WNBA DFS Breakdown: Wednesday, July 5th
Mangone breaks down his favorite guards, forwards and fade of the night for the three-game WNBA slate.
Guards
Moriah Jefferson/Kelsey Plum: Moriah Jefferson is finally thriving with Monique Currie gone and 5.3k is still too cheap for her. Jefferson’s should finally have a safe floor of 30 minutes per game no matter what with Currie gone. The Stars will be playing a game which has the highest implied team total in vegas with the closest spread as well. Connecticut is a team that I don’t mind picking on at the guard position and Jefferson should have a nice game at this price tag. Kelsey Plum is only $3,000 again she is only $3,000. How do we not play her here for this price tag?! Is there some risk here yes because Plum has been babied as a rookie all year long, but she played 22 minutes last game and had 14.2 FanDuel points and at that price tag she is a clear value play if she gets 20 minutes at the minimum. The sample is small we only have a one game sample without Currie, but it would make no sense to give Plum over 20 minutes and then not play her the next game. I am going to trust that the coach is finally giving Plum the time and ride out this value while I can to fit in other studs.
Brittney Sykes: Sykes is another rookie who is finally starting to get the run we wanted and has started her last three games. In those last three games Sykes has put up 27.8 or more FanDuel points with over 28 minutes or more played in each game. Sykes has arrived and she does not look like she is going anywhere and for a price tag of $4,900 it seems like a clear value that we should jump on before she is priced in the high $5,000 range. Obviously bad games can happen and if you’re worried about ownership I get it, but I am not going to worry about it and just be different elsewhere with my roster construction.
Forwards
Jonquel Jones: I have saved a ton of money at Guard so far with some of the picks discussed. so I am going to give you my top Forward on this slate and I am paying up for her. Jonquel Jones has been dominant all season long and the San Antonio Stars is another matchup where she can have a massive game. Last game against the Stars Jones had 14 boards but only 9 points on 4-9 shooting. I would expect Jones to improve her points performance in this matchup and I think we get a massive game from Jones today against the Stars. If I am paying up for one Forward today Jones is the girl I want to load up on.
Fade of the Night
Elena Delle Donne is my fade of the night and it helps that my top play is at the same price tag, but there are other reasons for this fade. Delle Donne draws a tough matchup against Griner and I understand if Delle Donne gets hot with her jumper then she could have a great game. The thing is Griner should easily dominant the boards and could give Delle Donne some fits inside. On top of that Emma Meesseman is back and with her back that takes down some of Delle Donne’s production on the rebounding side of the ball and takes away some offensive production. Delle Donne has been good to me all year, but this is a spot I think I will stay away from her and go Jones instead.