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Before the WNBA playoffs get under way Thursday, Mechelle Voepel checks in with her regular-season awards picks and some playoff predictions.

From first-round winners all the way to which team wins the 2007 WNBA crown, ESPN.com's analyst and columnists predict the playoff victors.

Nobody is playing better defensively than the Monarchs right now. And that's a key reason our expert is picking Sacramento to upset L.A. in the WNBA West finals.

Can the Sun overcome the loss of Katie Douglas? Are Ruth Riley and rebounding the X-factors for Detroit? Our analyst breaks down the East finals.

The Sun are the overwhelming favorite to win the 2006 title, but the experts couldn't completely agree on which player should be MVP.

Mechelle Voepel and Michelle Smith predict how the WNBA postseason will play out and weigh in with their picks for the league's regular-season awards.

Rebecca Lobo, Mechelle Voepel and Michelle Smith make their preseason predictions for how the 2012 season might unfold.

The Fever face the Liberty Thursday night and expect a tough series. Rebounding could be the key.

Sparks-Storm Preview

ESPN.com's panel of experts tabbed Tamika Catchings and Diana Taurasi as the MVP front-runners and Detroit and Indiana as the early favorites in their preseason predictions.

She's not one to waffle. But a week into the playoffs, Mechelle Voepel is rethinking her prediction that L.A. and Connecticut will meet in the WNBA Finals.

The all-league teams from Mechelle Voepel and Nancy Lieberman don't come close to mirroring each other, though the two saw eye to eye on their midseason awards.