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The Washington Mystics will look to remain undefeated this season when they host the Dallas Wings on Friday at the Entertainment and Sports Arena in Washington, D.C. The Mystics (3-0) have beaten Indiana, Minnesota and Las Vegas en route to the best record in the WNBA one week into the season. Meanwhile the Wings (0-1) have played only one game, losing to Atlanta. Washington is a 7.5-point favorite in the latest WNBA odds from Caesars Sportsbook, while the over-under for total points scored is 158. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. ET. 

The game is one of three on the WNBA schedule on Friday. Elsewhere in the league, the Atlanta Dream host the Las Vegas Aces at 7:30 p.m. ET, and the New York Liberty take on the Indiana Fever at 8 p.m. ET. Before making any WNBA picks or parlays, you need to see what women's basketball experts Calvin Wetzel and Aaron Barzilai are saying.

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.

Now, Barzilai and Wetzel have turned their attention to the WNBA after going 590-430 overall (+127.40 units, +13.6 percent) during the 2021-22 women's college basketball season. Anyone who has followed them has seen huge returns.

Barzilai and Wetzel have scoured the schedule to find the value and come up with their best bets for Friday's games. Parlaying these three WNBA picks would pay almost 6-1. You can only see their expert WNBA picks at SportsLine.

Top WNBA picks for Friday

One of Barzilai and Wetzel's picks for their parlay is taking the under 158 points in the Mystics vs. Wings game. Dallas leads the league in defensive efficiency (78.6 points per 100 possessions), though the team has played only one game. In that game, the Wings held Atlanta to just 66 points on 31.7 percent shooting from the field and 25.9 percent shooting from beyond the 3-point arc.

Meanwhile Washington ranks third in the league in defensive efficiency (88.3) and points per game allowed (70.7). So far the Mystics have shown significant improvement defensively over last season when they were one of the worst defensive teams in the league. "Betting on the Mystics defense seems like a good idea so far this season," Barzilai and Wetzel say.

How to make WNBA parlays

Barzilai and Wetzel have locked in two other picks they love in the WNBA on Friday, including a strong play on an underdog that has a critical x-factor working in its favor. You can only get their WNBA picks at SportsLine.

Which plays should you target in a three-leg parlay for Friday's WNBA matchups? And which underdog do you need to be all over? Visit SportsLine now to see the top WNBA parlay for Friday, all from the experts who went 590-430 on their women's NCAA basketball picks this past season, and find out.