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There are two WNBA Commissioner’s Cup games taking place on Thursday, June 5. The first battle is between the 7-0 New York Liberty against the 3-5 Washington Mystics in D.C. at 7:30 p.m. ET. The Liberty have been crushing opponents of late, as three of their past four wins have come by at least 22 points. Then the later showdown is the 5-3 Phoenix Mercury hosting the 2-4 Golden State Valkyries. Golden State has faced the two undefeated teams (Liberty and Minnesota Lynx) in each of its past three contests, covering the spread in two of them.
If you’re looking to place bets on Thursday’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).