There are three WNBA games on tonight’s Friday slate. Starting at 7:40 p.m. ET, the Seattle Storm will take on the Atlanta Dream. At the same time, the Dallas Wings will challenge the Washington Mystics. In the later slate, with the start time scheduled for 10:10 p.m. ET, the Indiana Fever will face off with the Portland Fire.
With plenty of action on the table, there are plenty of ways to get involved on DraftKings Sportsbook. Here are my top player props for tonight’s WNBA slate.
Top WNBA Prop Bets on DraftKings Sportsbook
Dominique Malonga Over 23.5 Points & Rebounds (-116)
Dominique Malonga has grown into the face of the Seattle Storm in her second season in the WNBA. The 20-year-old is posting averages of 16.3 points and 8.5 rebounds per game, and earning her first All-Star appearance this year. She has especially been in a rhythm of late, averaging 17.4 points and 9.6 rebounds per game across her past 14 games. Malonga has tallied over 23.5 combined points and rebounds in 13 of her 21 games overall, and has cleared this margin in five of her past six games played.
This is also the third matchup between Malonga and the Storm against the Dream this season. She finished with 16 points and 11 rebounds in the first matchup, and 15 points and nine boards in the most recent game, clearing 23.5 combined points and rebounds in each. Atlanta has a strong overall defense that ranks fourth in opponents’ points allowed and fourth in defensive rating. However, the Dream also ranks dead last in opponents’ field goal percentage and 14th in opponents’ three-point percentage. Angel Reese headlines the production on the interior and will be tasked with slowing down Malonga.
While Reese is a talented forward who is playing at a high level, Malonga is a tough matchup for her skill set. The Storm star moves fluidly and gets up-and-down the floor better than Reese. Both these teams rank in the top seven in pace, and creating some opportunities in transition for Malonga will be a priority. While she is averaging 25.8 minutes per game on the season, the former second overall pick has logged more than this in six of her past eight games. The production has followed the expanded minutes, and expect the same tonight, with this being a comfortable bar for Malonga to clear. Back her to record over 23.5 combined points and rebounds for the 14th time this season and the third straight matchup against the Dream.
Azzi Fudd Over 2.5 Made Three-Pointers (+141)
First overall pick Azzi Fudd has settled into her role and been an instrumental part of the Dallas Wings climbing to fourth place in the WNBA standings with an 18-10 record. The UConn product is posting averages of 13.5 points, 1.9 assists, and 1.7 steals, while shooting 39.6% from beyond the three-point arc on 5.1 perimeter attempts per game. Fudd is averaging 2.0 made three-pointers per game, and made over 2.5 long-range shots in 10 games this season. This includes clearing this line in five of her last six games.
The Wings will take on the Washington Mystics tonight. In general, Washington has done a respectable job defending the perimeter this season, ranking fourth in opponents’ three-point attempts and 10th in perimeter volume allowed. Fudd has faced the Mystics once this year, and was limited to 0-for-1 shooting from beyond the three-point arc. But this was just the third game of her WNBA career, and her role has expanded as the season has progressed. After averaging 4.4 three-point attempts per game across her first 13 games, Fudd is averaging 5.9 perimeter attempts across her most recent 14 games played.
Dallas is firmly in the playoff hunt and playing some high-level basketball of late. They have too many scoring options to stop everyone, and Fudd has done an impressive job shooting the basketball of late. She shot 2-for-2 from beyond the three-point arc in the previous matchup with the Dream, which snapped a five-game streak of knocking down over 2.5 three-pointers. She also attempted five or more three-pointers in each of these games. Expect Fudd’s volume to increase tonight and for her to deliver with over 2.5 made three-pointers tonight.
Megan DiLeo Over 14.5 Points (-114)
Megan DiLeo, or formerly known as Megan Gustafson until her recent marriage, has been in a rhythm for the Portland Fire, which I expect to carry over into tonight’s matchup with the Indiana Fever. DiLeo is posting averages of 12.8 points and 3.9 rebounds across her 23.1 minutes per game this season. She is coming off back-to-back games with 20+ points and is averaging 16.0 points per game across her past nine matchups played, serving as the Fire’s leading scorer across the stretch.
DiLeo and the Fire have faced off with the Fever twice already this season, which have produced very different results. In the first matchup, the 6-foot-4 center was limited to just four points on 2-for-5 shooting during a 17-point loss. Most recently, Portland cruised to a 16-point win, in which DiLeo finished with a game-high 22 points.
Indiana has s a high-octane offense, as they lead the WNBA with 95.8 points per game while ranking first in offensive rating and third in pace. It will take a strong scoring effort from the Fire to have a chance in this game, and Portland has leaned on DiLeo at a high rate of late. The Fever also lean largely on a guard-oriented system, and DiLeo has had success in this matchup this year. With her performing at a high level of late, back DiLeo to record over 14.5 points for the fifth straight game and the 10th time across her past 15.
