-5-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/847171\/","title":{"rendered":"DraftKings WNBA Pick6 Fantasy Basketball Picks Today: Top Picks for 8\/5\/26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With four games on the W slate tonight, we\u2019ll get some nice choices in terms of which Pick6 options to pursue.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Dream will host the Mercury at 7 PM EST, while the Storm will visit the Liberty at the same time. The Mystics will host the Wings shortly after at 7:30, while the Sparks will round out the night by visiting the Sky at 9 PM.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are plenty of opportunities to get involved in the action this evening. One of the more unique features on DraftKings this year is <a href=\"https:\/\/pick6.draftkings.com\/?sport=WNBA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Pick6 Fantasy Basketball<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This article will look at my top Pick6 plays for tonight\u2019s slate. We simply choose whether a player will record more or less of the set statistic. Here are my favorite plays for tonight\u2019s action.<\/p>\n<p>Nneka Ogwumike More Than 7.5 Rebounds<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ogwumike is averaging 9.0 RPG this season, so the boosted line gives us some nice room here. Chicago has allowed a league-high 46.7 opponent rebounds per game, including 47.0 over its last three, and Ogwumike collected 12 boards in their July meeting. She is also coming off a 22-point, 10-rebound performance against Portland. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Her return to Los Angeles has gone well, as she is averaging 17.4 PPG while operating as one of the Sparks\u2019 steadiest contributors at both ends of the floor. Kamilla Cardoso presents a legitimate challenge inside, but Chicago\u2019s overall rebounding environment has been too favorable to ignore. We only need eight rebounds from a player producing nine per game and entering with consecutive double-doubles.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"216\" height=\"242\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image_56eb92.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-428130\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Sabrina Ionescu More Than 16.5 Points<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today\u2019s DraftKings Sportsbook promotion lowers Ionescu\u2019s points line from 19.5 to 16.5, which is especially appealing given her recent scoring form. She finished with 18 points on 7-of-10 shooting in Monday\u2019s win over Seattle despite playing only 29 minutes. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Her 16.3 PPG season average undersells how well she has played lately, as she averaged a career-best 26.4 PPG during July. The Storm have allowed 88.2 PPG this season and 99.3 over their last three, leaving New York with another favorable scoring environment in the immediate rematch. Ionescu did not need unusually heavy volume to reach 18 in the first meeting, and New York\u2019s offense established its stars early. If that trend continues, then seventeen points remains a manageable target now that she has regained her scoring rhythm.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"211\" height=\"239\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image_85e219.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-428131\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Shakira Austin More Than 16.5 Points<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Austin is in the middle of her best offensive season yet, averaging 15.0 PPG and 9.5 RPG while taking on a larger role for Washington. She was the defining matchup problem when Washington beat Dallas last week, finishing with a season-high 28 points and 10 rebounds while repeatedly overpowering the Wings around the basket. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Washington dominated the interior throughout that game, and Austin was the centerpiece of an approach Dallas struggled to deal with. She has developed into a much more consistent offensive option rather than someone Washington only uses for favorable matchups. Dallas can make adjustments in the rematch, but its personnel still does not offer an obvious solution for Austin\u2019s size and physicality.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"213\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image_9b3a54.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-428132\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"uHVWIs\">Pick6 is a peer-to-peer fantasy variant where you build a lineup (your \u201cPick Set\u201d) of at least two players and select whether you believe each will outperform their listed stat projection. Enter your Pick Set in Pick6 contests to compete against other users. Get enough picks correct and win a share of cash prizes.<\/p>\n<p>How to Play\u00a0DraftKings Pick6<\/p>\n<p>Create a Pick Set<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"nr8QwC\">Create a Pick Set by choosing 2+ players from the same sport and Pick Group (a set of picks available from a group of set competitions). For each player, simply select if you think they\u2019ll have more or less than their listed stat projection. In each Pick Set, you cannot pick the same player twice and you must select players from at least two different teams.<\/p>\n<p>Enter an Amount<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"nZ7eP7\">Once you finalize your Pick Set, choose your entry fee amount. Your entries will be automatically distributed into available contests, subject to your confirmation.<\/p>\n<p>Sweat Your Picks<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"n8Vvow\">When the games go live, use the My Picks tab to follow your picks in real time to track how your players are performing against their projections and how they stack up against other users.<\/p>\n<p>Compete for Prizes<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"ij2y0s\">Make enough correct picks and win a share of the contests\u2019 guaranteed prizes. Any prizes won will be credited to your DraftKings account after contests are finalized.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"AhYgOg\">Play at\u00a0DraftKings Pick6\u00a0or by downloading the DraftKings Pick6 app on\u00a0Apple\u00a0or\u00a0Google!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"With four games on the W slate tonight, we\u2019ll get some nice choices in terms of which Pick6&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":847172,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[629],"tags":[461,49,48,726,3459,294128,294130,632,3457,294129,1611,82,737,630],"class_list":["post-847171","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wnba","tag-basketball","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-chicago-sky","tag-dallas-wings","tag-draftkings-fantasy-advice","tag-draftkings-network","tag-los-angeles-sparks","tag-new-york-liberty","tag-pick6","tag-seattle-storm","tag-sports","tag-washington-mystics","tag-wnba"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/847171","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=847171"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/847171\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/847172"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=847171"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=847171"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=847171"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}