Top WNBA DFS Picks and Lineup Strategies for June 9
Tuesday's three-game slate begins at 7:00 p.m. ET with Angel Reese's regular-season return to Chicago. Later in the night, Jessica Shepard and the Wings face Olivia Miles and the Lynx as both teams aim to remain undefeated in the Commissioner's Cup. Additionally, Gabby Williams will look to stay productive against Phoenix. In this article, I'll break down the slate's elite plays, mid-range options and value targets to help you build winning DFS lineups.
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WNBA Games Today
Atlanta Dream at Chicago Sky: Dream 3-2 on road; Sky 1-4 at home
Dallas Wings at Minnesota Lynx: Wings on four-game winning streak, 4-1 on road; Lynx on seven-game winning streak, 4-2 at home
Phoenix Mercury at Golden State Valkyries: Mercury 3-4 on road; Valkyries 4-2 at home
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WNBA Injury Report Today
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Atlanta Dream - Brionna Jones (knee): OUT
Chicago Sky - Courtney Vandersloot (knee), DiJonai Carrington (foot): OUT
Dallas Wings - Li Yueru (ankle): Probable; Awak Kuier (wrist), Odyssey Sims (ankle): OUT
Minnesota Lynx - Napheesa Collier (ankle), Dorka Juhasz (foot): OUT
Phoenix Mercury - Alyssa Thomas (calf): Probable; Kahleah Copper (hip): Questionable; Sami Whitcomb (knee): OUT
Golden State Valkyries - None
Elite WNBA DFS Players
Guards
FanDuel
Olivia Miles, Lynx 
($8,200) vs. Wings
Miles has been on a tear recently, recording between 33.3 and 51.3 FD points in seven of her last eight games. During that period, the rookie guard has averaged 17.5 points, 6.1 assists, 5.5 rebounds and 2.4 combined steals-plus-blocks across 30.8 minutes per tilt. She tallied just 26.4 FD points in the May 14 win over Dallas, though she had only two rebounds and one block to go with 15 points and six assists, leaving plenty of room for improvement across the stat sheet this time around.
DraftKings
Rhyne Howard, Dream 
($10,800) at Sky
Howard tallied 38.5 DK points in Saturday's win over the Mystics and has posted at least 36.0 in three of the last four games, averaging 19.3 points, 4.5 steals, 2.3 assists and 2.0 rebounds across 32.3 minutes per tilt during that span. The 26-year-old's production has been somewhat inconsistent so far this season, but she has flashed significant upside and has reached 51.0 DK points twice.
Forwards/Centers
FanDuel
Jessica Shepard, Wings 
($7,700) at Lynx
Shepard didn't deliver her best performance in the May 14 loss to her former team, though she has provided at least 31.2 FD points in five of seven outings since then. Over that stretch, the 29-year-old center has averaged 14.7 points, 13.0 rebounds and 6.0 assists in 31.6 minutes per showing.
DraftKings
Angel Reese, Dream ($11,200) at Sky
Reese will face her former team in Chicago for the first time since being traded to Atlanta this offseason, and she's coming off a 49.3-DK-point performance during Saturday's win over the Mystics. The star forward has finished with 38.8 or more DK points in three of her last four outings, during which she has averaged 14.8 points, 13.0 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 2.3 combined steals-plus-blocks in 29.3 minutes per game.
Mid-Range WNBA DFS Picks
FanDuel
Gabby Williams, Valkyries 
($6,400) vs. Mercury
After scoring single-digit points in her previous two appearances, Williams bounced back in Saturday's loss to the Aces and racked up 40.7 FD points. The 29-year-old forward has supplied between 30.3 and 43.2 FD points in three of the last five contests and dropped 40.5 in the Valkyries' win over Phoenix on May 10.
DraftKings
Monique Akoa Makani, Mercury 
($6,700) vs. Valkyries
Akoa Makani has been a consistent source of production through five regular-season appearances, generating between 20.0 and 26.5 DK points in each of them. The second-year guard may also see increased usage if Kahleah Copper (hip) remains sidelined.
WNBA DFS Value Picks
FanDuel
Azura Stevens, Sky 
($5,600) vs. Dream
Stevens has been ramping up toward starter-level minutes after missing the beginning of the season with a knee injury. The veteran forward logged a season-high 24 minutes in her last outing and has recorded a double-double in two straight games. She has also produced 23.5 or more FD points in three consecutive contests, averaging 12.7 points, 8.3 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 0.7 steals and 0.7 blocks across 21.0 minutes per tilt during that stretch.
DraftKings
Aziaha James, Wings ($3,400) at Lynx
With Odyssey Sims (ankle) sidelined, James could see double-digit minutes for a third consecutive contest. She's registered 23.8 and 10.8 DK points in her last two appearances, and the second-year guard has yet to finish with fewer than 10.0 DK points in games in which she has played at least 10 minutes this season.
