There will be three games on the slate tonight, tipping off at 7 PM EST with the Sun hosting the Dream. The Liberty will host the Sparks at 8 PM, while the Aces will host the Mystics at 10.
There are plenty of opportunities to get involved in the action this evening. One of the more unique features on DraftKings this year is Pick6 Fantasy Basketball!
This article will look at my top Pick6 plays for tonight’s slate. We simply choose whether a player will record more or less of the set statistic. Here are my favorite plays for tonight’s action.
Rhyne Howard More than 17.5 Points
We don’t need to project how Howard might attack Connecticut because we’ve already seen the extreme version of it. She fired 24 shots, including a career-high-tying 19 attempts from deep, and finished with 36 points and eight 3-pointers when Atlanta faced the Sun in June. Howard obviously doesn’t need anything close to that shooting display to get us over 17.5, particularly now that she’s averaging a career-high 20.2 PPG and has already become the fastest player in WNBA history to make 100 treys in a season.
Connecticut should have every reason to defend her differently this time around, but Howard’s willingness to take shots gives her several paths to 18 points even without an especially efficient night.
Shakira Austin More than 17.5 Points
Austin has been at the center of Washington’s turnaround, and even the end of the Mystics’ seven-game winning streak didn’t slow her down. The newly crowned Eastern Conference Player of the Week averaged 22.3 points, 11.7 rebounds, and 2.3 blocks during a three-game stretch last week, then led Washington with another 20 points against Las Vegas on Tuesday. What stands out from that loss is that Washington still outscored the Aces 42-28 in the paint, an encouraging sign for a 6-foot-5 center who has increasingly become a focal point of the offense.
Austin has now scored at least 15 points with five rebounds in 12 consecutive games, tying the longest single-season streak in Mystics history, and she’s put up 25 and 20 points in her two meetings with Vegas. Two days later, we’re going right back to a matchup that has already allowed Austin to play to her strengths twice.
Breanna Stewart More than 22.5 Points
Los Angeles is allowing 93.6 points per game, the second-most in the WNBA, while playing at the league’s third-fastest pace, creating exactly the kind of environment we want when asking Stewart to clear a number above her 21.3 PPG season average. The last game exemplified this, as New York scored 113 points, Stewart poured in 29, and she also finished with seven assists and four steals as the Liberty grabbed a win in a 113-109 shootout.
What is DraftKings Pick6?
Pick6 is a peer-to-peer fantasy variant where you build a lineup (your “Pick Set”) of at least two players and select whether you believe each will outperform their listed stat projection. Enter your Pick Set in Pick6 contests to compete against other users. Get enough picks correct and win a share of cash prizes.
How to Play DraftKings Pick6
Create a Pick Set
Create a Pick Set by choosing 2+ players from the same sport and Pick Group (a set of picks available from a group of set competitions). For each player, simply select if you think they’ll have more or less than their listed stat projection. In each Pick Set, you cannot pick the same player twice and you must select players from at least two different teams.
Enter an Amount
Once you finalize your Pick Set, choose your entry fee amount. Your entries will be automatically distributed into available contests, subject to your confirmation.
Sweat Your Picks
When the games go live, use the My Picks tab to follow your picks in real time to track how your players are performing against their projections and how they stack up against other users.
Compete for Prizes
Make enough correct picks and win a share of the contests’ guaranteed prizes. Any prizes won will be credited to your DraftKings account after contests are finalized.
Play at DraftKings Pick6 or by downloading the DraftKings Pick6 app on Apple or Google!
