WNBA playoffs best bets: Sabrina Ionescu among expert's top picks for Friday, Oct. 4

The WNBA semifinals resume on Friday night. The action tips off at 7:30 p.m. ET when Alyssa Thomas and the Connecticut Sun host Napheesa Collier and the Minnesota Lynx. The best-of-five series is tied at 1-1. Then at 9:30 p.m., A'ja Wilson and the Las Vegas Aces try to stave off elimination when they host Breanna Stewart and the New York Liberty, who jumped out to a commanding 2-0 series lead after winning both games in Brooklyn. 

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 Friday's WNBA action and landed on three best bets, including one on Alyssa Thomas. You NEED to check out his plays before making any of your own!

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