Top WNBA DFS Picks and Lineup Strategies for August 3
Monday's three-game slate tips off at 7:00 p.m. ET with two matchups. Two of the league's top teams, the Aces and Dream, will face off in Atlanta, while Breanna Stewart aims to remain productive against her former team. To finish the night, Kahleah Copper and the Mercury head to Chicago. In this article, I'll outline the slate's elite picks, mid-range targets and value plays to help you build winning DFS lineups.
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WNBA Games Today
Las Vegas Aces at Atlanta Dream: Aces 11-4 on road; Dream on five-game winning streak, 10-4 at home
Seattle Storm at New York Liberty: Storm on eight-game slide, 2-14 on road; Liberty 8-5 at home
Phoenix Mercury at Chicago Sky: Mercury 6-9 on road; Sky 7-7 at home
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WNBA Injury Report Today
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Las Vegas Aces - Cheyenne Parker-Tyus (not with team): OUT
Atlanta Dream - Te-Hina Paopao (leg): OUT
Seattle Storm - Taina Mair (coach's decision): OUT
New York Liberty - Satou Sabally (concussion), Leonie Fiebich (foot): OUT
Phoenix Mercury - Sami Whitcomb (knee): Probable; Kelsey Plum (lower leg): Questionable
Chicago Sky - Skylar Diggins (knee), Azura Stevens (personal): OUT
Elite WNBA DFS Players
Guards
FanDuel
Jordin Canada, Dream 
($7,100) vs. Aces
Canada continues to rack up assists and steals, resulting in her dropping between 33.1 and 46.8 FD points in six of her last seven appearances. During that span, the veteran floor general has averaged 11.6 points, 9.7 assists, 4.1 rebounds and 2.7 steals across 33.4 minutes per contest. She also produced 41.1 FD points in the May 17 loss to the Aces.
DraftKings
Jackie Young, Aces 
($10,200) at Dream
Young has been on fire of late, providing between 42.8 and 51.5 DK points in four of her last five games while averaging 24.0 points, 7.0 assists, 5.2 rebounds and 1.0 steals across 32.2 minutes per tilt in that time. She went scoreless in her previous contest against Atlanta, though the star guard still stuffed the stat sheet outside the scoring column and finished with 26.3 DK points.
Forwards/Centers
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A'ja Wilson, Aces ($9,500) at Dream
Wilson has racked up three consecutive double-doubles and has reached the 20-point threshold in each of her last 10 appearances. The superstar center has finished with at least 53.8 DK points in five consecutive games, averaging 32.2 points, 9.8 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 3.6 combined steals-plus-blocks in 32.6 minutes per showing over that stretch.
DraftKings
Breanna Stewart, Liberty 
($11,700) vs. Storm
Stewart continues to produce across the stat sheet and has recorded between 35.3 and 67.3 DK points in 10 consecutive games, supplying 40.5 or more in eight of those outings. During that 10-game stretch, the superstar forward has averaged 25.2 points, 8.7 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 3.1 combined steals-plus-blocks in 35.8 minutes per game.
Mid-Range WNBA DFS Picks
FanDuel
Kahleah Copper, Mercury 
($6,600) at Sky
Copper has scored at least 18 points in six consecutive contests and could take on increased responsibilities Monday if Kelsey Plum (lower leg), who is listed as questionable while awaiting the results of her physical, is unable to play. Copper has contributed between 27.1 and 35.8 FD points in each of those six games, during which she has averaged 23.0 points, 3.0 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 0.8 steals in 33.8 minutes per tilt.
DraftKings
Flau'jae Johnson, Storm 
($8,800) at Liberty
Johnson is coming off a 2-for-11 shooting performance in Friday's loss to Atlanta and will look to bounce back against New York. She had posted 28.5-plus DK points in the eight games before Friday's loss, averaging 18.1 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.7 combined steals-plus-blocks across 28.8 minutes per game during that time.
WNBA DFS Value Picks
FanDuel
Sydney Taylor, Sky 
($5,800) vs. Mercury
Taylor continues to operate as one of the Sky's top offensive options and will likely see significant usage in Azura Stevens' (personal) stead Monday. Taylor has amassed between 22.2 and 41.1 FD points in each of her last seven games, during which she has averaged 21.1 points, 2.4 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 0.7 steals in 27.4 minutes per contest.
DraftKings
Han Xu, Liberty ($5,300) vs. Storm
Han is fresh off a 17-point performance and has chipped in 23.8 or more DK points in two of her last three games, averaging 11.0 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.4 combined steals-plus-blocks in 19.3 minutes per tilt over that period. She closed with 15.0 DK points in the June 25 loss to Seattle.
