WNBA season tips off today with Liberty favored and some intriguing futures bets to consider

As a courtesy to everyone retired there, I privation to springiness you this speedy note: The WNBA starts today. I’m definite that everyone has been anxiously awaiting the instrumentality of the league and knew that, but conscionable successful case, I wanted to springiness you a heads up. I emotion the league for a ton of reasons, but 1 of them is that I find bully worth connected teams and games. I’m going to stock immoderate thoughts connected immoderate futures for this year. I’ll person my archetypal authoritative play tomorrow.

Cathy Engelbert, WNBA commissioner, presents the Most Valuable Player grant to A'ja Wilson of the Las Vegas Aces aft their Game 4 triumph successful the 2025 WNBA Finals astatine Mortgage Matchup Center successful Phoenix, Ariz., connected Oct. 10, 2025. (Chris Coduto/Getty Images)

Champion

I don’t person an overwhelming feeling astir immoderate squad successful peculiar to triumph the championship, but determination are immoderate wide favorites. The Aces person won 3 of the past 4 and person the champion subordinate successful the league. The New York Liberty are the favourite astatine +220, and it makes full consciousness with Breanna Stewart, Sabrina Ionescu, and Jonquel Jones. The Fever are +450 aft making it to the semifinals past play without Caitlin Clark. I don’t spot them repeating that success, but it is surely possible. They are a heavy team.

For value, I would thin to the Minnesota Lynx, the champion squad from past play astatine +800. But they’ve mislaid a ton of depth. The Fever are my adjacent favourite with their extent and continuity. The Liberty are a bully value, though.

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Indiana Fever defender Caitlin Clark (22) plays during the archetypal fractional against the New York Liberty astatine Barclays Center successful Brooklyn, N.Y., connected April 25, 2026. (John Jones-Imagn Images)

Win Totals

The Chicago Sky basal retired to maine arsenic perchance the worst franchise successful each of the WNBA. This squad is going to beryllium decent, but I person a batch of questions astir wherever the discourtesy volition travel from. They person a batch of veterans — DiJonai Carrington, Skylar Diggins, Courtney Vandersloot and Natasha Cloud. At this constituent successful their careers, astir of them are known for defence implicit offense. I similar the nether 19.5 connected them.

The Los Angeles Sparks went 21-23 past play and should amended this year. They person Cameron Brink for a afloat season, and Nneka Ogwumike returning. Kelsey Plum proved she could transportation the scoring load for the team. She is 1 of the much reliable scorers successful the league. I bash person immoderate questions astir their depth, but I similar the implicit 25.5.

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The Dallas Wings are astir apt my favourite stake this season. I expect them to amended importantly aft going 10-34 past season. They got the No. 1 wide prime and took Azzi Fudd to brace with Paige Bueckers. The UConn duo should beryllium elite this year. As a 3rd scorer, Arike Ogunbowale is 1 of the champion options successful the league. I emotion the Alanna Smith signing. She does a spot of everything, from scoring to rebounding and defense. I’ll instrumentality the implicit 22.5.

The WNBA logo is displayed connected the tribunal earlier a crippled betwixt the Connecticut Sun and the Las Vegas Aces astatine Michelob ULTRA Arena successful Las Vegas, Nev., connected June 25, 2025. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Awards

A’ja Wilson is simply a beast connected defense, and astatine +250 I deliberation we inactive person immoderate bully worth connected the favourite to triumph Defensive Player of the Year. Wilson has won 3 of the past four, tying Alanna Smith past year. Napheesa Collier is the different winner. Cameron Brink is simply a large worth astatine +1200. She has a large rim beingness and is diversion capable to power connected a batch of positions.

Fudd is listed arsenic the 2nd favourite for Rookie of the Year. I could spot her not winning due to the fact that she is apt to beryllium a 2nd oregon 3rd enactment connected her team. My conjecture is that Fudd won’t get capable recognition for the Wings' betterment to warrant winning. I similar Lauren Betts astatine +700. She volition beryllium an violative unit for the Mystics. Washington is not a bully team, but that means Betts volition astir apt get much run.

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Last small note: I’ll sprinkle Bueckers MVP astatine +1400. She is going to beryllium the focal constituent of her team, and they volition beryllium overmuch improved. Now, with much endowment astir her, she is apt to pb them to the playoffs. Clark is astir apt not going to play enough, and Wilson whitethorn endure from elector fatigue. I similar the likelihood connected her.

Let’s get down to the season. Remember, each WNBA tickets currency the aforesaid arsenic immoderate different sport.

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