Betting + Odds

In nearly six weeks of the WNBA&#8217;s 30th season, the league has delivered a litany of entertaining games, fierce competition, and buzzer-beating highlights. The Minnesota Lynx currently sit atop the standings with 12 wins, while the Aces and Liberty are right behind them with just four losses apiece. Plenty of players have also separated themselves from the pack, making the early MVP conversation polarizing.
Let&#8217;s look at the current <a href="https://sportsbook.draftkings.com/leagues/basketball/wnba">WNBA odds</a> to win the Finals as well as the favorites for the MVP award on DraftKings Sportsbook.
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<h2><a href="https://sportsbook.draftkings.com/leagues/basketball/wnba?category=futures&amp;subcategory=champion">WNBA Finals</a></h2>
The Favorite: Minnesota Lynx (+280)
No Napheesa Collier? No problem! The Lynx have been absolutely rolling, winning 10 of their last 11 games and owning a ridiculous average point differential of +13.4 points. Olivia Miles, who I will discuss in more detail later, has exceeded any expectations of her rookie season, operating as a key floor general and the leading scorer for the Lynx. In the frontcourt, Natasha Howard has been an elite two-way player, averaging 17.6 PPG and 7.5 RPG while recording 1.7 steals per game. Defensively, four players are averaging over a steal per game, while the Lynx as a whole rank first in defensive efficiency (98.0) — oh, and they also rank first in offensive rating, by the way.
On Deck: Las Vegas Aces (+300) 
The reigning champs and team of four-time MVP A&#8217;ja Wilson sit second in the standings at 11-4, most notably taking down the Finals-favorite Lynx last week by just three points. Wilson is a beast, there&#8217;s no denying that, but the depth the Aces have displayed this season is no joke. Five players are averaging double digits, while Chennedy Carter — who has been injured and dealing with illness lately — started the season red hot off the bench. With veteran Chelsea Gray&#8217;s elite playmaking, the offense operates well, but the defense hasn&#8217;t been up to championship standards. However, this team knows how to get hot at the right moment, if you remember its 16-0 run to close out the 2025 regular season.
In The Hole: New York Liberty (+320)
New York didn&#8217;t have a hot start to the season, losing four of its first seven games, but has since won eight straight. Despite star bucket-getter Sabrina Ionescu being sidelined for most of the season due to injury, the Liberty&#8217;s offense has stayed consistent, led by none other than Breanna Stewart. However, Marine Johannes and rookie Pauline Astier have been pleasant surprises, averaging 11+ points each, while Johannes contributes 1.1 steals per game. Sitting fourth in both offensive and defensive rating, the Liberty have the pieces to make a championship run, but they&#8217;ll need to avoid injuries and keep the momentum rolling.
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<h2><a href="https://sportsbook.draftkings.com/leagues/basketball/wnba">WNBA MVP</a></h2>
The Favorite: A’ja Wilson (-200)
Shocker. The reigning MVP and four-time winner of the award is the current favorite to win it again, which could further cement her legacy among the all-time WNBA greats. Wilson isn&#8217;t just the engine that runs the Aces, she controls both ends of the floor and brings incredible competitiveness and grit that can change the course of a game. Averaging 26.1 points, 9.1 rebounds, and 3.1 assists per game, the 29-year-old not only leads the league in scoring, but also in blocks (2.2), while owning the highest usage rate (31.5%). Wilson is a tough player to compete with, and if she continues on this path, she&#8217;ll have a strong case as the greatest of all time.
T-On Deck: Paige Bueckers (+700)
Bueckers has continuously improved her game throughout her sophomore season, playing more physically and efficiently. The guard is shooting an impressive 50.9% from the field and 40.9% from beyond the arc, a major jump from the 33.1% she shot from three during her rookie season. While she isn&#8217;t top 10 in scoring right now, her 18.6 points per game paired with 6.0 assists per game make her one of the most impactful players on the floor, powering the Wings to a 9-6 start in 2026.
T-On Deck: Cailtin Clark (+700)
You&#8217;ve heard this name before&#8230; Clark started the season off her game, which can be partly explained by her missing 290+ days of WNBA action due to injury last season, but she&#8217;s since returned to form. Clark is averaging 20.4 points and 8.3 assists per game while notching a handful of double-doubles. After drilling a game-winning buzzer-beater against the Mystics last Monday, Clark&#8217;s momentum has picked up and placed her comfortably in MVP conversations.
In The Hole: Olivia Miles (+1200)
Miles, the fan I am of you! Minnesota got a gem with the No. 2 overall pick, as Miles has operated as the Lynx&#8217;s starting point guard from the jump with no rookie jitters. She&#8217;s averaging 19.0 points, 4.9 rebounds, 5.7 assists, and 1.4 steals per game while shooting an incredibly efficient 56.6% from the field. In fact, Miles is coming off an explosive 31-point performance on 12-of-15 shooting, setting a WNBA rookie record with 24 points in the first half. If she continues to trend upward, Miles could become just the second rookie in WNBA history to win MVP, joining legend Candace Parker.
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Commissioner's Cup 2026

Prior to the tip-off to the Commissioner’s Cup, I wrote that this stretch of games typically revealed which teams we should expect to see make deep runs in the postseason, and which teams could even potentially make it to the WNBA Finals. 
We’ve seen that in recent seasons, with the Minnesota Lynx making a deep run in 2025 following a Commissioner’s Cup championship game appearance, with the New York Liberty and Lynx clashing on Long Island in 2024, just to meet again in the Finals, and with the Liberty and Las Vegas Aces duking it out in 2023, which was just a warm-up to their impending Finals series against one another. 
We’re seeing that same formula be tested this year, with the Liberty and Aces headed to the championship game following a long stretch of Cup games throughout June. Both teams have been red-hot for the month, which could be because of the extra motivation added by the Cup and its incentives, or simply because these are two teams constructed to contend now. 
There was plenty to take away from this chunk of June contests that meant a little more than a regular season stretch, and we’ll be diving into five main points drawn from this stretch of the year. 
Stats were pulled prior to June 18 from the <a href="http://wnba.com">WNBA.com</a> stats page.
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<h2>We’re Doing This Again</h2>
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No, you’re not reading a headline from 2023 — the Liberty and Aces are clashing, again, in the Commissioner’s Cup Championship. It feels impossible to have underestimated either teams’ ability to turn things up a notch this month, but to be fair, they had some legitimate competition from the Atlanta Dream and Lynx, respectively. 
Despite injuries, New York is suddenly back atop the Eastern Conference with an undefeated stretch during Cup games (6-0). Breanna Stewart and Jonquel Jones have been steadying forces for the starting lineup, while Satou Sabally has found her groove off the bench for the team. Convincing victories over the Dream and Indiana Fever have landed New York as the host of this year’s Western Conference Cup representative, the Aces. 
Las Vegas has been on the opposite spectrum to begin the year. A’ja Wilson is once again piecing together another MVP-caliber season, and guards Jackie Young and Chelsea Gray have held down their offense following a slight slump from Young to start the season. Toppling this year’s Lynx squad during Cup play was the kind of win that went to show that they’re still the team to beat in the league. 
Las Vegas and New York have not played against one another this season. This is going to be a battle of the frontcourts and the benches, with the Aces guard room a ton more experienced than the Liberty’s at the moment, barring Sabrina Ionescu, of course. This game could live and die at the three point line if Wilson-Na’Lyssa Smith and Stewart-Jones are contained. 
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<h2>Dream on Cusp of Finals Run </h2>
While the Liberty, Lynx, and Aces have been unbelievably impressive to begin this season, the Atlanta Dream have felt like a bit of an afterthought. This, despite much improved play from Rhyne Howard, consistently great play from Allisha Gray, and an obviously wonderful fit for Angel Reese in head coach Karl Smesko’s system. 
This, coupled with a defensive stalwart like Nia Coffey in tow and a very solid rookie in Madina Okot, has bolstered the Dream from just a postseason contender to one you have to worry about getting into the Finals, if you’re any of the three teams mentioned at the start of this section. 
Over the month of June, Atlanta has averaged 90.8 points per game (4th), 35.1 percent from three point range (5th), and they carry an 11.9 net rating along with a 104 defensive rating. Unfortunately, they couldn’t get a win over the Liberty for some cushioning in the Eastern Conference for the Cup, but they’re clearly beginning to figure things out on the offensive end. 
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<h2>Valkyries Continue Shining Behind Two-Way Stars</h2>
<div id="attachment_263952" style="width: 910px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-263952" class="wp-image-263952" src="https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/06/GettyImages-2282135497-scaled.jpg" alt="" width="900" height="608" srcset="https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/06/GettyImages-2282135497-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/06/GettyImages-2282135497-300x203.jpg 300w, https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/06/GettyImages-2282135497-1024x691.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/06/GettyImages-2282135497-768x518.jpg 768w, https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/06/GettyImages-2282135497-1536x1037.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/06/GettyImages-2282135497-2048x1382.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" />Gabby Williams #1 of the Golden State Valkyries</div>
Gabby Williams and Veronica Burton have not gotten enough love this season for their two-way dominance for Golden State. Williams is averaging nearly two steals per game, while both she and Burton are hitting threes at an above average clip at the same time. However, with the same fate as Atlanta &#8211; unable to defeat the Lynx or Aces in key Cup matchups &#8211; they lost the opportunity to represent the Western Conference without very wacky results falling in their favor. But, fans in “Balhalla” have to feel good about how well Williams has settled into her role for the Valkyries, as they continue to play methodical basketball with Burton controlling the floor. 
Their lack of consistent rebounding and therefore second chance scoring opportunities continues to shrink the floor just a bit for them on offense, but their defense will continue to keep them in games against powerhouses like the Lynx and Aces in the future. 
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<h2>Bottom 3 Teams&#8217; Struggles Continue</h2>
In the same way that the Cup is an indicator of good things to come for the teams that dominate during its stretch of June, you can also find some sleepers ready to awaken in the middle of the WNBA season through these contests. The Indiana Fever were injury ravaged last season headed into Cup play, and still won the Eastern Conference and the championship. 
That same magic just hasn’t existed for the Chicago Sky, Connecticut Sun, or Seattle Storm. The three teams are also at the bottom of the standings overall, but landed out of the Cup quite quickly into the tournament. Chicago, who looked like they could be a solid squad following their re-signing of Azura Stevens, their trade for Rickea Jackson, and their landing Skylar Diggins, have started to look a lot like the team we saw in 2025 &#8211; a tanking one, with little direction. They’ve gone from a team that dominates the glass and points in the paint to one that is struggling to find offense just about anywhere, currently averaging just 82.2 points per game. 
The Sun are in a similar boat. One year out from their move to Houston, and they aren’t looking much improved upon their rough 2025 season. Connecticut has gotten some great sparks out of Diamond Miller, second year player Aneesah Morrow, and veteran center Brittney Griner, but they’re lacking consistency on all fronts. 
As for Seattle, we knew headed into this season that this was going to essentially be a feel out year. The franchise is set for the future &#8211; Awa Fam, Flau’Jae Johnson, and Dominique Malonga is quite the young trio to have in tow and ready to develop under head coach Sonia Raman, and they have some great vets on the team like Natisha Hiedeman, Stef Dolson, and Jade Melbourne leading them, as well. 
But, all three of these franchises are clearly off on the wrong foot to begin 2026, and that carried over seamlessly into Cup play. 
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<h2>Dallas, Los Angeles Benefit Most from Cup Games</h2>
The Dallas Wings might not have anticipated that Jessica Shepard, and not Alanna Smith, would be their most coveted frontcourt get from free agency this past season. But, Shepard is tallying up double-doubles and showing off her facilitation skills in addition to her scoring capabilities in the paint for Dallas. That’s opening things wide open for Paige Bueckers, Arike Ogunbowale, and rookie Azzi Fudd. In June, and despite barely missing out on the Western Conference clinch, the team is averaging 38.5 rebounds per game, 23.3 assists per game, and are toting a 96.7 defensive rating. Their offense, especially from three point range, remains their largest struggle. But, their paint scoring and defensive prowess is keeping them in contention against the rest of the west. 
As for the Sparks, they’re beginning to figure things out in June. Kelsey Plum remains their best bailout option on offense, although it’s tough to ask her to give you over 40 points per game for the rest of the season. Los Angeles has to see meaningful, consistent contributions from the rest of their roster in order to remain afloat in the standings. Nneka Ogwumike and Dearica Hamby are Plum’s best bets for assistance on that front.

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