{"id":623800,"date":"2026-05-04T23:28:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T23:28:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/623800\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T23:28:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T23:28:08","slug":"2026-wnba-odds-what-will-be-torontos-new-mascot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/623800\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 WNBA Odds: What Will Be Toronto&#8217;s New Mascot?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"false\" data-v-ace7f8b6=\"\">As the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/wnba\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">WNBA<\/a> season prepares to begin its 30th season, two expansion teams are gearing up to take the court in 2026: the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/wnba\/toronto-tempo-team\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Toronto Tempo<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/wnba\/portland-fire-team\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Portland Fire<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"false\" data-v-ace7f8b6=\"\">However, it&#8217;s Toronto that has really piqued fans&#8217; interest because the Tempo have yet to announce their mascot. With suspense surrounding the unveiling of this key part of Toronto&#8217;s branding, betting markets have gotten in on the fun, too.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"false\" data-v-ace7f8b6=\"\">Will the Tempo mascot be an animal, a mythical creature or some other kind of object?<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"false\" data-v-ace7f8b6=\"\">Here are the latest odds at FanDuel Sportsbook as of May 4, along with some of the team&#8217;s other regular-season odds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"false\" data-v-ace7f8b6=\"\">This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners. If you sign up or place a wager, FOX Sports may be compensated. Read more about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/stories\/betting\/sports-betting-on-fox-sports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Sports Betting on FOX Sports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"false\" data-v-ace7f8b6=\"\">Category of Toronto Tempo Mascot<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"false\" data-v-ace7f8b6=\"\">Animal: -210 (bet $10 to win $14.76 total)<br \/>Mythical creature: +380 (bet $10 to win $48 total)<br \/>Human: +470 (bet $10 to win $57 total)<br \/>Object\/item: +650 (bet $10 to win $75 total)<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"false\" data-v-ace7f8b6=\"\">What to know: For a bit of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DWluEcUEUyy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">April Fool&#8217;s Day fodder<\/a>, the Tempo teased a new mascot on April 1 \u2014 the Metro Gnome. According to the team&#8217;s Instagram account, the cheeky post was in response to fans asking for the new mascot to officially be a metronome. As of May 4, though, there&#8217;s still no official word on what the team has chosen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"false\" data-v-ace7f8b6=\"\">Toronto Tempo regular-season wins in 2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"false\" data-v-ace7f8b6=\"\">Over 15.5 wins: -110 (bet $10 to win $19.09 total)<br \/>Under 15.5 wins: -110 (bet $10 to win $19.09 total)<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"false\" data-v-ace7f8b6=\"\">Toronto Tempo X+ regular-season wins in 2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"false\" data-v-ace7f8b6=\"\">Toronto Tempo 10+ wins: -850 (bet $10 to win $11.18 total)<br \/>Toronto Tempo 12+ wins: -375 (bet $10 to win $12.67 total)<br \/>Toronto Tempo 14+ wins: -192 (bet $10 to win $15.21 total)<br \/>Toronto Tempo 16+ wins: -110 (bet $10 to win $19.09 total)<br \/>Toronto Tempo 18+ wins: +154 (bet $10 to win $25.40 total)<br \/>Toronto Tempo 20+ wins: +250 (bet $10 to win $35 total)<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"false\" data-v-ace7f8b6=\"\">Toronto Tempo most regular-season wins in 2026: +8000 (bet $10 to win $810 total)<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"false\" data-v-ace7f8b6=\"\">Toronto Tempo to make the playoffs: +400 (bet $10 to win $50 total)<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"false\" data-v-ace7f8b6=\"\">Toronto Tempo to miss the playoffs: -500 (bet $10 to win $12 total)<\/p>\n<p>What to know: Based on the odds, the Tempo aren&#8217;t expected to make much noise in the franchise&#8217;s inaugural WNBA season. The current roster is a mix of league veterans and players from around the globe. Two notable vets who will lead the Tempo in Year 1 are guards <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/wnba\/marina-mabrey-player\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Marina Mabrey<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/wnba\/brittney-sykes-player\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Brittney Sykes,<\/a> who both recently agreed to two-year deals with the new team.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As the WNBA season prepares to begin its 30th season, two expansion teams are gearing up to take&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":623801,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[73],"tags":[2205,647,15363,12816,12077,99,85228,434,13016],"class_list":["post-623800","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wnba","tag-betting","tag-brittney-sykes","tag-gambling","tag-marina-mabrey","tag-portland-fire","tag-sports","tag-toronto-tempo","tag-wnba","tag-womens-national-basketball-association"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/623800","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=623800"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/623800\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/623801"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=623800"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=623800"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=623800"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}