{"id":908905,"date":"2026-09-25T08:34:16","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T08:34:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/908905\/"},"modified":"2026-09-25T08:34:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T08:34:16","slug":"2026-wnba-championship-odds-entering-playoffs-feature-heavy-favorite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/908905\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 WNBA Championship odds entering playoffs feature heavy favorite"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 2026 WNBA Playoff bracket is set, with the postseason officially set to tip off on Sunday, September 27. Entering the postseason, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/lynx-star-napheesa-collier-scorched-earth-wnba-commissioner-cathy-engelbert\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Napheesa Collier<\/a>, Rookie of the Year <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/tag\/olivia-miles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Olivia Miles<\/a>, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/tag\/minnesota-lynx\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Minnesota Lynx<\/a> are the No. 1 seed in the field. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With just days until the first round is underway, the oddsmakers have handicapped the field, and the top-seeded Lynx are strong favorites to take home the championship trophy. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Lynx sit at +115, followed by the defending champion Las Vegas Aces at +475.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-od-removed-fetchpriority=\"high\" data-od-xpath=\"\/HTML\/BODY\/DIV[@class='elementor elementor-68004 elementor-location-single post-248104 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-wnba tag-alert tag-featured tag-minnesota-lynx tag-wnba tag-wnba-playoffs mv-content-wrapper']\/*[3][self::DIV]\/*[1][self::DIV]\/*[2][self::DIV]\/*[2][self::DIV]\/*[1][self::DIV]\/*[4][self::FIGURE]\/*[1][self::PICTURE]\/*[2][self::IMG]\" data-wp-picture-wrapped=\"\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1467\" height=\"1920\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/BASKETBALL-WNBA-MIN-LV.jpg\" alt=\"WNBA: Las Vegas Aces at Minnesota Lynx\" class=\"wp-image-248110\" \/>Aug 8, 2026; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota Lynx forward Napheesa Collier (24) laughs against the Las Vegas Aces in the fourth quarter at Target Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Rempel-Imagn Images Credit: IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect (Reuters)<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The biggest longshots in the field are the Washington Mystics (+6500) and Dallas Wings (+8000).<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What are the odds for your favorite team remaining in the mix for the title? A full look at the WNBA championship odds entering the 2026 playoffs can be seen below, via <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsbook.draftkings.com\/leagues\/basketball\/wnba?category=futures&amp;subcategory=champion&amp;nav_1=finals-winner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">DraftKings Sportsbook<\/a>.. <\/p>\n<p>2026 WNBA Championship Odds<\/p>\n<p><img data-od-replaced- data-od-xpath=\"\/HTML\/BODY\/DIV[@class='elementor elementor-68004 elementor-location-single post-248104 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-wnba tag-alert tag-featured tag-minnesota-lynx tag-wnba tag-wnba-playoffs mv-content-wrapper']\/*[3][self::DIV]\/*[1][self::DIV]\/*[2][self::DIV]\/*[2][self::DIV]\/*[1][self::DIV]\/*[8][self::FIGURE]\/*[1][self::PICTURE]\/*[2][self::IMG]\" loading=\"lazy\" data-wp-picture-wrapped=\"\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"689\" height=\"1024\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/BASKETBALL-WNBA-33-689x1024.jpg\" alt=\"WNBA: Finals-Connecticut Sun at Washington Mystics\" class=\"wp-image-248106\" \/>The WNBA Championship Trophy on display before game two of the WNBA Finals between the Washington Mystics and the Connecticut Sun at The Entertainment and Sports Arena. Mandatory Credit: Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports Credit: USA TODAY Sports (Reuters)<\/p>\n<p>Minnesota Lynx +115 <\/p>\n<p>Las Vegas Aces +475 <\/p>\n<p>Golden State Valkyries +600 <\/p>\n<p>Atlanta Dream +750 <\/p>\n<p>Indiana Fever +950 <\/p>\n<p>New York Liberty +1400 <\/p>\n<p>Washington Mystics +6500 <\/p>\n<p>Dallas Wings +8000<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Game odds refresh periodically and are subject to change. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem and wants help, call\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.1800gambler.net\/help\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">1-800-GAMBLER<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 2026 WNBA Finals are set to tip-off on Saturday, October 17, with Game 1 of the best-of-seven series.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/subscribe\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Enjoy free coverage of the top news &amp; trending stories with The Big Lead Newsletter<\/a> \u2014<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 2026 WNBA Playoff bracket is set, with the postseason officially set to tip off on Sunday, September&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":908906,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[629],"tags":[26549,49,48,60,736,82,630,26214],"class_list":["post-908905","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wnba","tag-alert","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-featured","tag-minnesota-lynx","tag-sports","tag-wnba","tag-wnba-playoffs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/908905","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=908905"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/908905\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/908906"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=908905"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=908905"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=908905"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}