I'm excited to announce that we have some new WNBA features to improve your WNBA daily prep!
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Lineups Page (Has been out for a week or two)
WNBA Team Trends
Opponent Averages by Position
DraftKings and FanDuel Price Differences
Top 5 FanDuel
PLAYER | POS | TEAM | FanDuel Price | % of Budget | DraftKings Price | % of Budget | Difference |
Jordin Canada | G | SEA | 6200 | 15.5% | 11900 | 23.80% | -8.3% |
Blake Dietrick | G | SEA | 3000 | 7.5% | 6800 | 13.60% | -6.1% |
Chloe Jackson | G | CHI | 3600 | 9.0% | 6100 | 12.20% | -3.2% |
Kia Nurse | G | NY | 6800 | 17.0% | 9300 | 18.60% | -1.6% |
Arike Ogunbowale | G | DAL | 5800 | 14.5% | 8000 | 16.00% | -1.5% |
Top 5 DraftKings
PLAYER | POS | TEAM | FanDuel Price | % of Budget | DraftKings Price | % of Budget | Difference |
Isabelle Harrison | F | DAL | 5800 | 14.5% | 5400 | 10.80% | 3.7% |
Crystal Langhorne | F | SEA | 4900 | 12.3% | 4500 | 9.00% | 3.3% |
Shenise Johnson | G | IND | 3900 | 9.8% | 3300 | 6.60% | 3.2% |
Leilani Mitchell | G | PHO | 5700 | 14.3% | 5700 | 11.40% | 2.9% |
Tayler Hill | G | DAL | 3500 | 8.8% | 3000 | 6.00% | 2.8% |
2019 Team Stats
2019 Advanced Team Offense Stats
TEAM | PACE | OFFRTG | AST% | AST/TO | AST RATIO | OREB% | REB% | TOV% | EFG% | TS% |
LAS VEGAS ACES | 101.7 | 95.4 | 68.7 | 1.24 | 17.5 | 29.5 | 53.5 | 19.5 | 46.8 | 51.6 |
NEW YORK LIBERTY | 100.26 | 96.5 | 62.6 | 1.27 | 16.1 | 31.1 | 48.1 | 17.6 | 45.8 | 50.3 |
LOS ANGELES SPARKS | 98.22 | 92.1 | 60 | 1.09 | 15.2 | 30.5 | 47.4 | 19.2 | 44.8 | 48.6 |
CHICAGO SKY | 97.86 | 97.7 | 65.7 | 1.28 | 18 | 28.9 | 49.6 | 19.4 | 49.4 | 52.9 |
CONNECTICUT SUN | 95.45 | 100.5 | 63.5 | 1.35 | 16.5 | 35.7 | 53 |
I'm excited to announce that we have some new WNBA features to improve your WNBA daily prep!
They can be found at these links:
Lineups Page (Has been out for a week or two)
WNBA Team Trends
Opponent Averages by Position
DraftKings and FanDuel Price Differences
Top 5 FanDuel
PLAYER | POS | TEAM | FanDuel Price | % of Budget | DraftKings Price | % of Budget | Difference |
Jordin Canada | G | SEA | 6200 | 15.5% | 11900 | 23.80% | -8.3% |
Blake Dietrick | G | SEA | 3000 | 7.5% | 6800 | 13.60% | -6.1% |
Chloe Jackson | G | CHI | 3600 | 9.0% | 6100 | 12.20% | -3.2% |
Kia Nurse | G | NY | 6800 | 17.0% | 9300 | 18.60% | -1.6% |
Arike Ogunbowale | G | DAL | 5800 | 14.5% | 8000 | 16.00% | -1.5% |
Top 5 DraftKings
PLAYER | POS | TEAM | FanDuel Price | % of Budget | DraftKings Price | % of Budget | Difference |
Isabelle Harrison | F | DAL | 5800 | 14.5% | 5400 | 10.80% | 3.7% |
Crystal Langhorne | F | SEA | 4900 | 12.3% | 4500 | 9.00% | 3.3% |
Shenise Johnson | G | IND | 3900 | 9.8% | 3300 | 6.60% | 3.2% |
Leilani Mitchell | G | PHO | 5700 | 14.3% | 5700 | 11.40% | 2.9% |
Tayler Hill | G | DAL | 3500 | 8.8% | 3000 | 6.00% | 2.8% |
2019 Team Stats
2019 Advanced Team Offense Stats
TEAM | PACE | OFFRTG | AST% | AST/TO | AST RATIO | OREB% | REB% | TOV% | EFG% | TS% |
LAS VEGAS ACES | 101.7 | 95.4 | 68.7 | 1.24 | 17.5 | 29.5 | 53.5 | 19.5 | 46.8 | 51.6 |
NEW YORK LIBERTY | 100.26 | 96.5 | 62.6 | 1.27 | 16.1 | 31.1 | 48.1 | 17.6 | 45.8 | 50.3 |
LOS ANGELES SPARKS | 98.22 | 92.1 | 60 | 1.09 | 15.2 | 30.5 | 47.4 | 19.2 | 44.8 | 48.6 |
CHICAGO SKY | 97.86 | 97.7 | 65.7 | 1.28 | 18 | 28.9 | 49.6 | 19.4 | 49.4 | 52.9 |
CONNECTICUT SUN | 95.45 | 100.5 | 63.5 | 1.35 | 16.5 | 35.7 | 53 | 17.4 | 47 | 50.6 |
MINNESOTA LYNX | 95.29 | 96.7 | 66.1 | 1.05 | 17 | 34 | 52.3 | 22.6 | 49.3 | 53.4 |
WASHINGTON MYSTICS | 94.96 | 107.9 | 65.7 | 1.76 | 18.6 | 33 | 49.7 | 15.2 | 51.1 | 55 |
ATLANTA DREAM | 94.13 | 91.2 | 59.1 | 1.06 | 14.3 | 33.2 | 47.9 | 18.6 | 42.7 | 46.8 |
SEATTLE STORM | 93.7 | 94.3 | 60.4 | 1.14 | 15.7 | 30.1 | 48.7 | 18.9 | 46 | 50.2 |
INDIANA FEVER | 92.5 | 100.3 | 55.2 | 1.2 | 15.2 | 35.6 | 50.6 | 17.7 | 46.6 | 50.8 |
PHOENIX MERCURY | 91.35 | 95.9 | 62.9 | 1.2 | 16 | 27.4 | 46.3 | 18.1 | 46 | 50.7 |
DALLAS WINGS | 90.87 | 90.8 | 59.2 | 0.99 | 14.2 | 38.5 | 51.4 | 20.4 | 41 | 45.2 |
2019 Advanced Team Defense Stats
TEAM | DEF RTG | DREB | DREB% | STL | BLK | OPP PTS OFF TOV | OPP PTS 2ND CHANCE | OPP PTS FB | OPP PTS PAINT |
NEW YORK LIBERTY | 103.8 | 25.8 | 66.6 | 8.3 | 4.4 | 17.4 | 12.4 | 7 | 37.6 |
ATLANTA DREAM | 103.4 | 25.9 | 62.3 | 6 | 6 | 17.7 | 15 | 10.2 | 32.2 |
PHOENIX MERCURY | 100.7 | 24.5 | 64.7 | 7.4 | 3.9 | 14.8 | 12.1 | 11.1 | 32.8 |
INDIANA FEVER | 100.3 | 25.1 | 65.2 | 6.2 | 4.4 | 15.1 | 11.3 | 7.8 | 31 |
LOS ANGELES SPARKS | 99.4 | 26.2 | 64.8 | 7.7 | 4.1 | 16.9 | 13.5 | 9.7 | 34.8 |
CHICAGO SKY | 97.5 | 28.8 | 67.8 | 7.1 | 4.4 | 16.3 | 13.8 | 7.2 | 37 |
DALLAS WINGS | 97.1 | 23.9 | 66.2 | 7.4 | 4.3 | 16.1 | 10.7 | 9.2 | 29.8 |
MINNESOTA LYNX | 94.6 | 24.9 | 70 | 8.7 | 4.1 | 16.5 | 9.2 | 10.7 | 32.5 |
CONNECTICUT SUN | 94.1 | 27 | 71.8 | 8.3 | 5.2 | 13.4 | 8.5 | 6.3 | 33.5 |
WASHINGTON MYSTICS | 94.1 | 24.3 | 65.9 | 9.5 | 5.5 | 11.5 | 13.1 | 6.2 | 32.9 |
SEATTLE STORM | 91.9 | 23.6 | 68 | 9.4 | 4 | 17.1 | 8.8 | 12.1 | 30.5 |
LAS VEGAS ACES | 88.8 | 31.6 | 75.2 | 8.1 | 5.2 | 17.9 | 8.6 | 7.7 | 28.4 |
2019 Advanced Opposition Scoring
TEAM | OPP PTS | OPP FGA | OPP FG% | OPP 3PA | OPP 3P% | OPP FTA | OPP REB | OPP AST | OPP TOV | OPP STL | OPP BLK | OPP PFD |
NEW YORK LIBERTY | 86.7 | 70.3 | 44.8 | 18 | 35 | 22.1 | 37.5 | 18.8 | 14.7 | 7.7 | 5 | 19.7 |
LOS ANGELES SPARKS | 81.3 | 70.2 | 41.3 | 20.2 | 38.1 | 19.6 | 39.6 | 18 | 15.6 | 9.2 | 5.6 | 19.2 |
ATLANTA DREAM | 81.2 | 72.4 | 42.2 | 22.1 | 33.7 | 17 | 39.6 | 19.2 | 13.1 | 8.2 | 5.4 | 16.9 |
CHICAGO SKY | 79.6 | 73.8 | 41.5 | 20.3 | 30 | 16.3 | 34.5 | 18.5 | 13.2 | 8.8 | 3.9 | 16.8 |
INDIANA FEVER | 77.4 | 68.4 | 40.3 | 18.3 | 35.5 | 19 | 34.6 | 18.3 | 12.8 | 6.9 | 3.4 | 18.3 |
PHOENIX MERCURY | 76.8 | 69 | 42.2 | 19 | 41.4 | 13.1 | 37.5 | 17.5 | 14.3 | 6.1 | 3.6 | 17.5 |
LAS VEGAS ACES | 75.2 | 72.4 | 37.7 | 23.9 | 28.5 | 16.6 | 36.2 | 17.8 | 13.8 | 9.3 | 6.5 | 17.6 |
MINNESOTA LYNX | 75 | 66.5 | 42.9 | 19.5 | 31.2 | 14.7 | 31.1 | 16.4 | 16.5 | 9.5 | 4.2 | 17.2 |
CONNECTICUT SUN | 74.9 | 68.2 | 42.5 | 19.9 | 28.5 | 13.8 | 33.5 | 19.3 | 14.8 | 7.6 | 4.5 | 15.8 |
WASHINGTON MYSTICS | 74.5 | 68.2 | 42.7 | 19.8 | 31.2 | 13.4 | 35 | 16.3 | 16.8 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 14.8 |
DALLAS WINGS | 73.4 | 64.2 | 41.2 | 19.4 | 32 | 18.1 | 33.6 | 18 | 14.8 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 18.3 |
SEATTLE STORM | 71.8 | 65.7 | 41.9 | 19.3 | 33.6 | 12.4 | 34 | 18.1 | 17.3 | 8.8 | 4.1 | 15.5 |
Data from WNBA.com
Dallas Wings at New York Liberty
Injuries
Note: All return dates are just estimates
Dallas
Name | Pos | Injury | Status | Return |
---|---|---|---|---|
Glory Johnson | F | Not Injury Related | OUT | 7/5/2019 |
Skylar Diggins-Smith | G | Personal | OUT | 7/5/2019 |
Moriah Jefferson | G | Not Injury Related | OUT | 7/5/2019 |
Tayler Hill | G | Knee | OUT | 8/1/2019 |
New York
Name | Pos | Injury | Status | Return |
---|---|---|---|---|
Rebecca Allen | F | Hand | OUT | 6/30/2019 |
Marine Johannes | G | Not Injury Related | OUT | 7/3/2019 |
Bria Hartley | G | Not Injury Related | OUT | 7/3/2019 |
Amanda Zahui B | C | Not Injury Related | OUT | 7/3/2019 |
Kiah Stokes | C | Not Injury Related | OUT | 7/3/2019 |
Vegas Odds: New York -4 (Open: New York -3.5) Over/Under: 155 (Open: 154)
2019 Player Stats
Dallas
PLAYER | G | GS | MPG | PPG | OREB | DREB | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | TO | PF |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8 | 3 | 24.6 | 12.9 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 34.8 | 28.9 | 75.0 | 1.3 | 1.9 | |
9 | 7 | 29.9 | 10.3 | 2.3 | 4.2 | 6.6 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 34.4 | 18.4 | 95.2 | 1.4 | 2.0 | |
9 | 7 | 29.2 | 10.0 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 5.7 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 43.3 | 22.2 | 77.8 | 1.1 | 2.7 | |
7 | 5 | 21.6 | 7.1 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 40.4 | 0.0 | 70.6 | 1.9 | 1.9 | |
6 | 5 | 24.5 | 6.7 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 40.5 | 35.7 | 50.0 | 1.5 | 1.8 | |
9 | 4 | 15.3 | 6.1 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 38.3 | 33.3 | 83.3 | 0.9 | 2.4 | |
9 | 5 | 17.2 | 5.8 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 35.0 | 37.5 | 100 | 2.1 | 2.2 | |
3 | 0 | 11.3 | 5.7 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 63.6 | 0.0 | 75.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | |
8 | 1 | 16.3 | 5.0 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 3.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 35.3 | 0.0 | 80.0 | 1.1 | 1.3 | |
9 | 3 | 10.6 | 3.9 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 3.2 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 43.6 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 1.6 | 1.4 | |
9 | 3 | 19.1 | 3.4 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 26.3 | 36.8 | 80.0 | 1.4 | 1.4 | |
4 | 2 | 12.3 | 3.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 30.8 | 16.7 | 80.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | |
0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
New York
PLAYER | G | GS | MPG | PPG | OREB | DREB | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | TO | PF |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 10 | 32.1 | 18.1 | 2.4 | 6.0 | 8.4 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 37.6 | 16.0 | 81.4 | 2.6 | 2.8 | |
10 | 10 | 32.1 | 16.1 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 40.8 | 37.3 | 88.4 | 1.7 | 1.8 | |
9 | 8 | 30.2 | 12.0 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 45.2 | 33.3 | 87.5 | 1.3 | 2.7 | |
9 | 9 | 27.6 | 11.4 | 1.3 | 6.4 | 7.8 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 50.6 | 40.0 | 78.6 | 1.6 | 3.4 | |
5 | 1 | 21.6 | 9.0 | 1.6 | 3.4 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 28.9 | 25.0 | 83.3 | 1.8 | 1.4 | |
5 | 1 | 18.6 | 6.4 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 35.5 | 37.5 | 100 | 0.8 | 2.6 | |
10 | 10 | 22.9 | 5.9 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 36.9 | 10.0 | 90.9 | 3.1 | 2.3 | |
10 | 1 | 16.2 | 5.8 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 5.9 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 53.2 | 100 | 46.7 | 0.6 | 2.7 | |
8 | 0 | 14.8 | 3.6 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 44.4 | 14.3 | 80.0 | 1.8 | 1.8 | |
5 | 0 | 6.2 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 54.5 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | |
7 | 0 | 6.9 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 30.8 | 28.6 | 85.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 | |
4 | 0 | 12.5 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 16.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.3 | |
0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
The Skinny
Two of the team's hit hardest by absences, the Wings and Liberty enter this matchup with a combined nine players unavailable. After returning from a two-game absence, Isabelle Harrison scaled her minutes up to 32 in the last start with Glory Johnson still overseas. She figures to see big minutes again Friday and checks in as one of the best budgetary value differences on DraftKings versus her FanDuel price. Kayla Thornton has also been relied upon for heavy minutes, logging 35-plus minutes in the two games since Johnson's departure that remained close. Arike Ogunbowale and Allisha Gray continue to be the primary options in the frontcourt, with Ogunbowale accounting for more than 30 percent of the team's scoring in the last two games. Guards have accounted for nearly 59 percent of the scoring against the Liberty this season, so she could be in for another big night.
Dallas typically slows the tempo, owning the slowest in the league, but their defensive rating still checks in squarely in the middle of the pack. The Wings have still hacked their opponents at an above-average rate, which would peg Tina Charles and Kia Nurse (both have 43 free-throw attempts) as the primary beneficiaries. Dallas also sports the second-highest turnover rate in the league, with opposing guards averaging four steals per game. Brittany Boyd leads the squad with 19 steals this season and has tallied seven in the last three contests. The Wings have also been vulnerable to blocked shots, but Amanda Zahui B -- the Liberty's top rim protector -- remains overseas playing in the EuroBasket tournament.
Chicago Sky at Seattle Storm
Injuries
Note: All return dates are just estimates
Chicago
Name | Pos | Injury | Status | Return |
---|---|---|---|---|
Jamierra Faulkner | G | Knee | OUT | 6/30/2019 |
Astou Ndour | C | Not Injury Related | OUT | 7/2/2019 |
Katie Lou Samuelson | G | Hand | OUT | 7/2/2019 |
Seattle
Ramu Tokashiki | F | Personal | SUSP | 7/3/2019 |
Jewell Loyd | G | Ankle | OUT | 7/12/2019 |
Sue Bird | G | Knee | OUT | 7/17/2019 |
Breanna Stewart | F | Achilles | SUSP-INJ | 2/1/2020 |
Vegas Odds: Seattle -3.5 (Open: Same) Over/Under: 154.5 (Open: 152)
2019 Player Stats
Chicago
PLAYER | G | GS | MPG | PPG | OREB | DREB | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | TO | PF |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 10 | 29.6 | 13.5 | 1.0 | 4.9 | 5.9 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 38.5 | 35.4 | 77.8 | 1.9 | 2.0 | |
10 | 10 | 30.3 | 12.3 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 49.5 | 46.0 | 100 | 1.1 | 1.8 | |
10 | 10 | 30.6 | 11.4 | 0.6 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 7.9 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 42.2 | 34.3 | 80.0 | 3.3 | 1.9 | |
10 | 10 | 25.0 | 10.2 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 56.3 | 38.5 | 100 | 2.3 | 3.0 | |
10 | 0 | 18.7 | 10.0 | 1.9 | 4.2 | 6.1 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 48.6 | 20.0 | 93.5 | 1.4 | 2.7 | |
10 | 9 | 27.6 | 7.7 | 2.1 | 4.6 | 6.7 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 46.1 | 12.5 | 100 | 1.6 | 1.7 | |
10 | 1 | 16.2 | 6.6 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 40.6 | 11.8 | 72.7 | 1.5 | 1.2 | |
10 | 0 | 14.1 | 5.9 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 35.6 | 25.0 | 82.4 | 1.0 | 1.8 | |
2 | 0 | 6.5 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100 | 100 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | |
3 | 0 | 13.3 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 33.3 | 20.0 | 100 | 0.3 | 1.3 | |
3 | 0 | 6.3 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 28.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | |
0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
3 | 0 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Seattle
PLAYER | G | GS | MPG | PPG | OREB | DREB | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | TO | PF |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
12 | 12 | 31.1 | 18.9 | 3.0 | 6.2 | 9.2 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 44.6 | 18.8 | 79.7 | 2.8 | 3.0 | |
12 | 12 | 29.7 | 15.8 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 38.7 | 30.4 | 95.0 | 2.3 | 1.2 | |
9 | 8 | 29.9 | 9.0 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 5.0 | 2.9 | 0.3 | 34.5 | 20.0 | 69.2 | 3.1 | 1.7 | |
9 | 8 | 28.6 | 8.2 | 1.2 | 4.6 | 5.8 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 42.9 | 46.2 | 80.0 | 1.2 | 2.1 | |
12 | 8 | 24.6 | 6.3 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 6.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 56.9 | 0.0 | 76.9 | 0.9 | 2.3 | |
9 | 3 | 17.7 | 5.4 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 39.6 | 18.2 | 75.0 | 1.4 | 1.6 | |
12 | 4 | 19.7 | 5.3 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 41.4 | 33.3 | 68.8 | 1.1 | 0.8 | |
12 | 4 | 14.5 | 5.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 44.4 | 33.3 | 100 | 1.1 | 1.5 | |
11 | 0 | 15.0 | 5.0 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 35.8 | 33.3 | 100 | 1.0 | 1.7 | |
8 | 0 | 5.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 100 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | |
5 | 1 | 10.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | |
0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
The Skinny
Chicago plays with a fairly short bench typically, with just eight players logging more than three minutes in the last six games. As a result of that and the team's uptempo play, the Sky produce plenty of fantasy-friendly stat lines. The Storm's defensive efficiency rates among the best in the league, which may dampen the outlook slightly. Based on opponent averages for guards, there's very little to like about the matchup for Courtney Vandersloot and Allie Quigley on Friday. The Storm allow the fewest rebounds and assists in the league to opposing guards, along with the second-fewest free-throw attempts (5.6). Opposing centers are the only ones to have significant success, tallying 10.6 rebounds per contest this season. That could bode well for Jantel Lavendar, who has supplied seven or more boards in the last five games, to notch a number of boards again Friday.
Chicago's fast pace should bode well for the Seattle players as well. The Sky have been particularly vulnerable to forwards, with opposing bigs averaging 27.3 points per game (fourth in the league) and attempting 6.7 free throws per game (third). Natasha Howard checks all of those boxes, leading the team with 4.9 free-throw attempts per game and 18.9 points per contest. However, with Jewell Loyd out for the foreseeable future, the Sky will likely be keying on Howard as the team's primary scorer. Jordin Canada returned from a three-game absence due to a knee injury to play 26 minutes and figures to see her role expand further Friday. She tops the board for budgetary value difference in favor of FanDuel.
Indiana Fever at Phoenix Mercury
Injuries
Note: All return dates are just estimates
Indiana
Name | Pos | Injury | Status | Return |
---|---|---|---|---|
Victoria Vivians | G | Knee | SUSP-INJ | 4/1/2020 |
Phoenix
Name | Pos | Injury | Status | Return |
---|---|---|---|---|
Diana Taurasi | G | Back | GTD | 6/28/2019 |
Yvonne Turner | G | Not Injury Related | OUT | 7/5/2019 |
Vegas Odds: Phoenix -5.5 (Open: Phoenix -6) Over/Under: 153.5 (Open: 155)
2019 Player Stats
Indiana
PLAYER | G | GS | MPG | PPG | OREB | DREB | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | TO | PF |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
12 | 12 | 27.3 | 14.8 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 36.6 | 35.0 | 87.5 | 1.3 | 1.9 | |
12 | 12 | 25.5 | 12.8 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 5.8 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 50.0 | 46.3 | 95.5 | 3.4 | 2.3 | |
12 | 12 | 31.8 | 11.6 | 1.1 | 5.7 | 6.8 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 48.1 | 0.0 | 86.7 | 1.6 | 1.1 | |
10 | 8 | 23.8 | 11.0 | 1.5 | 3.9 | 5.4 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 59.7 | 0.0 | 90.0 | 0.8 | 3.1 | |
12 | 0 | 24.0 | 10.7 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 36.1 | 25.9 | 91.5 | 1.9 | 2.5 | |
12 | 4 | 18.7 | 6.1 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 7.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 46.7 | 0.0 | 65.4 | 1.1 | 3.4 | |
9 | 0 | 12.3 | 5.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 47.2 | 46.7 | 81.8 | 0.7 | 1.0 | |
12 | 12 | 27.8 | 5.1 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 5.2 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 31.7 | 20.8 | 50.0 | 1.8 | 1.8 | |
3 | 0 | 6.0 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 57.1 | 100 | 50.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
5 | 0 | 11.0 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0.4 | 0.6 | |
8 | 0 | 9.6 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 100 | 0.3 | 2.0 | |
5 | 0 | 7.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 16.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.8 | |
0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Phoenix
PLAYER | G | GS | MPG | PPG | OREB | DREB | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | TO | PF |
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8 | 8 | 34.9 | 20.9 | 1.6 | 6.6 | 8.3 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 42.1 | 31.4 | 95.1 | 1.9 | 1.1 | |
8 | 8 | 35.1 | 16.4 | 2.4 | 5.0 | 7.4 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 45.5 | 0.0 | 76.0 | 3.5 | 3.8 | |
6 | 1 | 26.0 | 11.8 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 45.1 | 47.2 | 72.7 | 0.8 | 3.2 | |
8 | 8 | 31.0 | 8.4 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 44.0 | 47.6 | 86.7 | 1.4 | 2.1 | |
8 | 6 | 23.0 | 7.9 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 38.2 | 38.9 | 87.5 | 0.8 | 1.5 | |
7 | 7 | 23.3 | 5.6 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 33.3 | 23.5 | 87.5 | 2.6 | 1.4 | |
7 | 2 | 14.4 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 34.6 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 0.4 | 1.6 | |
3 | 0 | 9.7 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 40.0 | 0.0 | 100 | 0.3 | 1.7 | |
7 | 0 | 11.1 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 20.8 | 20.0 | 50.0 | 0.9 | 1.9 | |
6 | 0 | 9.2 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 14.3 | 16.7 | 50.0 | 0.8 | 1.2 | |
7 | 0 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.6 | |
0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
The Skinny
After owning the league's worst record last season, Indiana has gotten off to a respectable 5-7 start through 12 games. Natalie Achonwa returned to a full workload last time out, but it didn't come at the expense of the emerging Teaira McCowan, who is averaging 10.3 points, 12 rebounds, two blocks and 1.3 steals in the last four games. It looks like Erica Wheeler and Shenise Johnson may lose some minutes as a result, though it may also work to give Candice Dupree more of a break after she was forced into some heavy minutes previously. The Phoenix are particularly vulnerable to the three-ball, allowing opposing guards to shoot a lights-out 46.3 percent from beyond the arc. Kelsey Mitchell paces the team with 80 three-points attempts and Erica Wheeler checks in second, so those to could earn some added value. Phoenix also allows the fourth-most and a slate-high 16.1 rebounds to forwards (fourth in the league), which bodes well for rebound machine McCowan.
The two teams play at two of the three slowest paces in the league, but they also rank third and fourth worst in terms of defensive efficiency. Indiana's defensive struggles lie mainly in the frontcourt, with opposing bigs (forward and center) accounting for more than half of the opposition's scoring and both positions individually ranking third in terms of opposition scoring. This works out incredibly well for the Mercury's two best healthy players, DeWanna Bonner and Brittney Griner. The pair have scored in double digits a combined nine times (out of 10 possible) in the last five games. A similar scenario will likely play out Friday, with Leilani Mitchell likely set to see big minutes again with Yvonne Turner gone overseas.