Doug Greenberg covers sport betting for ESPN. He previously covered sports betting, sports business and fantasy sports at Front Office Sports, VSiN and RotoWire. He lives in Chicago after growing up in Boston.
The Minnesota Lynx continue to impress without superstar Napheesa Collier, so much so that bookmakers have made them the standalone +250 favorites to win the 2026 WNBA Finals, an improvement from the +300 they showed a week prior. The Las Vegas Aces and New York Liberty are tied at +300 in second place.
One of the biggest risers of the season thus far has been the Golden State Valkyries, who entered the top five this week at 13-1 after a big win over New York on Sunday. The Valks began the campaign at 45-1 after shocking the league by making the playoffs as an expansion team last season.
Meanwhile, the Dallas Wings and Indiana Fever, who were both 14-1 a week prior, saw their odds lengthen to 16-1 and 17-1, respectively. Caitlin Clark and the Fever were a third-best +450 for the WNBA title entering the season.
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