WNBA best bets: Caitlin Clark prop among expert's top picks for Thursday, May 16

The only game on the WNBA schedule on Thursday is a big one, as the Indiana Fever host the New York Liberty at 7 p.m. ET. Rising Indiana superstar Caitlin Clark, the top pick in the draft, will make her home debut and contend with a Liberty team that made last season's WNBA finals. New York features plenty of star power, including Sabrina Ionescu, Jonquel Jones, Breanna Stewart and Betnijah Laney-Hamilton.

Before you lock in any WNBA picks, you need to see what SportsLine women's basketball expert Calvin Wetzel has to say.

Wetzel, HerHoopStats.com lead betting writer, incorporates his mathematical background and strong knowledge of women's hoops to turn the site's prediction model into picks. After teaming up with Aaron Barzilai, a Ph.D. from Stanford, Wetzel is an incredible 1,385-988 (+372.33 units) on women's college basketball picks since the start of the 2021-22 season. He's also coming off a great 2023 season with a 238-185-1 overall record that featured a return on investment of nearly 7%!

Now Wetzel has set his sights on Thursday's WNBA action and landed on three best bets, including one Clark. The former Iowa star scored 20 points but struggled with turnovers in her season debut. Wetzel expects her to create more offense on Thursday.

The expert has two more confident picks. You need to see his picks before locking in your plays!

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