Thursday presents a three-game WNBA slate. Below, I have featured three of my favorite DFS targets on DraftKings for this slate.
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F, Aneesah Morrow, Connecticut Sun at Chicago Sky, $7,100
Morrow is the top value on the slate with Britney Griner (knee) sidelined. With the veteran sidelined for the last two games, Morrow has posted 26.5 and 37.5 FPTS against the Fever and the Mystics, respectively. Morrow logged 27 minutes in the latter start, putting on an impressive performance against a Washington squad that ranks third in defensive rating.
This season, Morrow is leading the Sun with a 25% usage rate and 1.2 FPTS per minute. The sophomore has been at the forefront of trade rumors, and the Sun may be showcasing her ahead of Sunday’s trade deadline. Morrow should approach 30 minutes again on Thursday and has a chance to outproduce her salary against a Sky team that ranks ninth in defensive rating.
F, Napheesa Collier, Minnesota Lynx vs. Toronto Tempo, $10,400
After missing the first 27 games of the season following surgeries to both her ankles, Collier made her season debut two games ago and showed no signs of rust. The back-to-back MVP runner-up posted 41.5 FPTS against the Storm before piling up 32 FPTS against the Tempo, who she will face again on Thursday.
In these two games, Collier is leading the Lynx with a huge 34.8% usage rate and 1.5 FPTS per minute. Albeit a limited sample size, the superstar is simply underpriced at just $10,400 given Toronto’s soft defense. The Tempo rank is dead last in defensive rating, and Collier has a ceiling over 40 FPTS in this spot.
G, Jackie Young, Las Vegas Aces vs. New York Liberty, $9,400
Young scored 36 FPTS vs. the Liberty last month and should have a similar output in Thursday’s rematch. New York ranks a middling eighth in defensive rating this year, and Young has been thriving recently.
In her last three starts, Young has recorded 51.5, 42.8, and 32.5 FPTS while shooting 58.3% from the field. The guard is amassing 1.1 FPTS per minute with a 23.6% usage rate this season. But despite her recent form, she enters Thursday night with a season-low salary of $9,400, making her an obvious play for this slate. Just four games ago, Young was priced up to $11,300 on DraftKings.
