A Storm Brewing in Canada?
We hop back into the swing of things with a nice two-game slate, featuring Minnesota, Indiana, Seattle, and Las Vegas. This slate does present some challenges in projecting how a few injury situations will turn out, with Jordin Canada and Natalie Achonwa both returning. Without further ado, let’s get into the June 25th DFS preview.
Minnesota Lynx @ Indiana Fever
This first game projects to be the slower paced of the two. Minnesota and Indiana are both in the bottom half of possessions per game, and both boast close to average defenses. Because of this, the options on Minnesota are somewhat limited. Of course, Sylvia Fowles (10.2k DK, 8k FD) is always an option, due to her high rebound rate, combined with ~20 usage.
Looking deeper, however, there are a couple of value options I like for FanDuel. Danielle Robinson (7.2k, 5.2k), played 35 minutes in the last game, and is coming off nights of 29, 25, and 30 minutes previous to that. Likewise, Damiris Dantas (7.9k, 5.8k) has also been playing big minutes throughout the year. She has been shooting the ball fairly poorly recently, but I’d chalk that up to just bad shooting variance. She should rebound tonight.
On Indiana, it all comes down to who will start between Natalie Achonwa (8k, 6k) and Teaira McCowan (7.7k, 5k). Whichever of the two starts should see somewhere in the realm of 25-30 minutes, making them a solid play. I’d lean towards Achonwa drawing the start, but checking the Fever’s twitter within 30 minutes of game time should give you the official starting lineup.
Aside from either Achonwa or McCowan, I really like Betnijah Laney (5.7k, 5.4k), who has seen an increase in minutes recently. Laney has been right around the 30 minute barrier, which is more than enough opportunity to hit value at such a low price. She has been a solid rebounder, and could add 5-10 points to go alongside her other peripherals. Again though, the matchup is not great, and there are other options.
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Seattle Storm @ Las Vegas Aces
Seattle enters a dream matchup with the highest-paced team in the league, the Aces. Natasha Howard (10.8k, 8.5k) is likely the best option on the slate, and could easily hit over 40 fantasy points. Seattle also gets Jordin Canada (5.9k, 6.6k) who returns from a knee injury. It is tough to know how many minutes she will play, as if she hits 30, she is a great option at a mid-to-low price.
Jewell Loyd (9k, 7.5k) has seen an increased usage rate recently, likely due to Canada’s absence. Though paced-up, her price does seem a little high, as she should lose a lot of her ball-handling duties to Canada. Loyd is likely a pass for me, unless there is something significant on Canada’s minutes being reduced as she returns.
On Las Vegas, I’ll be recommending Liz Cambage (9.9k, 7.8k) again. I still believe that she returns to her 2018 form at some point, and today could be that day. There are encouraging signs, however, as her usage is very similar to 2018, signifying that her role has not changed that much.
Kelsey Plum (7k, 6.2k) is another solid play on Las Vegas, almost exclusively due to the defensive footprint of the Storm. The Storm have been great at not allowing free throws (which Plum does not shoot a lot of), and have been shoddy in their three point defense, an area which Plum excels. The only worry is Plum’s minutes, but she is just two games removed from a 37 minute outing.
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