WNBA DFS Breakdown: Sunday

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Updated on September 10, 2019 2:56PM EST

DraftKings and FanDuel Price Differences

Top 5 FanDuel

PLAYER	POS	TEAM	FanDuel Price	% of Budget	DraftKings Price	% of Budget	Difference
Alex Bentley	G	ATL	5100	12.8%	8100	16.2%	-3.5%
Brittney Griner	F	PHO	7900	19.8%	11500	23.0%	-3.3%
Chelsea Gray	G	LA	6600	16.5%	9700	19.4%	-2.9%
Renee Montgomery	G	ATL	5300	13.3%	8000	16.0%	-2.8%
Elena Delle Donne	F	WAS	8000	20.0%	11300	22.6%	-2.6%

Top 5 DraftKings

PLAYER	POS	TEAM	FanDuel Price	% of Budget	DraftKings Price	% of Budget	Difference
Alana Beard	G	LA	4600	11.5%	3600	7.2%	4.3%
Alexis Jones	G	LA	3900	9.8%	3200	6.4%	3.4%
Brooke McCarty-Williams	G	DAL	4200	10.5%	3600	7.2%	3.3%
Camille Little	F	PHO	4800	12.0%	4400	8.8%	3.2%
Han Xu	F	NY	4400	11.0%	4000	8.0%	3.0%

2019 Team Stats

2019 Advanced Team Offense Stats

2019 Team Defense Stats

2019 Opposition Scoring

Data from WNBA.com

New York Liberty at Atlanta Dream

Injuries

Note: All return dates are just estimates

New York

Name	Pos	Injury	Status	Return
Asia Durr	G	Groin	OUT	9/8/2019
Kiah Stokes	C	Personal	OUT	5/2/2020

Atlanta

Name	Pos	Injury	Status	Return
Tiffany Hayes	G	Knee	OUT	9/8/2019
Jessica Breland	F	Illness	OUT	9/8/2019
Angel McCoughtry	F	Knee	OUT	9/9/2019
Kristy Wallace	G	Knee	OUT	5/1/2020

2019 Player Stats

New York

PLAYER	G	GS	MPG	PPG	OREB	DREB	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	TO	PF
Tina Charles	32	32	31.1	17.2	2.0	5.5	7.4	2.2	0.7	0.9	39.0	19.0	80.9	2.6	2.8
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DraftKings and FanDuel Price Differences

Top 5 FanDuel

PLAYER	POS	TEAM	FanDuel Price	% of Budget	DraftKings Price	% of Budget	Difference
Alex Bentley	G	ATL	5100	12.8%	8100	16.2%	-3.5%
Brittney Griner	F	PHO	7900	19.8%	11500	23.0%	-3.3%
Chelsea Gray	G	LA	6600	16.5%	9700	19.4%	-2.9%
Renee Montgomery	G	ATL	5300	13.3%	8000	16.0%	-2.8%
Elena Delle Donne	F	WAS	8000	20.0%	11300	22.6%	-2.6%

Top 5 DraftKings

PLAYER	POS	TEAM	FanDuel Price	% of Budget	DraftKings Price	% of Budget	Difference
Alana Beard	G	LA	4600	11.5%	3600	7.2%	4.3%
Alexis Jones	G	LA	3900	9.8%	3200	6.4%	3.4%
Brooke McCarty-Williams	G	DAL	4200	10.5%	3600	7.2%	3.3%
Camille Little	F	PHO	4800	12.0%	4400	8.8%	3.2%
Han Xu	F	NY	4400	11.0%	4000	8.0%	3.0%

2019 Team Stats

2019 Advanced Team Offense Stats

2019 Team Defense Stats

2019 Opposition Scoring

Data from WNBA.com

New York Liberty at Atlanta Dream

Injuries

Note: All return dates are just estimates

New York

Name	Pos	Injury	Status	Return
Asia Durr	G	Groin	OUT	9/8/2019
Kiah Stokes	C	Personal	OUT	5/2/2020

Atlanta

Name	Pos	Injury	Status	Return
Tiffany Hayes	G	Knee	OUT	9/8/2019
Jessica Breland	F	Illness	OUT	9/8/2019
Angel McCoughtry	F	Knee	OUT	9/9/2019
Kristy Wallace	G	Knee	OUT	5/1/2020

2019 Player Stats

New York

PLAYER	G	GS	MPG	PPG	OREB	DREB	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	TO	PF
Tina Charles	32	32	31.1	17.2	2.0	5.5	7.4	2.2	0.7	0.9	39.0	19.0	80.9	2.6	2.8
Kia Nurse	33	33	29.8	14.0	0.6	2.0	2.6	2.2	0.8	0.1	39.7	36.2	86.7	1.7	1.7
Bria Hartley	23	17	22.6	9.9	0.8	2.3	3.1	3.1	0.8	0.0	37.1	33.3	80.0	2.1	2.3
Asia Durr	19	15	25.3	9.3	0.3	1.3	1.5	1.6	0.5	0.4	47.1	29.4	81.8	1.1	1.8
Amanda Zahui B	23	22	23.2	8.4	1.0	5.0	6.1	0.8	1.0	1.4	47.8	32.3	85.2	1.3	3.3
Marine Johannes	18	0	18.3	7.7	0.5	1.2	1.7	2.3	0.4	0.2	46.7	41.9	78.9	1.2	1.5
Rebecca Allen	23	2	17.0	7.3	0.5	2.0	2.5	0.7	0.4	0.7	42.9	44.6	81.3	0.7	2.1
Brittany Boyd	32	17	19.8	5.4	0.8	2.8	3.5	4.5	1.4	0.1	40.4	33.3	76.5	2.4	2.0
Reshanda Gray	33	10	15.7	5.3	1.8	3.4	5.2	0.5	0.5	0.2	46.9	66.7	57.6	1.2	3.4
Tanisha Wright	30	16	19.7	4.6	0.7	2.1	2.8	4.1	1.0	0.3	41.5	35.3	80.6	1.8	2.0
Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe	27	1	13.1	3.8	1.4	1.4	2.7	0.4	0.3	0.1	56.6	33.3	65.2	0.8	1.6
Han Xu	17	0	7.9	3.2	0.1	0.6	0.8	0.1	0.2	0.2	41.4	50.0	50.0	0.1	0.3

Atlanta

PLAYER	G	GS	MPG	PPG	OREB	DREB	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	TO	PF
Tiffany Hayes	29	29	28.2	14.7	0.7	2.3	3.0	2.8	1.0	0.3	39.3	30.8	76.4	2.4	2.4
Brittney Sykes	33	26	25.8	10.2	0.7	3.6	4.4	2.5	0.6	0.5	36.1	26.7	71.1	2.1	1.7
Renee Montgomery	33	33	27.8	9.6	0.2	1.9	2.2	2.7	0.9	0.2	37.2	32.4	83.7	1.9	1.5
Elizabeth Williams	31	31	28.4	9.3	3.1	3.3	6.4	1.1	0.8	1.7	45.4	0.0	73.6	1.3	2.3
Alex Bentley	28	4	21.8	8.7	0.4	1.5	1.9	3.0	0.8	0.3	30.4	23.4	87.1	1.5	2.0
Jessica Breland	32	32	23.2	7.4	1.3	5.8	7.1	1.6	1.2	1.1	37.3	23.7	87.1	1.1	2.0
Monique Billings	28	2	19.3	5.6	2.2	4.9	7.0	0.5	0.5	0.4	39.3	100	77.6	1.6	2.3
Nia Coffey	27	6	14.0	5.1	0.9	2.0	2.8	0.4	0.5	0.4	34.1	38.6	52.5	0.7	1.8
Marie Gülich	30	1	11.2	3.3	1.2	1.6	2.8	0.6	0.2	0.8	36.9	34.8	72.7	1.0	2.0
Maite Cazorla	30	1	15.1	3.0	0.1	0.6	0.7	1.5	0.5	0.0	32.6	25.0	87.5	1.0	0.7
Alaina Coates	9	0	8.3	2.8	0.9	2.1	3.0	0.1	0.2	0.7	64.3	0.0	53.8	0.4	2.2
Angel McCoughtry	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

The Skinny

With the two worst records in the WNBA, both teams are out of the playoff hunt, so no reason to fear any starters will sit for rest ahead of the postseason. It's safe to expect big minutes and big-time production from the Liberty's star forward Tina Charles, who's averaging a healthy 17.2 points and 7.4 boards this season, accompanied by eight double-doubles. Amanda Zahui B has been in a scoring slump as of late, going for just 6.9 points over her last seven games, including a donut over 15 minutes Friday. She's one of the best two-way players in the game, however, and her 6.1 rebounds and 2.4 combined blocks/steals per contest should make up for any continued scoring deficiencies. With Asia Durr still dealing with a groin injury, the Liberty may shut her down Sunday, and Bria Hartley can be expected to play her usual role. Marine Johannes comes into Sunday's game on a recent three-game tear, averaging 19.7 points, 5.3 assists and 3.7 rebounds in that span. She's worth a look while in the midst of a hot streak.

The biggest story for the Dream in a lost season is the health of Angel McCoughtry. McCoughtry has missed all season rehabbing from a torn ACL suffered last season, and she will not play in Sunday's season finale as she had hoped. The Liberty give up an WNBA-worst 85.4 points per contest, so that defensive inefficiency could be exploited by a Dream squad that has scored the fewest points per game this season with just 71.3. Alex Bentley could see more extended action in the event Tiffany Hayes (knee) is out again. In her two recent tilts without Hayes, Bentley has averaged 13.0 points, 5.5 assists and 1.0 steals. Elizabeth Williams put together a solid season and has averaged 17.5 points and eight boards over her last two contests, highlighted by an eight-block performance Thursday. Her two-way play gives her a safe floor Sunday.

Connecticut Sun at Indiana Fever

Injuries

Note: All return dates are just estimates

Connecticut

Name	Pos	Injury	Status	Return
Theresa Plaisance	F	Back	GTD	9/8/2019
Layshia Clarendon	G	Ankle	OUT	9/8/2019

Indiana

Name	Pos	Injury	Status	Return
Victoria Vivians	G	Knee	SUSP-INJ	4/1/2020
Shenise Johnson	G	Knee	OUT	5/1/2020

2019 Player Stats

Connecticut

PLAYER	G	GS	MPG	PPG	OREB	DREB	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	TO	PF
Jonquel Jones	33	33	29.4	14.7	3.3	6.5	9.8	1.6	1.3	2.0	45.0	29.6	82.0	2.0	2.8
Courtney Williams	33	33	29.3	13.4	1.4	4.2	5.6	3.8	1.4	0.4	43.8	48.5	79.5	1.7	1.4
Alyssa Thomas	33	33	30.6	11.9	2.5	5.4	7.8	3.2	1.9	0.4	50.9	0.0	49.6	2.1	2.8
Jasmine Thomas	33	33	30.1	11.3	0.6	2.3	2.9	5.2	1.5	0.2	39.3	36.7	80.0	2.7	1.8
Shekinna Stricklen	33	33	24.0	9.0	0.2	1.7	1.9	1.2	1.0	0.2	40.7	38.3	81.5	0.8	2.3
Layshia Clarendon	9	0	15.3	6.2	0.8	1.7	2.4	2.1	0.3	0.0	41.9	100	85.7	0.9	0.8
Bria Holmes	33	0	15.2	6.2	0.3	1.1	1.4	0.8	0.5	0.2	40.3	32.3	64.8	0.9	1.1
Morgan Tuck	32	0	10.2	3.6	0.5	1.4	1.9	0.8	0.4	0.1	39.4	38.5	60.0	0.8	1.3
Rachel Banham	28	0	12.0	3.6	0.0	1.0	1.1	0.9	0.3	0.1	32.1	30.4	63.6	0.9	1.1
Natisha Hiedeman	19	0	9.6	3.5	0.4	1.2	1.5	1.8	0.4	0.1	40.7	44.4	52.6	0.7	1.2
Brionna Jones	26	0	7.6	3.1	1.2	0.7	1.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	49.2	0.0	64.5	0.7	1.3
Theresa Plaisance	9	0	7.1	2.4	0.3	1.4	1.8	0.0	0.3	0.2	34.8	33.3	100	0.1	1.3

Indiana

PLAYER	G	GS	MPG	PPG	OREB	DREB	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	TO	PF
Kelsey Mitchell	33	19	25.0	13.3	0.1	1.5	1.6	2.7	0.4	0.1	37.9	35.9	81.0	1.5	1.6
Candice Dupree	33	33	30.5	11.9	0.8	4.2	5.0	2.4	0.4	0.5	47.0	0.0	83.9	1.5	0.9
Teaira McCowan	33	15	21.9	10.1	3.2	5.7	8.9	0.2	0.6	1.3	52.0	0.0	70.1	1.3	3.2
Erica Wheeler	33	33	24.8	10.0	0.1	2.8	2.9	4.9	1.1	0.2	43.0	37.3	86.7	2.8	2.2
Tiffany Mitchell	33	14	25.1	9.8	0.7	2.2	2.8	2.1	0.6	0.1	38.5	30.0	89.2	1.7	2.5
Natalie Achonwa	29	18	21.5	9.1	1.6	3.5	5.1	1.6	0.6	0.7	50.8	42.9	93.3	1.0	2.5
Betnijah Laney	33	27	26.1	5.7	1.0	3.2	4.2	1.5	1.3	0.1	36.5	31.3	56.7	1.3	1.7
Shenise Johnson	17	0	12.9	4.9	0.6	1.4	2.1	1.1	0.7	0.1	33.3	24.2	93.8	0.7	1.0
Kennedy Burke	30	6	13.0	4.1	0.6	0.7	1.3	0.6	0.6	0.3	37.0	31.4	72.1	0.6	0.9
Paris Kea	10	0	5.5	2.9	0.1	0.4	0.5	0.6	0.1	0.2	40.7	55.6	50.0	0.9	0.3
Stephanie Mavunga	22	0	8.7	2.5	0.9	1.5	2.3	0.2	0.2	0.3	52.4	0.0	66.7	0.4	1.8
Erica McCall	14	0	7.2	1.0	0.8	1.1	1.9	0.4	0.1	0.4	13.6	0.0	100	0.2	0.9
Victoria Vivians	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

The Skinny

Connecticut has propelled to the top of the standings, thanks in large part to the outstanding play of Jonquel Jones, who has nearly averaged a double-double this season with 14.7 points and a league-leading 9.8 rebounds per contest to to go along with 3.3 combined blocks/steals. Jones may not see much action Sunday, as the Sun are locked into the No. 2 seed and will not play again until the conference semifinals regardless of the outcome of this game. If Brionna Jones draws the start at center, she could provide substantial value, as she's averaged 14.7 points and 9.0 rebounds per-36 minutes this season. Look for the Sun to limit all of their starters, particularly Alyssa Thomas and Courtney Williams. As a result, Bria Holmes may see an increased run.

The Fever finds itself on the outside of the playoffs looking in. Indiana has gotten a lot out of center Teaira McCowan over the last couple of weeks, as she is on an incredible hot streak with five straight double-doubles, including averages of 19.2 points, 14.0 rebounds and 1.6 blocks in that span. Long-time veteran Candice Dupree should see her usual workload, and because of her scoring abilities, the veteran forward could be in line for a bump in points with Connecticut resting its starters. Erica Wheeler has been an erratic scorer, especially as of late, but she typically finishes with solid stat lines thanks to her work on the boards and ability to facilitate.

Chicago Sky at Washington Mystics

Injuries

Note: All return dates are just estimates

Chicago

Name	Pos	Injury	Status	Return
Jantel Lavender	C	Foot	OUT	11/15/2019

Washington

Name	Pos	Injury	Status	Return
Tianna Hawkins	F	Rest	OUT	9/8/2019
Kiara Leslie	G	Knee	OUT	9/8/2019
Kristi Toliver	G	Knee	OUT	9/10/2019

2019 Player Stats

Chicago

PLAYER	G	GS	MPG	PPG	OREB	DREB	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	TO	PF
Diamond DeShields	33	33	30.1	16.2	0.9	4.8	5.6	2.4	1.3	0.4	39.9	32.5	83.5	2.2	2.7
Allie Quigley	33	33	28.8	13.8	0.4	2.5	2.9	2.6	0.8	0.2	49.0	43.3	87.0	1.4	1.8
Courtney Vandersloot	32	32	30.1	11.5	0.6	3.7	4.3	9.2	1.4	0.5	45.6	29.5	85.0	2.9	1.5
Jantel Lavender	23	22	26.9	10.0	2.0	4.9	6.9	1.1	0.3	0.6	49.0	22.2	90.5	1.4	1.5
Stefanie Dolson	33	33	25.1	9.4	1.2	4.4	5.6	2.2	0.6	1.0	51.5	36.1	91.5	1.9	3.6
Cheyenne Parker	33	0	19.7	8.9	1.8	4.0	5.8	0.9	0.8	1.3	46.1	27.8	83.9	1.3	2.4
Astou Ndour	20	10	17.9	6.9	1.4	2.9	4.3	0.7	0.5	0.7	50.9	40.6	72.2	0.7	1.8
Kahleah Copper	33	0	14.8	6.5	0.4	1.5	1.9	0.9	0.4	0.1	37.8	31.3	76.1	1.3	1.5
Gabby Williams	32	2	15.8	5.5	0.4	1.8	2.2	2.0	0.6	0.2	40.2	15.0	72.5	1.7	1.3
Katie Lou Samuelson	19	0	7.3	2.2	0.2	0.5	0.7	0.4	0.3	0.1	28.1	28.0	80.0	0.2	0.7
Kayla Alexander	2	0	4.5	2.0	1.0	1.5	2.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	50.0	0.0	100	0.5	0.5
Jamierra Faulkner	12	0	5.6	1.3	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.8	0.2	0.0	35.3	12.5	50.0	0.4	0.6

Washington

PLAYER	G	GS	MPG	PPG	OREB	DREB	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	TO	PF
Elena Delle Donne	30	30	29.2	19.4	1.4	6.7	8.1	2.2	0.6	1.2	50.8	42.9	97.3	1.0	1.0
Emma Meesseman	22	5	23.4	13.2	1.2	3.1	4.3	3.1	0.9	0.7	57.6	43.9	90.5	0.9	1.7
Kristi Toliver	23	23	29.5	13.0	0.5	2.4	2.9	6.0	1.2	0.1	49.4	36.0	85.7	2.0	1.3
Aerial Powers	29	7	19.7	11.5	1.1	2.0	3.2	1.4	0.8	0.2	43.9	36.8	86.3	1.4	1.6
Ariel Atkins	32	32	24.7	10.4	0.8	2.1	2.9	1.9	1.5	0.6	41.4	35.9	81.1	1.1	2.3
Tianna Hawkins	30	1	15.3	9.1	1.5	2.5	4.0	0.8	0.4	0.1	50.2	34.5	92.5	1.1	2.5
Natasha Cloud	33	33	32.3	9.0	0.1	2.3	2.5	5.6	1.0	0.2	39.7	32.3	67.2	1.9	2.1
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough	33	1	17.0	6.8	0.5	1.1	1.6	1.2	0.8	0.2	43.6	31.3	93.0	1.0	1.2
LaToya Sanders	33	33	23.9	6.2	1.2	4.2	5.4	1.9	0.9	1.4	50.6	0.0	89.2	0.9	2.2
Myisha Hines-Allen	26	0	7.5	2.3	1.0	1.2	2.2	0.9	0.3	0.4	36.4	33.3	58.3	0.8	1.1
Kim Mestdagh	14	0	4.8	1.6	0.1	0.2	0.3	0.4	0.1	0.0	41.2	42.9	100	0.4	0.2
Shey Peddy	14	0	4.3	1.4	0.1	0.6	0.6	0.4	0.3	0.0	60.0	50.0	100	0.2	0.4
Kiara Leslie	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

The Skinny

Washington has a double-bye and the No. 1 seed already locked up, so there's not much to play for here. The Mystics cruised to a 25-8 record through the first 33 games of the season behind a league-leading +11.9 point differential. It wouldn't be surprising to see most of the starters rested in a meaningless contest. Washington could give its reserves some big minutes, particularly Shatori Walker-Kimbrough Aerial Powers -- who has averaged 15.7 points over her last nine games -- could provide a scoring punch Sunday. Emma Meesseman, who has started just five games this season, enters Sunday having started three straight, boasting averages of 19.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 1.7 blocks in that time. Another productive day can be expected if she's in the starting five Sunday.

Chicago is tied with the Las Vegas Aces at 20-13 in the standings, but the Aces hold the tie-breaker. The Sky need a win Sunday and an Aces loss to slide into the No. 4 seed and earn a first-round bye. There's a lot on the line. The Sky's leading scorer, Diamond DeShields (16.2 PPG) should provide her usual dose of scoring, and WNBA assist-leader Courtney Vandersloot (9.0 APG) should be motivated to get the most out of teammates in a crucial game that will have deep playoff ramifications. Cheyenne Parker has filled in well for Jantel Lavender (foot) with 12.6 points, 6.9 rebounds and 2.0 combined blocks/steals in 10 games since Lavender last took the court.

Seattle Storm at Dallas Wings

Injuries

Note: All return dates are just estimates

Seattle

Name	Pos	Injury	Status	Return
Breanna Stewart	F	Achilles	SUSP-INJ	2/1/2020
Sue Bird	G	Knee	OUT	5/1/2020
Ramu Tokashiki	F	Personal	SUSP	5/1/2020

Dallas

Name	Pos	Injury	Status	Return
Kayla Thornton	F	Ankle	OUT	9/8/2019
Moriah Jefferson	G	Not Injury Related	OUT	9/8/2019
Imani McGee-Stafford	C	Ankle	OUT	9/8/2019
Skylar Diggins-Smith	G	Personal	OUT	9/10/2019
Azura Stevens	F	Foot	OUT	2/27/2020
Tayler Hill	G	Knee	OUT	5/2/2020

2019 Player Stats

Seattle

PLAYER	G	GS	MPG	PPG	OREB	DREB	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	TO	PF
Natasha Howard	33	33	31.5	17.9	2.7	5.5	8.2	2.1	2.2	1.8	43.7	30.7	80.4	2.9	3.0
Jewell Loyd	26	20	25.5	12.2	0.4	2.3	2.7	2.0	1.3	0.1	38.5	31.6	92.5	2.0	1.2
Jordin Canada	29	28	29.0	9.9	0.4	1.9	2.4	5.2	2.3	0.2	38.6	19.0	76.8	2.7	1.6
Alysha Clark	30	29	28.6	9.7	1.2	3.5	4.8	2.6	1.0	0.5	48.7	48.5	81.8	1.5	2.0
Mercedes Russell	33	29	25.8	7.5	2.4	3.7	6.2	1.1	1.1	0.5	51.5	0.0	64.1	0.9	2.5
Sami Whitcomb	32	13	20.6	7.3	0.5	1.3	1.8	2.4	1.1	0.1	36.5	33.9	100	1.6	1.5
Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis	30	4	14.0	5.7	0.3	0.9	1.2	0.5	0.3	0.2	40.6	35.0	100	1.2	1.3
Crystal Langhorne	33	4	16.9	5.4	0.8	2.2	3.0	1.0	0.3	0.3	40.0	32.1	75.0	1.2	1.0
Shavonte Zellous	30	4	13.8	4.1	0.1	1.3	1.4	1.4	0.3	0.1	38.6	20.0	80.6	1.1	1.4
Courtney Paris	29	0	6.0	0.4	0.4	1.2	1.7	0.4	0.3	0.1	40.0	0.0	20.0	0.3	0.6
Blake Dietrick	16	1	6.4	0.4	0.1	0.6	0.6	0.9	0.2	0.1	10.0	0.0	66.7	0.6	0.8
Sue Bird	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Breanna Stewart	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Dallas

PLAYER	G	GS	MPG	PPG	OREB	DREB	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	TO	PF
Arike Ogunbowale	32	27	32.0	18.9	0.6	1.8	2.4	3.2	1.0	0.0	38.9	35.2	81.3	2.1	2.6
Allisha Gray	33	28	30.5	10.8	1.3	2.9	4.2	2.3	1.2	0.4	46.2	38.1	84.8	1.5	2.6
Kayla Thornton	27	25	30.4	10.4	1.8	3.5	5.3	1.8	0.9	0.3	34.3	27.2	93.1	1.6	2.2
Isabelle Harrison	30	28	25.3	8.5	2.3	3.5	5.8	1.4	1.1	0.8	45.8	0.0	71.6	1.5	2.5
Glory Johnson	27	18	24.2	7.5	1.0	4.2	5.2	1.4	1.4	0.6	37.0	35.4	59.1	1.0	1.6
Kaela Davis	32	15	19.3	5.9	0.5	1.7	2.2	2.2	0.6	0.2	32.7	30.6	87.1	2.2	2.4
Azurá Stevens	9	1	16.0	4.8	1.7	1.9	3.6	0.6	0.6	1.1	35.8	11.1	80.0	1.0	1.3
Imani McGee-Stafford	29	6	11.9	3.9	1.5	2.3	3.8	0.6	0.6	0.6	46.8	25.0	64.3	1.2	2.0
Tayler Hill	4	2	12.3	3.3	0.5	0.8	1.3	0.8	0.3	0.0	30.8	16.7	80.0	0.0	1.0
Kristine Anigwe	9	0	13.8	3.3	1.6	2.4	4.0	0.2	0.3	0.4	32.3	0.0	66.7	0.6	2.4
Megan Gustafson	24	0	9.0	2.9	0.8	1.6	2.3	0.3	0.1	0.2	52.1	12.5	90.0	0.4	0.9
Brooke McCarty-Williams	33	3	13.2	2.4	0.3	1.0	1.3	1.9	0.5	0.0	28.7	34.7	91.7	0.8	1.2
Karlie Samuelson	3	0	9.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.3	0.3	33.3	33.3	0.0	0.0	2.0
Skylar Diggins-Smith	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Moriah Jefferson	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

The Skinny

This game will feature two of the best scorers in the WNBA, with Natasha Howard (17.9 PPG) and Arike Ogunbowale (18.9 PPG) squaring off. The Wings are out of the playoffs, but the Storm are still jockeying for playoff seeding and could move from the No. 7 seed to the No. 6 with a win and a Minnesota loss. Jordin Canada looks to be healthy heading into Sunday, and her shoulder injury hasn't stopped her from averaging 13.0 points and 7.0 rebounds over her last three games. Jewell Loyd has upped her scoring average to 13.3 in that same span.

The Storm give up a stingy 74.7 points per game this season, and with playoff implications on the line, the strong defensive play should continue. Ogunbowale will likely still make a strong play in this contest, but her price, coupled with the opposition, means you may want to look elsewhere for value. Allisha Gray has averaged a respectable 15.3 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.5 steals in her last eight contests. Kayla Thornton (ankle) is a question mark for Sunday, but Isabelle Harrison and Glory Johnson make great plays if Thornton is out of the lineup. Kaela Davis has seen extended action as a result of the injury, but she hasn't done enough to warrant consideration in daily lineups.

Las Vegas Aces at Phoenix Mercury

Injuries

Note: All return dates are just estimates

Las Vegas

Name	Pos	Injury	Status	Return
Carolyn Swords	C	Concussion	OUT	9/8/2019
Lindsay Allen	G	Knee	OUT	5/1/2020
Tamera Young	G	Wrist	GTD	9/8/2019

Phoenix

Name	Pos	Injury	Status	Return
Diana Taurasi	G	Hamstring	GTD	9/8/2019
Alanna Smith	F	Ankle	OUT	9/9/2019

2019 Player Stats

Las Vegas

PLAYER	G	GS	MPG	PPG	OREB	DREB	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	TO	PF
A'ja Wilson	25	24	28.5	16.4	1.7	5.0	6.7	1.8	0.5	1.8	46.9	0.0	77.9	2.1	1.9
Liz Cambage	31	29	25.3	15.8	1.9	6.2	8.1	2.1	0.6	1.6	49.9	16.7	75.3	2.3	2.7
Kayla McBride	33	33	29.2	13.5	0.7	3.5	4.2	2.5	1.2	0.1	42.7	43.0	90.4	1.8	1.4
Dearica Hamby	33	9	24.7	10.9	2.2	5.4	7.5	1.9	1.0	0.4	48.7	33.3	72.0	1.7	2.1
Kelsey Plum	33	30	25.4	8.6	0.5	2.4	2.8	3.0	0.8	0.1	36.8	36.6	86.5	1.6	2.2
Jackie Young	33	33	22.7	6.5	0.7	2.6	3.3	4.5	0.8	0.4	31.4	30.2	80.8	1.6	1.4
Tamera Young	33	3	18.1	5.3	1.0	2.5	3.6	1.9	0.7	0.1	38.6	31.3	62.7	1.4	1.7
Epiphanny Prince	2	0	10.0	5.0	0.5	0.0	0.5	0.5	0.0	0.5	50.0	40.0	0.0	0.0	1.0
Sydney Colson	32	0	11.8	3.4	0.1	0.7	0.7	1.8	1.0	0.1	44.0	45.0	81.8	0.9	1.3
Sugar Rodgers	32	0	11.7	3.3	0.1	1.3	1.4	1.2	0.4	0.4	35.2	34.1	60.0	0.8	1.1
Carolyn Swords	29	4	8.9	2.6	0.7	1.5	2.2	0.3	0.2	0.1	43.8	0.0	84.6	0.6	0.9
JiSu Park	24	0	6.6	0.8	0.4	0.7	1.1	0.4	0.2	0.2	20.0	0.0	44.4	0.3	0.9

Phoenix

PLAYER	G	GS	MPG	PPG	OREB	DREB	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	TO	PF
Brittney Griner	30	30	32.9	20.6	1.7	5.6	7.3	2.4	0.7	2.0	56.0	33.3	80.8	2.5	2.7
DeWanna Bonner	33	33	33.1	17.3	1.0	6.6	7.6	2.8	1.2	0.6	37.9	28.0	91.2	1.5	1.6
Leilani Mitchell	31	26	30.5	12.9	0.5	2.6	3.1	4.1	0.9	0.3	44.3	44.0	84.4	1.7	2.4
Briann January	31	25	26.6	6.3	0.2	1.1	1.3	3.3	0.8	0.1	37.9	37.2	82.9	1.7	2.1
Yvonne Turner	28	14	20.7	6.3	0.3	2.5	2.8	2.3	0.6	0.1	33.5	33.8	86.7	2.0	1.3
Essence Carson	22	13	18.8	5.8	0.5	1.8	2.3	1.5	0.5	0.4	35.2	34.2	78.8	0.8	1.0
Diana Taurasi	6	6	21.5	4.3	0.2	3.0	3.2	5.3	0.3	0.2	10.3	4.2	94.4	2.2	2.5
Brianna Turner	28	11	15.5	4.0	1.5	2.5	4.0	0.5	0.3	0.6	54.0	0.0	73.1	0.6	1.7
Camille Little	28	0	14.8	3.9	0.7	1.8	2.4	0.8	0.4	0.3	43.8	35.0	79.3	0.9	1.6
Sancho Lyttle	19	2	12.7	3.1	0.7	2.3	3.0	0.3	0.5	0.2	42.6	25.0	62.5	0.6	1.4
Sophie Cunningham	31	5	12.2	3.1	0.2	1.2	1.4	0.8	0.4	0.1	34.6	30.4	90.6	0.6	1.6
Alanna Smith	18	0	7.4	1.1	0.6	1.3	1.9	0.2	0.3	0.3	19.5	11.1	50.0	0.4	1.0

The Skinny

This game will feature a Mercury team already locked into the No. 8 seed facing a team they could see in the first round of the playoffs in the Aces. The Aces need a win to keep the No. 4 seed and a first-round bye, but a loss coupled with a Sky win would drop them to No. 5 where they would face Phoenix. The Mercury are led by the WNBA's leading scorer, Brittney Griner (20.6 PPG) who has been a valuable contributor on both ends of the court this season (2.7 combined blocks/steals). The Mercury feature arguably the best scoring frontcourt in the league, with Griner and fifth-leading scorer, forward DeWanna Bonner (17.3 PPG). Even though Phoenix can't move up in the standings, the fact that they may have to face Las Vegas again could be motivation to play starters. Yvonne Turner and Essence Carson could see an uptick in minutes if Diana Taurasi (hamstring) is held out.

The Aces will be in the playoffs for the first time since relocating to Las Vegas after missing the postseason last year. They earn a first-round bye with a win, so the starters should see their typical minutes. The powerful play of second-year centers A'ja Wilson (16.4 points, 6.7 rebounds, 2.3 combined blocks/steals) and Liz Cambage (15.8 points, 8.1 rebounds, 2.1 combined blocks/steals) has made Las Vegas the third-highest scoring team in the WNBA this season with a healthy 81.7 points per game. Expect both to be high-caliber options Sunday. Kayla McBride's inconsistent play as of late makes her a risky option, while Dearica Hamby's solid effort on the boards provides her a much safer outlook.

Minnesota Lynx at Los Angeles Sparks

Injuries

Note: All return dates are just estimates

Minnesota

Name	Pos	Injury	Status	Return
Karima Christmas-Kelly	G	Knee	OUT	5/1/2020
Maya Moore	F	Personal	OUT	5/1/2020
Cecilia Zandalasini	G	Ankle	OUT	5/1/2020
Kelsey Griffin	F	Toe	SUSP	5/1/2020
Jessica Shepard	C	Knee	OUT	5/1/2020

Los Angeles

There are no players on the injury report for Los Angeles on Sunday.

2019 Player Stats

Minnesota

PLAYER	G	GS	MPG	PPG	OREB	DREB	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	TO	PF
Odyssey Sims	33	33	31.9	14.6	0.7	2.7	3.4	5.5	1.3	0.1	42.0	27.0	79.1	3.2	2.0
Sylvia Fowles	33	33	29.4	13.7	2.7	6.2	8.9	1.5	1.0	1.4	59.1	0.0	71.6	2.0	2.6
Napheesa Collier	33	33	33.2	13.0	1.7	4.7	6.4	2.5	1.9	0.9	48.5	35.8	79.0	1.9	2.9
Danielle Robinson	33	25	27.2	10.2	0.6	2.8	3.5	3.8	1.2	0.2	43.7	22.0	87.9	2.1	1.8
Damiris Dantas	25	25	25.5	9.3	1.1	3.3	4.4	3.0	0.8	0.6	44.8	41.2	73.1	1.8	2.9
Lexie Brown	32	0	18.2	7.5	0.2	1.2	1.4	1.4	0.9	0.0	40.1	38.5	77.1	1.2	1.3
Temi Fagbenle	17	0	15.5	5.5	1.2	1.7	2.9	0.9	0.3	0.4	53.3	20.0	72.2	1.9	2.4
Stephanie Talbot	32	9	17.4	5.4	0.6	1.9	2.5	1.3	0.9	0.3	37.0	32.6	87.1	1.3	1.2
Jessica Shepard	6	0	18.7	4.8	1.5	4.2	5.7	3.5	0.3	0.2	37.9	14.3	75.0	2.5	1.5
Seimone Augustus	11	7	12.8	3.9	0.1	0.5	0.5	1.4	0.5	0.1	31.7	16.7	75.0	1.1	0.5
Karima Christmas-Kelly	6	0	12.0	2.7	0.2	0.7	0.8	1.0	0.8	0.2	27.8	27.3	60.0	0.7	1.3
Bridget Carleton	4	0	2.8	0.8	0.0	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	50.0	50.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Maya Moore	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Los Angeles

PLAYER	G	GS	MPG	PPG	OREB	DREB	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	TO	PF
Nneka Ogwumike	31	31	28.0	16.2	2.3	6.7	9.0	1.8	1.9	0.5	50.4	33.8	82.8	1.8	2.9
Chelsea Gray	33	33	32.8	14.5	0.4	3.3	3.7	5.9	1.0	0.1	41.2	38.5	91.7	3.2	1.5
Riquna Williams	22	13	26.0	12.2	0.5	2.1	2.6	1.5	1.2	0.1	38.3	38.8	87.8	1.3	2.6
Candace Parker	21	21	26.1	11.2	1.0	5.3	6.3	3.5	1.0	0.8	41.6	27.6	78.8	2.4	1.9
Chiney Ogwumike	31	14	21.9	9.6	2.5	3.2	5.7	0.8	1.0	0.7	49.2	25.0	80.6	1.3	3.4
Maria Vadeeva	15	1	12.0	7.8	1.2	2.7	3.9	0.7	1.0	0.2	49.0	31.3	76.9	1.2	1.5
Tierra Ruffin-Pratt	33	32	25.3	6.2	0.6	1.8	2.4	1.7	0.8	0.6	37.3	34.7	85.4	0.9	2.7
Kalani Brown	27	0	13.4	5.3	1.3	2.3	3.6	0.6	0.3	0.8	48.6	0.0	78.3	1.0	1.7
Sydney Wiese	31	16	20.5	4.7	0.2	1.1	1.3	1.7	0.4	0.2	38.5	37.8	100	1.0	0.9
Alexis Jones	19	1	12.4	4.2	0.1	1.1	1.2	1.8	0.3	0.2	40.0	33.3	80.0	1.3	1.4
Marina Mabrey	30	0	11.6	3.9	0.2	1.0	1.2	1.0	0.6	0.2	33.1	25.3	87.5	0.8	0.7
Alana Beard	15	3	14.9	3.5	0.1	1.4	1.5	1.5	0.7	0.1	44.9	20.0	77.8	0.6	1.3

The Skinny

The Sparks have had a strong season, spearheaded by All-Star forward Nneka Ogwumike, who's averaged 16.2 points and 9.0 boards per tilt this season. After winning their 13th straight home game Thursday, the Sparks locked up the No. 3 seed and a first-round bye in the playoffs. There won't be much to play for Sunday, and the Sparks could elect to limit N. Ogwumike -- as they did Thursday -- or completely shut her down. Maria Vadeeva has averaged 11.0 points and 8.0 rebounds over her last two contests, while seeing 16 minutes per game in that span. She and Chiney Ogwumike make interesting frontcourt plays Sunday with N. Ogwumike highly unlikely to see a full workload. Reserve center Kalani Brown has averaged 5.3 points and 3.6 rebounds in just 13.4 minutes per game this season and might provide some value if she sees a boost in minutes.

The Lynx are currently the No. 6 seed but could lose that position and drop to No. 7 with a loss and a Seattle Storm win. Minnesota should be full go in this one. The team is led by the smart play of Odyssey Sims -- who has gotten teammates involved regularly this season as one of the top facilitators in the WNBA (5.5 APG) –- and Sylvia Fowles (13.7 points, 8.9 rebounds, 2.4 combined blocks/steals). Napheesa Collier has been solid all season, but her play over the last five games has been dominant, with 18.0 points, 6.2 rebounds, 3.8 combined blocks/steals and 3.0 assists. All three remain strong plays against a Sparks team that will be resting or limiting its best players.