The New York Liberty host the Minnesota Lynx for Game 1 of the 2024 WNBA Finals on Thursday at 8 p.m. ET. New York defeated the two-time reigning champions, the Las Vegas Aces, to reach the Finals. Meanwhile, the Lynx won a hard-fought series with the Connecticut Sun to reach the franchise's seventh Finals. At DraftKings, the Liberty are -238 money favorites to win Game 1 and -260 favorites to win the title.

Before you lock in any WNBA Finals Game 1 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 action and landed on three Liberty vs. Lynx best bets, including one on New York star Breanna Stewart. You NEED to check out his plays before making any of your own!

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