So far, the WNBA’s expansion teams have added an exciting new dynamic to the league as it begins its biggest season ever. The Toronto Tempo currently have a winning record, and the raucous Portland Fire crowd has garnered attention across social media for its energy.

The Fire will be in action again tonight as part of an action-packed three-game slate of WNBA action, tipping off the early game at 7 p.m. ET on the road against the Indiana Fever. Later, the Dallas Wings will travel for a matchup against the Chicago Sky, and the Seattle Storm will close out the night by hosting the Connecticut Sun.

All in all, several of the league’s most prominent stars will take the court, including the Fever’s Caitlin Clark, the Wings’ Paige Bueckers, and the Storm’s Flau’jae Johnson, so there are plenty of opportunities to bet on the stars tonight at DraftKings Sportsbook. Below, I’ll break down my favorite prop bet picks surrounding the league’s rising stars.

Top NBA prop bet picks

Caitlin Clark 10+ Assists (+137)

Clark hasn’t had a particularly efficient start to her 2026 season as a scorer, as she’s shooting just 42.5% from the field and 32.4% from beyond the arc, but she’s been as brilliant as ever as a playmaker. She’s recorded 10 assists in each of the past two games, raising her season average to a career-high 9.0. Despite playing just 57 games, Clark has already set the league record for the most career 20-point, 10-assist games, recording her 12th in Indiana’s win over the Storm on Sunday.

Meanwhile, defense hasn’t exactly been Portland’s calling card so far. Even after an 83-82 win in their most recent game, the Fire rank second-to-last in defensive rating, and they’ve given up 25.0 assists per game, 2.5 more than any other team. Portland has been poor at protecting the rim, conceding the seventh-highest percentage in the restricted area and the fourth-highest mark in the non-restricted paint, so Clark should have plenty of opportunities to pass it to Kelsey Mitchell, who is tied for the league lead in restricted-area attempts. Clark assisted Mitchell five times against Seattle alone, including four for layups.

Paige Bueckers 2+ Three-Pointers Made (+116)

Bueckers has made another leap this season as Dallas has made strides towards competitiveness. Even as a rookie in 2025, she was pretty efficient, converting 51.8% of her two-pointers and 33.1% of her threes while making at least two triples 11 times. Now surrounded by more spacing in first overall pick Azzi Fudd, a career 42.2% three-point shooter at UConn, as well as veteran stretch bigs in Alysha Clark and Alanna Smith, she’s been lights-out in her first four games, shooting 54.8% from two-point range and 62.5% from beyond the arc. She’s made at least two three-pointers in each of her last three games. Her shooting percentages might not quite be sustainable, but her volume should; she’s averaged 2.3 fewer midrange jumpers per game than she did last season, trading them for 0.7 more attempts from beyond the arc.

Chicago has had a good defense this season, as it leads the league in defensive rating. The Sky have been dominant in rim protection, as they have given up the third-fewest attempts and fifth-lowest percentage on shots within five feet, which should be relatively sustainable, given that starting center Kamilla Cardoso was a two-time Defensive Player of the Year in college. However, the Sky have been more gettable from beyond the arc, allowing merely the sixth-fewest makes and seventh-most attempts per game. Rickea Jackson’s season-ending torn ACL probably won’t help, given that she’d been playing well defensively prior to her injury. She’ll likely be replaced in the starting lineup by rookie Aicha Coulibaly, who recorded a lot of steals but didn’t otherwise receive any defensive accolades in college.

Flau’jae Johnson 16+ Points (-121)

Unlike some of this season’s top picks (such as Fudd, who comes off the bench), Johnson — the eighth overall selection after a stellar college career at at Louisiana State — has been thrust into a major role, playing a team-high 28.0 minutes per game and attempting the second-most shots per game. It hasn’t been good for her efficiency, as she’s shot a dastardly 25.6% from the field, but given that she shot a solid 46.7% from the field during her college career, that’s bound to rise eventually. She should continue to be the Storm’s top scoring option, given that Ezi Magbegor has been out injured all season and Dominique Malonga is still in concussion protocol.

Johnson could be in line to tie her career high against the clear worst team in basketball. The Sun, playing their last season in Connecticut, are 0-5, and they rank third-to-last in defensive rating and second-to-last in opponent points per game. Additionally, Johnson has done an excellent job getting to the charity stripe so far, and the Sun have allowed the most free throws per game. Only one player on Connecticut’s young roster has ever made an All-Defense appearance: center Brittney Griner, who, at age 35, is well past her prime. She might find herself predominantly guarded by Hailey Van Lith, whose relatively small frame (five-foot-nine, 157 pounds) has made her a poor defender at the WNBA level so far.