WNBA predictions, picks: Thursday's best bets from proven experts include Lynx vs. Dream

Thursday is a big WNBA slate with five teams currently holding playoff spots on the four-game schedule. The Washington Mystics visit the Connecticut Sun, the Chicago Sky face off with the defending-champion New York Liberty, the WNBA-leading Minnesota Lynx take on the Atlanta Dream and the Las Vegas Aces host the Phoenix Mercury.

Before you make any wagers on Thursday's WNBA games, you need to see proven experts Calvin Wetzel and Aaron Barzilai's best bets.

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. Wetzel and Barzilai went 202-111-2 (+57.9 units) during the 2024 WNBA season and posted a 147-88-1 (+47.1 units) during the 2024-25 NCAA season. In the 2023 WNBA season, they finished 238-185-1 (+29.5 units).

What are the best bets to make for Thursday's WNBA slate? ... Join SportsLine now to see today's WNBA best bets from two of the leading women's basketball experts in the country!