WNBA DFS Breakdown: Friday

WNBA DFS Breakdown: Friday

DraftKings and FanDuel Price Differences

Top 5 FanDuel

PLAYERPOSTEAMFanDuel Price% of BudgetDraftKings Price% of BudgetDifference
Kia NurseGNY530013.3%780015.6%-2.4%
Jonquel JonesFCON800020.0%1090021.8%-1.8%
Stefanie DolsonFCHI520013.0%730014.6%-1.6%
Tanisha WrightGNY480012.0%670013.4%-1.4%
Liz CambageFLVA840021.0%1110022.2%-1.2%

Top 5 DraftKings

PLAYERPOSTEAMFanDuel Price% of BudgetDraftKings Price% of BudgetDifference
Rebecca AllenFNY600015.0%590011.8%3.2%
Kahleah CopperGCHI460011.5%43008.6%2.9%
Jackie YoungGLVA660016.5%680013.6%2.9%
Brittany BoydGNY570014.3%570011.4%2.9%
Tianna HawkinsFWAS490012.3%49009.8%2.5%

2019 Team Stats

2019 Advanced Team Offense Stats

2019 Team Defense Stats

2019 Opposition Scoring

Data from WNBA.com

Las Vegas Aces at Connecticut Sun

Injuries

Note: All return dates are just estimates

Las Vegas

NamePosInjuryStatusReturn
Lindsay AllenGKneeOUT5/1/2020

Connecticut

NamePosInjuryStatusReturn
Rachel BanhamGAnkleGTD8/23/2019
Layshia ClarendonGAnkleOUT9/8/2019

Vegas Odds: Connecticut -1.5 (Open: Even)   Over/Under: 163 (open: 160)

2019 Player Stats

Las Vegas

PLAYERGGSMPGPPGOREBDREBRPGAPGSPGBPGFG%3P%FT%TOPF

Liz Cambage

262425.716.21.96.78.62.30.61.650.318.276.62.32.8

A'ja Wilson

201928.016.11.65.16.6

DraftKings and FanDuel Price Differences

Top 5 FanDuel

PLAYERPOSTEAMFanDuel Price% of BudgetDraftKings Price% of BudgetDifference
Kia NurseGNY530013.3%780015.6%-2.4%
Jonquel JonesFCON800020.0%1090021.8%-1.8%
Stefanie DolsonFCHI520013.0%730014.6%-1.6%
Tanisha WrightGNY480012.0%670013.4%-1.4%
Liz CambageFLVA840021.0%1110022.2%-1.2%

Top 5 DraftKings

PLAYERPOSTEAMFanDuel Price% of BudgetDraftKings Price% of BudgetDifference
Rebecca AllenFNY600015.0%590011.8%3.2%
Kahleah CopperGCHI460011.5%43008.6%2.9%
Jackie YoungGLVA660016.5%680013.6%2.9%
Brittany BoydGNY570014.3%570011.4%2.9%
Tianna HawkinsFWAS490012.3%49009.8%2.5%

2019 Team Stats

2019 Advanced Team Offense Stats

2019 Team Defense Stats

2019 Opposition Scoring

Data from WNBA.com

Las Vegas Aces at Connecticut Sun

Injuries

Note: All return dates are just estimates

Las Vegas

NamePosInjuryStatusReturn
Lindsay AllenGKneeOUT5/1/2020

Connecticut

NamePosInjuryStatusReturn
Rachel BanhamGAnkleGTD8/23/2019
Layshia ClarendonGAnkleOUT9/8/2019

Vegas Odds: Connecticut -1.5 (Open: Even)   Over/Under: 163 (open: 160)

2019 Player Stats

Las Vegas

PLAYERGGSMPGPPGOREBDREBRPGAPGSPGBPGFG%3P%FT%TOPF

Liz Cambage

262425.716.21.96.78.62.30.61.650.318.276.62.32.8

A'ja Wilson

201928.016.11.65.16.62.00.61.647.00.078.32.02.0

Kayla McBride

282830.014.60.73.84.52.71.30.144.447.190.81.91.3

Dearica Hamby

28924.311.02.35.37.51.81.00.449.634.972.01.82.2

Kelsey Plum

282826.08.30.52.53.03.10.90.135.735.690.01.72.3

Jackie Young

282822.26.50.82.63.44.30.80.431.935.179.71.51.4

Tamera Young

28017.55.21.12.13.31.80.80.137.138.566.01.41.6

Sydney Colson

27012.53.60.10.70.82.01.00.144.047.181.51.01.1

Sugar Rodgers

28012.33.40.11.41.51.10.40.435.433.333.30.91.0

Carolyn Swords

2649.02.80.71.52.20.30.30.144.30.090.90.70.9

JiSu Park

2106.80.80.40.81.10.40.20.120.60.028.60.30.7

Connecticut

PLAYERGGSMPGPPGOREBDREBRPGAPGSPGBPGFG%3P%FT%TOPF

Jonquel Jones

272729.714.83.46.910.31.51.32.144.328.279.42.12.8

Courtney Williams

272728.212.01.34.05.33.41.20.442.145.576.81.71.5

Jasmine Thomas

272729.711.80.62.32.95.31.40.139.738.678.32.71.8

Alyssa Thomas

272730.211.02.65.17.73.12.10.549.20.051.12.02.7

Shekinna Stricklen

272723.48.90.31.61.91.21.00.239.937.081.01.02.4

Bria Holmes

27015.16.30.31.21.50.80.50.240.032.168.40.81.1

Layshia Clarendon

9015.36.20.81.72.42.10.30.041.910085.70.90.8

Rachel Banham

26012.33.70.01.11.10.90.30.132.430.363.60.91.1

Natisha Hiedeman

1409.63.30.40.91.21.50.40.136.640.072.70.91.1

Morgan Tuck

2609.83.20.51.11.50.80.40.139.037.053.30.71.2

Theresa Plaisance

508.22.60.42.22.60.00.40.231.325.01000.01.8

Brionna Jones

2007.22.31.40.82.10.30.30.337.80.054.50.61.1

The Skinny

The teams with the two best records in the NBA square off in Uncasville on Friday evening. Five different players reached double-digit outputs for LAs Vegas in their last game Tuesday versus the Mercury, with, unsurprisingly, Liz Cambage ad A'ja Wilson leading the way at 19 points apiece. They carry a four-game winning streak into Friday's matchup, with a home victory over the Sun marking the beginning of that stretch. Wilson was not available for that game, but she dominated the first meeting to the tune of 19 points and nine boards. Liz Cambage has fared extremely well, averaging 17.5 points and nine rebounds despite playing just 20 minutes per game between the two meetings. A full workload could expand that output Friday.

Las Vegas has proven to be vulnerable to blocks and steals this season (slate-high 5.6 opponent blocks per game), but that's the biggest glaring defensive struggle of the team's defense this campaign. Jonquel Jones has taken advantage of that weakness in the first two clashes, averaging three blocks and three steals to go along with a double-double (12 points and 12.5 boards). She's likely the primary focus of the fantasy realm for the Sun, but it's worth noting that she scored just eight points the last time the two clubs met and Aces center Liz Cambage was limited in the first contest of the season. The scoring wealth was distributed pretty evenly across the board in the Aug. 11 game between the two squads, with Courtney Williams leading the way at just 13 points. She posted her second-best fantasy output of the year the first time these two teams played, making Williams a potential sleeper candidate.

Atlanta Dream at New York Liberty

Injuries

Note: All return dates are just estimates

Atlanta

NamePosInjuryStatusReturn
Elizabeth WilliamsFPersonalOUT8/25/2019
Angel McCoughtryFKneeOUT9/8/2019
Kristy WallaceGKneeOUT5/1/2020

New York

NamePosInjuryStatusReturn
Asia DurrGGroinOUT8/25/2019
Kiah StokesCPersonalOUT5/2/2020

Vegas Odds: New York -3 (Open: Same)    Over/Under: 157.5 (Open: 155)

2019 Player Stats

Atlanta

PLAYERGGSMPGPPGOREBDREBRPGAPGSPGBPGFG%3P%FT%TOPF

Tiffany Hayes

252528.314.40.82.43.12.91.10.339.829.075.82.32.4

Brittney Sykes

272026.110.70.73.94.62.50.70.636.225.072.82.21.7

Elizabeth Williams

262628.59.33.03.36.31.00.71.446.80.074.71.32.3

Renee Montgomery

272726.98.50.21.92.12.70.90.234.930.685.31.81.4

Alex Bentley

22221.88.30.41.62.02.90.80.329.422.190.51.52.0

Jessica Breland

272722.87.61.15.76.81.61.21.039.428.686.21.11.9

Nia Coffey

21615.46.00.92.23.10.50.50.533.640.455.30.81.9

Monique Billings

22019.15.22.44.57.00.60.50.538.50.079.11.52.1

Marie Gülich

25111.13.31.21.72.80.60.20.835.233.373.71.01.9

Maite Cazorla

24115.33.20.10.60.71.60.60.034.326.285.71.10.8

Alaina Coates

507.82.00.81.22.00.00.20.81000.066.70.62.6

Angel McCoughtry

000.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0

New York

PLAYERGGSMPGPPGOREBDREBRPGAPGSPGBPGFG%3P%FT%TOPF

Tina Charles

272732.017.72.05.97.92.10.71.038.620.480.22.82.9

Kia Nurse

272730.814.20.62.02.72.10.80.139.433.686.21.81.7

Asia Durr

181526.79.70.31.31.61.70.60.446.729.481.81.21.9

Bria Hartley

171122.99.60.92.43.23.50.80.135.534.080.02.12.4

Amanda Zahui B

171623.99.01.15.66.60.80.91.847.132.784.01.53.4

Rebecca Allen

17216.67.50.51.92.40.80.50.843.546.990.90.82.4

Marine Johannes

12016.85.70.31.41.71.90.40.340.736.11001.01.3

Reshanda Gray

271016.65.62.13.75.70.60.60.347.250.062.01.13.6

Brittany Boyd

261720.55.30.83.03.84.71.50.239.721.173.32.72.1

Tanisha Wright

241019.64.80.82.33.14.11.00.341.038.784.62.01.9

Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe

21012.43.11.31.12.40.40.30.152.733.354.50.81.4

Han Xu

1307.22.50.10.60.70.20.20.245.533.350.00.00.3

The Skinny

On the flip side, two of the three worst teams by record in the Western Conference square off as well Friday. Atlanta is in the midst of a 12-game losing streak, though the Dream have kept seven of those contests, including three of the last four, within single digits. Brittney Sykes posted one of her better fantasy outputs of the campaign in the last meeting between the two clubs, racking up 18 points and six boards off the bench. Now back in a starting role, an improvement on that effort is not off the table. Elizabeth Williams will miss her second straight game for the Dream, which allowed Alaina Coates to play 21 minutes in the last contest. Minutes were spread around more than usual in that contest, so it's tough to call how the rotation will play out Friday.

Amanda Zahui B returned to 22 minutes Tuesday against the Fever, notching seven points and four boards in her first game back. She could see a slight boost inside thanks to Williams' absence, but Kia Nurse, Tina Charles and Bria Hartley continue to lead the way int eh scoring department for the Liberty. Charles went off for 24 points in the last game between the two clubs, while Brittany boyd chipped in with 15 points, seven boards four assists and a steal. However, Boyd has since been demoted to a bench role and seems unlikely to repeat that effort. Hartley didn't play in that game but could be a candidate for a big showing Friday.

Washington Mystics at Chicago Sky

Injuries

Note: All return dates are just estimates

Washington

NamePosInjuryStatusReturn
Kristi ToliverGKneeOUT8/27/2019
Kiara LeslieGKneeOUT8/27/2019

Chicago

NamePosInjuryStatusReturn
Jantel LavenderCFootOUT10/8/2019

Vegas Odds: Washington -6.5 (Open: Washington -5.5)     Over/Under: 174.5 (Open: 175.5)

2019 Player Stats

Washington

PLAYERGGSMPGPPGOREBDREBRPGAPGSPGBPGFG%3P%FT%TOPF

Elena Delle Donne

242428.819.01.36.98.22.10.61.351.541.996.31.01.1

Kristi Toliver

232329.513.00.52.42.96.01.20.149.436.085.72.01.3

Emma Meesseman

16221.912.41.22.53.72.70.90.658.034.885.70.71.6

Aerial Powers

25519.411.01.11.82.91.30.80.245.140.785.11.51.7

Ariel Atkins

262624.310.90.72.22.81.71.70.641.936.182.50.82.1

Tianna Hawkins

26115.49.11.62.54.10.70.50.150.333.891.91.22.5

Natasha Cloud

272732.29.00.12.42.65.61.00.238.132.472.91.81.9

Shatori Walker-Kimbrough

27016.16.40.51.11.61.20.80.243.929.593.51.00.9

LaToya Sanders

272724.15.61.33.85.11.90.91.348.10.090.30.92.1

Myisha Hines-Allen

2107.22.31.01.22.10.80.30.538.536.450.00.81.1

Kim Mestdagh

1104.31.70.00.30.30.40.10.054.562.51000.20.3

Shey Peddy

1003.41.00.10.50.60.30.30.040.050.01000.20.4

Kiara Leslie

000.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0

Chicago

PLAYERGGSMPGPPGOREBDREBRPGAPGSPGBPGFG%3P%FT%TOPF

Diamond DeShields

272729.815.30.94.95.72.41.30.437.330.883.22.12.6

Allie Quigley

272728.914.00.42.73.12.60.90.349.345.090.21.51.7

Courtney Vandersloot

262629.911.20.53.74.28.91.30.446.732.680.03.11.5

Jantel Lavender

232226.910.02.04.96.91.10.30.649.022.290.51.41.5

Stefanie Dolson

272724.79.21.24.25.42.00.61.152.838.994.11.93.5

Cheyenne Parker

27019.28.01.83.75.50.90.81.243.625.086.11.42.4

Kahleah Copper

27015.46.70.31.51.81.00.30.138.430.276.81.41.6

Gabby Williams

26216.15.80.31.62.02.10.70.240.814.369.41.61.3

Astou Ndour

14413.94.10.92.43.30.40.20.947.133.366.70.61.5

Katie Lou Samuelson

1307.62.80.10.60.70.30.30.133.335.086.70.10.7

Jamierra Faulkner

806.41.80.30.30.51.10.10.038.520.050.00.50.5

Chloe Jackson

804.00.60.40.40.80.50.60.022.20.016.70.80.1

The Skinny

This matchup has the highest over/under by about a 10-point margin, so it's an ideal game to target from a pace perspective. It's not expected to be a blowout, either. Both squads appear primed to score plenty of points.

The last time these two teams played, the Mystics emerged victorious, and Elena Delle Donne went off against her former team, dropping 22 points and seven rebounds. Washington -- on a six-game winning streak -- will be very motivated to win this game in an attempt to secure the No. 1 seed for the playoffs, which results in a bye into the semifinals. The team is also well-rested, as they last played on Sunday against the Sun. In that contest, Delle Donne dropped 25 points. She leads the team in scoring (19.0 PPG) and rebounding (8.2 RPG), while Kristi Toliver leads the team in assists (6.0 APG).

Chicago has plenty of reason to go all-in during this game as well, as they're 1.5 games back from the Sparks for the No. 4 seed. Securing that would result in a bye into the second round of the postseason. The Sky most recently defeated the Dream on Tuesday, with Diamond DeShields posting 17 points. She also leads the Sky in scoring (15.3 PPG). Courtney Vandersloot -- the WNBA's leader in assists (8.9 APG) -- added 14 points and 10 dimes. Jantel Lavender leads Chicago in rebounding (6.9 RPG).

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