{"id":815060,"date":"2026-07-20T22:30:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T22:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/815060\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T22:30:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T22:30:10","slug":"2026-wnba-championship-odds-lynx-a-clear-favorite-behind-roy-front-runner-olivia-miles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/815060\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 WNBA championship odds: Lynx a clear favorite behind ROY front-runner Olivia Miles"},"content":{"rendered":"


Coming up on the All-Star break around midway through the WNBA season, the top of the championship odds board does not look much like it did going into the campaign. The Minnesota Lynx<\/a> continue to increase their lead as title favorites, shortening to +145 from a fifth-best +800 going into the season. The Las Vegas Aces<\/a> have maintained the second spot at +300, while the preseason favorite New York Liberty<\/a> are out to +600 from +220 in early May.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the Golden State Valkyries<\/a> have been the most pleasant surprise of the season, improving from 45-1 to a fourth best +800 while maintaining the second-best record in the league. On the flip side, the public-supported Indiana Fever<\/a> have fallen from +450 at the open of the season to 16-1, while the Los Angeles Sparks<\/a> (200-1) and Phoenix Mercury<\/a> (350-1) fell from 14-1 and 30-1, respectively.<\/p>\n

On the awards side,A’ja Wilson<\/a>is an odds-on -360 to win her third consecutive MVP after she came into the campaign as the +220 favorite. The Lynx’sOlivia Miles<\/a> is a huge odds-on favorite for Rookie of the Year, so much so that the market has now been taken down from most major books; Miles was -5000 at last offering.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Regular-season MVP<\/p>\n

A’ja Wilson<\/a>, LV: -360<\/p>\n

Paige Bueckers<\/a>, DAL: +750<\/p>\n

Olivia Miles<\/a>, MIN: +750<\/p>\n

Caitlin Clark<\/a>, IND: 14-1<\/p>\n

Breanna Stewart<\/a>, NY: 40-1<\/p>\n

Kelsey Mitchell<\/a>, IND: 80-1<\/p>\n

Rhyne Howard<\/a>, ATL: 100-1<\/p>\n

Allisha Gray<\/a>, ATL: 100-1<\/p>\n

Marina Mabrey<\/a>, TOR: 150-1<\/p>\n

Kelsey Plum<\/a>, LA: 150-1<\/p>\n

Kayla McBride<\/a>, MIN: 150-1<\/p>\n

Jessica Shepard<\/a>, DAL: 150-1<\/p>\n

Sabrina Ionescu<\/a>, NY: 200-1<\/p>\n

Gabby Williams<\/a>, GS: 200-1<\/p>\n

Aliyah Boston<\/a>, IND: 200-1<\/p>\n

Sonia Citron<\/a>, WSH: 250-1<\/p>\n

Angel Reese<\/a>, ATL: 250-1<\/p>\n

Alyssa Thomas<\/a>, PHX: 300-1<\/p>\n

Natasha Howard<\/a>, MIN: 300-1<\/p>\n

Jackie Young<\/a>, LV: 400-1<\/p>\n

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