After more than a month, the NWSL is back. Two of the top three teams in the table are in action this weekend, while the top two teams in the WNBA meet for the first time since the WNBA finals. As always, the best place to find fantasy contests for these and all of the biggest women’s sporting events is LFG’s Women’s Sports Weekly Showdown Powered by Sparket. These are my picks for the week.

07/30/25

Top Points Scorer Kelsey Mitchell (4.2X)

Mitchell, Breanna Stewart, and Satou Sabally all have similar odds, but Sabally is averaging 13.5 ppg in July while Breanna Stewart is averaging 12.0. Sabally did play 28 minutes and score 15 points her last time out, but I’m going to need to see a return to form before I can pick her.

That goes double for Breanna Stewart. I outlined her struggles two weeks ago, and it has only gotten worse. Stewart is averaging 8.7 ppg in three games since the All-Star Break. She’ll turn it around eventually, but probably not against the best defense in the league. Napheesa Collier would be a worthy pick, even at 3.4X odds, but New York’s defense should be much improved now that Jonquel Jones is back.

Kelsey Mitchell is averaging 22.2 ppg in July, right behind Collier’s 22.5 ppg. Mitchell has scored at least 20 points in six of her last seven games, including all three since the All-Star break. She is averaging 28.3 ppg since the Break.

Minnesota Lynx Winner vs. New York Liberty (1.8X)

Minnesota gets two days off since dropping its first home game of the season, and I find it hard to believe they will lose two in a row. Jonquel Jones is shooting just 38.5 percent from the field in her three games since returning from her ankle sprain, while Breanna Steart is shooting 40.0 percent in that same span. They’ll need to be much better than that to defeat the Lynx. This is the first matchup between these two teams since the Liberty won Game 5 of the WNBA Finals.

07/31/25

Washington Mystics Winner vs. Golden State Valkyries (1.8X)

Sparket lists the Mystics with a 55.6 win percentage, but I think it should be higher than that. This is the third game on the Valkyries’ five-game road trip, and I think they’re going to struggle with Kayla Thornton out. Any team that loses by 31 points to the Connecticut Sun deserves to be a big underdog against a decent team. The Mystics are just a half game ahead of the Valkyries in the standings, but they are 8-5 at home, while the Valkyries are 3-9 on the road.

08/01/25

Racing Louisville Winner (3.7X) vs. Kansas City Current

This is the first league game for these teams in over a month, but Racing Louisville is fresh off its second Women’s Cup championship. They had won five of their last seven league games before the summer break, and based on their Cup performance, they should hit the ground running in the second half. Louisville is 3-1-3 at home while Kansas City is 5-0-2 on the road. I would be tempted to pick a draw, but neither team has drawn many games this season. Kansas City deserves to be favored, but these odds are too good to pass up at home.

08/02/25

San Diego Wave FC Winner (2.7X) vs. North Carolina Courage

San Diego has a +7 goal differential on the road, the best mark in the league. North Carolina is just +2 at home this season. San Diego has won four straight away games, and they have lost just once in their last nine games overall. San Diego may not have the best attackers in the world, but they get contributions from all over the pitch. Six different players have scored multiple goals for the Wave this season.