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The WNBA Commissioner’s Cup begins on Sunday, with the first four matchups on tap. All the teams will be competing for a cash prize pool and a trophy while competing in games that count in the standings. Between June 1 and June 17, Eastern Conference teams and Western Conference teams will be playing against one another within their respective conferences, and then the team from each conference with the best record over that stretch will play for the Cup championship on July 1.Â
The Connecticut Sun and New York Liberty get the festivities started at 3 p.m. ET. Two more contests tip at 6 p.m. ET, with the Phoenix Mercury taking on the Los Angeles Sparks and the Las Vegas Aces squaring off against the Seattle Storm. Finally, the late game is the Minnesota Lynx battling the Golden State Valkyries at 8:30 p.m. ET.
If you’re looking to place bets on Sunday’s games, you need to see the best WNBA bets and picks from experts Calvin Wetzel and Aaron Barzilai.
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).
