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Another day of WNBA action is here! Last night, the Dream and Mystics played a wild offensive game that saw Courtney Williams almost put up a triple-double in a loss, while the Lynx beat the Wings despite another game missed by Minnesota's star center, Sylvia Fowles.
In this article, I'll be providing you with some daily fantasy WNBA lineup picks for DraftKings and FanDuel on 8/20/20. These lineups picks will range from elite players to mid-priced options and value plays.
Want to talk more about the WNBA? I'm always available on Twitter and always down to discuss women's basketball: @juscarts. (By the way, I'm in "oh no the semester starts Monday" mode, so apologies if today and the next few days of pieces aren't quite as beefy as you're used to!)
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WNBA - DFS Guards
Courtney Vandersloot (G, Chicago Sky) – vs New York Liberty (DK: $10,200, FD: $7,400)
The New York Liberty have the league's third-worst defensive rating and allow the second-most points per game, in large part because their opponents shoot the second-highest percentage from three. Vandersloot is a 40.5 percent shooter from deep this year on 3.5 attempts per game, and is averaging 12.2 points and 8.6 assists per game. This feels like a game where Vandersloot's going to have ample chances to find open shooters like Allie Quigley and threaten for her second double-double in a row.
Kia Nurse (G, New York Liberty) – vs Chicago Sky (DK: $6,900, FD: $4,700)
Nurse finally shot over 40 percent in a game in her last contest! She's still got the lowest field goal percentage of anyone shooting over 10 attempts per game (by a wide margin), but volume is important, because the only thing that matters in DFS is how many shots go in, not the shooting percentage on them. Nurse has reached 20 points in two of the past three games and continues to work her way to the free throw line.
Kennedy Burke (G, Indiana Fever) – vs Seattle Storm (DK: $4,500, FD: $3,600)
Here's today's big punt play. Burke has a chance to start this game with Tiffany Mitchell out and Erica Wheeler still not cleared to return. Burke hasn't been great this year -- she has just one game with double-digit points -- but if we assume an increase in minutes in the low 20s in this, she has a chance to put up some solid numbers, with scoring in the low teens plus a handful of rebounds and assists. Look -- the matchup is bad, Burke is inconsistent, and this is a big risk, but she's a potential starter at a rock bottom cost.
WNBA - DFS Forwards
Azura Stevens (F, Chicago Sky) – vs New York Liberty (DK: $9,500 FD: $6,000)
Let's not overthink this, especially over on FanDuel. Stevens has been playing some really strong basketball. The Liberty struggle defensively and don't have a lot of size up front. And Cheyenne Parker is out --Stevens is coming off a 14-point, seven-rebound, five-block game against the Aces which Parker also missed.
Natasha Howard (F, Seattle Storm) – vs Indiana Fever (DK: $7,900, FD: $6,000)
Howard has finally become the player that we thought she'd be -- or, at least, she's starting to round into that form. She's still only averaging 5.9 points per game, but is coming off consecutive 12-point, 11-rebound games. She's also on a three-game streak of games with multiple steals. Howard might not be the scoring force she was last year when Seattle was sans Breanna Stewart and needed someone to step up, but she's finally playing like her slump's over.
Ruthy Hebard (F, Chicago Sky) – vs New York Liberty (DK: $4,700, FD: $3,700)
Two reasons that Hebard might be worth playing as a deep value option: 1) Cheyenne Parker is out, and Hebard played 19 minutes last game, scoring five points and grabbing six rebounds. Her uptick in minutes without Parker introduces some upside. 2) New York is bad, and this game has blowout potential, which could mean a lot of Hebard in the fourth quarter. It's a risky play -- and you shouldn't play both of the value players from this article together unless you're willing to lose badly -- but Hebard has plenty of upside.
