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Justin Carter's top daily fantasy WNBA lineup picks for 6/11/24. Expert WNBA DFS advice for DraftKings and FanDuel.
We've got a three-game WNBA slate on Tuesday night. Up first, the Mystics play the Dream in a game where Washington will still be looking for its first win of 2024. The Mystics are 0-12 and are heading for the draft lottery, with the only real question being how high their odds will be for the rights to draft UConn star Paige Bueckers next season. WNBA Draft odds are based on a two-year combined record and the Mystics won 19 games last season, so they'll need help from some other teams to get those top odds.
Elsewhere in the WNBA, we've got a heavyweight clash between the Lynx and Aces. Vegas hasn't looked like itself so far this season, mainly due to Chelsea Gray being out with injury. Can Minnesota take advantage of that and get the win? We've also got the Sparks and Storm meeting in Seattle.
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 Tuesday, June 11, 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.
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WNBA DFS Picks: Forward
A'ja Wilson (Las Vegas Aces) vs. MIN (DK: $12.8K, FD: $10.0K)
After finishing third in the MVP voting last year, A'ja Wilson is making sure there are no questions about where she'll finish this year: first.
The two-time WNBA MVP is having her best season, with her scoring numbers entering another stratosphere. Through nine games, Wilson is averaging 28.3 points per game, a big leap from her 22.8 per game in 2023, which was then a career-high. She's also averaging 11.8 rebounds per game, beating last year's 9.5 per game, and just for good measure, she's blocking 3.0 shots per contest.
Basically, it's been a great season for Wilson, who has scored 20-plus points in every game so far. Up next are the Minnesota Lynx, a team that Wilson obliterated earlier this season. In a 14-point Vegas win back in May, Wilson had 29 points on 11-for-23 shooting against the Lynx and added 15 rebounds, three assists, two steals, and four blocks.
Rickea Jackson (Los Angeles Sparks) at SEA (DK: $5.6K, FD: $5.2K)
Rookie Rickea Jackson has started the last six games for the Sparks, scoring at least eight points in all but one of those games. She's coming off a 16-point effort against the Aces, tying her career high. She also added five rebounds, one assist, and one steal in the win.
Jackson has taken 10 or more field goal attempts in three of the past four games as the Sparks and head coach Curt Miller have shown increasing confidence in letting the former Tennessee Lady Vol score the ball. Seattle's not an easy matchup, but Jackson's growing role makes her a solid value on this slate.
Naz Hillmon (Atlanta Dream) vs. WAS (DK: $4.0K, FD: $4.4K)
This is a risky play because Naz Hillmon doesn't necessarily produce consistently off the Dream bench. However, she's gone three games in a row shooting 100% from the floor as she's taken advantage of the chances she's gotten, including a 4-for-4 mark in the team's most recent game, a nine-point win over the Chicago Sky. She also added three rebounds, one assist, one steal, and one block in that one.
Love how Naz Hillmon was showing the range the other night. Rhyne draws attention while attacking the driving lane then finds her along the elbow pic.twitter.com/edCbcPOi5f
— Nick Andre (@NickAndreATR) May 28, 2024
The Dream faces a winless Mystics team on Tuesday. The team allows the fourth-most points per game, with opponents shooting a league-best 52.4% on two-point attempts against Washington. This is a game where Hillmon can really take advantage of the opportunities she gets in the paint, assuming—of course—that she actually gets those opportunities.
WNBA DFS Picks: Guard
Jewell Loyd (Seattle Storm) vs. L.A. (DK: $10.5K, FD: $7.8K)
Jewell Loyd isn't scoring quite as prolifically as she did in 2023 when the Storm were basically counting on her to be their sole source of offense, but she's still at 20.3 points per game, which would be the second-highest mark of her WNBA career.
Loyd enters this game off back-to-back 25-point performances. On Sunday against Minnesota, she took 27 field goal attempts, her highest mark of the year and the third time in the first 11 games she's attempted at least 20 shots. Her high volume makes her a high-upside player every time out.
Kayla McBride (Minnesota Lynx) at L.V. (DK: $9.3K, FD: $6.9K)
At some point, Kayla McBride will score at an unsustainable rate, but I'm fine with playing her most nights in fantasy until we get to that point because she's just scoring the ball so well right now. After going 7-for-10 from deep in the team's 83-64 win over the Storm on Sunday, McBride is now up to 51.2% shooting from deep on the season.
Kayla McBride is shooting 51% from the 3pt line this season. Unbelievable numbers.
— Rachel Galligan (@RachGall) June 10, 2024
And that's not coming on a small volume. McBride is averaging 7.6 attempts per game from beyond the arc, the most of her career. After 11 games, we've reached a point where it feels like this has gone from "hot start" to "potentially the best shooting season we've ever seen."
It's worth noting that McBride struggled in the first meeting with Vegas, shooting 3-for-11 from the floor and 2-for-6 from three. Still, the Aces allow the second-most threes per game, and opposing teams shoot 37.7% from deep against them, so this could be a good one from McBride.
Tiffany Hayes (Las Vegas Aces) vs. MIN (DK: $7.5K, FD: $6.2K)
After unretiring to join the Aces, Tiffany Hayes is averaging 11.0 points, 4.3 rebounds, 3.3 assists, and 1.0 steals per contest in her first three games. She doesn't look like a player who'd just hung up her sneakers a few months prior.
Jackie Young returns from missing the last game with an illness so that theoretically lowers Hayes' upside some, but as long as Chelsea Gray remains sidelined, the team will need her scoring punch off the bench. She feels like she's still a little underpriced on both platforms.
