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We've got a huge four-game WNBA slate on Friday with many of the league's top stars and teams in action. Things get going at 7:30 p.m. EDT when the Fever and Caitlin Clark visit the Washington Mystics, a team that has yet to win this season.
Then, a trio of games tip off at 10:00 p.m. EDT, with the Storm/Aces game probably being the big appeal, though Wings/Sparks and Lynx/Mercury should also be compelling basketball games. It's a big night of WNBA action.
In this article, I'll be providing you with some daily fantasy WNBA lineup picks for DraftKings and FanDuel. These lineup picks will range from elite players to mid-priced options and value plays. The slate locks on Friday, June 7, 2024, at 7:30 p.m. EDT. Want to talk more about the WNBA? I'm always available on X and always down to discuss women's basketball: @juscarts.
WNBA DFS Picks: Forward
Napheesa Collier (Minnesota Lynx) at PHO (DK: $11.1K, FD: $9.0K)
Napheesa Collier and the Minnesota Lynx are both off to great starts to the 2024 WNBA season. Collier is currently averaging 21.8 points and 11.0 rebounds per game while also adding 3.3 assists, 2.4 steals, and 1.6 blocks per night. She continues to just fill the score sheet up day after day.
Tell ya what, man, this has been a fun start to the year on defense for Napheesa Collier pic.twitter.com/Ke0KlkKE2V
— Nekias (Nuh-KY-us) Duncan (@NekiasNBA) May 25, 2024
Her previous meeting with the Mercury this season saw her score a season-low 13 points, but that was mostly just a lack of volume as she shot 50% from the floor. Minnesota was just too dominant, winning by 24 and getting to rest Collier a little. While that's a concern Friday, it shouldn't keep you from playing Collier against the team allowing the third-most points and second-most rebounds per game in the WNBA.
Maddy Siegrist (Dallas Wings) at L.A. (DK: $7.5K, FD: $6.4K)
With Satou Sabally out until after the Olympics, there were plenty of questions about who would fill in at small forward for the Wings. In preseason, it looked like it might be Jaelyn Brown, but injuries and illness have kept her sidelined for most of the season.
But Maddy Siegrist has really stepped up. The second-year player out of Villanova averaged just 3.7 points per game in 2023, but is up to 13.5 per game this year. In addition, Siegrist is adding 4.3 rebounds per contest. She's struggling with her shot, shooting just 29.4% from deep, but her college career suggests there's room for a big jump there.
Siegrist comes into this game with five consecutive games of 12 or more points. She had 15 points and eight rebounds in her last meeting with the Sparks.
Aaliyah Edwards (Washington Mystics) vs. IND (DK: $6.5K, FD: $5.4K)
Rookie Aaliyah Edwards might have gotten off to a slow start to her WNBA career, but she's started the last two games for the Mystics and has been really good in that role. On Saturday, Edwards played a career-high 35 minutes, scoring 23 points on 10-of-12 shooting to go along with 14 rebounds and four blocks.
Aaliyah Edwards BALLED OUT 🔥
• 23 points
• 14 rebounds
• 4 blocksWNBA CAREER HIGH 📈
— Women’s Hoops Network (@WomensHoops_USA) June 7, 2024
Sure, she also had six turnovers, but the 0-10 Mystics are in a position where they can already pencil themselves in as a lottery team, so there's no reason to let some turnovers keep the ball out of Edwards' hands. All there is to play for is the future, so expect Edwards to continue to be heavily involved for this Washington team.
WNBA DFS Picks: Guard
Arike Ogunbowale (Dallas Wings) at L.A. (DK: $10.5K, FD: $8.8K)
Wednesday's loss to the Aces marked the eighth game this season that Arike Ogunbowale has scored at least 20 points. For some added context, the Dallas Wings have played eight games this season.
That's right, Ogunbowale has hit that mark in every game, often with plenty of room to spare. Last time out, Ogunbowale scored 31 points on 9-of-23 shooting in a loss to Vegas, adding seven assists, four steals, and four rebounds to the sheet as well. That was her third game of the season with at least 30 points.
Kelsey Mitchell (Indiana Fever) at WAS (DK: $7.1K, FD: $5.9K)
Caitlin Clark gets all the attention in Indiana, but having Kelsey Mitchell as a secondary perimeter scoring option is really good for the team and for Clark's development since it means she doesn't have to be as high-usage as she might be otherwise.
Mitchell doesn't do a whole lot beyond scoring, but she sure does score. Her 21 points on June 2 marked the ninth game in a row that Mitchell has scored at least 14 points. It was her top scoring effort of the year as she tied her season high in three-pointers made and set a new 2024 best in field goals made.
Of course, you really need the shots to fall, since she had zeros in rebounds, assists, steals, and blocks last game, but a meeting with winless Washington seems like a good time to bet on Mitchell's shot. Washington allows the fifth-most points and second-highest field-goal percentage in the WNBA.
Tiffany Hayes (Las Vegas Aces) vs. SEA (DK: $6.8K, FD: $6.1K)
After retiring in the offseason, Tiffany Hayes unretired last week to join the Las Vegas Aces. It's a huge addition for the defending champions, as Hayes is a former All-Star who averaged 12.1 points per game for Connecticut last season.
This fake spin move from Tiffany Hayes was so nasty, and then the kick-out, the ball knew it had to go in whew pic.twitter.com/EM20VysbiL
— Ethan Fuller (@ethman43) June 6, 2024
In her first game of 2024, Hayes played 20 minutes off the Aces bench, scoring 11 points on 4-of-7 shooting with six rebounds, four assists, and one steal. Vegas boasts the best starting unit in the league, but there are definitely depth concerns. Hayes alleviates a lot of those issues and should see plenty of run as a huge bench scoring threat.
