2022 WNBA odds, predictions: Best bets and picks for Friday night's WNBA season openers from proven experts

The 2022 WNBA season tips off Friday night with four games, including the 2021 champion Chicago Sky hosting the Los Angeles Sparks at 8 p.m. ET. Two-time league MVP Candace Parker will finally get to face a Sparks team she led for 13 seasons before helping Chicago win the WNBA title last season. She was injured for the three matchups with her former team last year.

Friday night's WNBA schedule tips off with Indiana Fever vs. Washington Mystics at 7 p.m. ET and also includes Las Vegas Aces vs. Phoenix Mercury (10 p.m. ET) and Minnesota Lynx vs. Seattle Storm (10 p.m. ET). The weekend slate includes two games Saturday and three on Sunday.       

Chicago is a 3.5-point favorite in the latest Sparks vs. Sky odds from from Caesars Sportsbook, and the over-under for total points scored is 155.5. Before you make any WNBA picks or women's basketball predictions, you NEED to see the best bets from women's basketball experts Calvin Wetzel and Aaron Barzilai are saying.

Barzilai is a Ph.D. from Stanford who served as Director of Basketball Analytics for the Philadelphia 76ers. Five years ago, he founded HerHoopStats.com -- a groundbreaking website that unlocks insights about the women's game. Wetzel, the site's lead betting writer, incorporates his mathematical background and strong knowledge of women's hoops to turn the site's prediction model into picks.

Now, Barzilai and Wetzel have turned their attention to the WNBA after going 590-430 overall (+127.40 units, +13.6 percent) during the 2021-22 women's college basketball season. Anyone who has followed them has seen HUGE returns.

Wetzel and Barzilai have scoured the rosters and broken down the matchups for Friday night's games and delivered their best bets. We can tell you they are taking the Under (161.5 points) on the Fever vs. Mystics matchup, with the teams expected to start slow and numerous rookies just getting their feet wet. 

They have two other STRONG plays, including fading a team that faces a tough opening matchup on the road. You ABSOLUTELY need to see their best bets before locking in any women's basketball picks of your own.

What are the best bets you can make on Friday night's WNBA openers? And which road team should you be fading? ... Join SportsLine right now to find out where the betting value lies on Friday night's WNBA openers, all from the experts who know the women's game inside and out!