Get the biggest 2021 WNBA betting odds and tips
The 2021 WNBA season is now underway, with twelve teams in direct competition and the basketball betting sites are not only offering match betting odds for every encounter but also the chance to bet on the outright market.
The bookies make the 2021 season quite a wide open affair, with no less than six teams trading at single figure betting odds and it will be interesting to see how the regular season pans out and there are two sides who merit particular respect from the basketball bookies.
Seattle Storm and Las Vegas Aces Favourites to Win
Seattle Storm are trading at a shade bigger than 2/1 right now and they opened the 2021 WNBA season with seven wins and two defeats, with Noelle Quinn coaching a team who have been highly successful in recent tournaments.
The Storm claimed their first title in 2004 before going on to win in 2010 and further titles have been landed in 2018 and 2020. They are therefore bidding to retain their crown and look as though they will be featuring at the business end of the competition.
However, Las Vegas are regarded by the betting sites as having just as strong a chance of landing the title this season and the Aces have looked the part during the 2021 campaign to date, with seven wins and three defeats illustrating that they could be major contenders when it comes to the current campaign.
Seattle and Las Vegas are both Western Conference sides and could dominate this particular section, with the next two in the betting coming from the Eastern Conference.
Chicago and Connecticut Could Challenge for Title
Chicago Sky are coached by James Wade and they have begun the season really badly, with just two wins from their first nine encounters although there is still a long way to go and it appears that the Eastern Conference side could still be successful if they arrest their poor home form.
Connecticut Sun are the early pace setters and eight wins from ten matches is not to be sniffed at, with the bookies giving them a puncher’s chance of landing a victory, while Minnesota Lynx are the other team who are among the betting favourites.
2020 WNBA betting preview and tips
The Women’s National Basketball Association season was paused for several months, although the 2020 WNBA campaign is now back up and running, with the leading teams in the United States of America competing on a professional basis.
The season began on 22 July and is scheduled to run through until October before we get to the play-off stage of the competition. There are twelve teams competing and they will each play twenty-two games as part of a revised format following the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Seattle Storm, Las Vegas Aces, Los Angeles Sparks, Minnesota Lynx, Chicago Sky and Phoenix Mercury are among the teams who are competing in the 2020 WNBA season, with the 2020 WNBA post season set to occur in October.
How to Bet on the 2020 WNBA Matches
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent lockdown, all 2020 WNBA matches are going to be played at the IMG Academy in Florida, with this meaning that it will be a neutral venue with no home or away advantage.
Each bookmaker will have basketball betting odds available for the WNBA matches and it’s a case of betting on popular markets such as Game Line, Spread and Total. The Money Line is simply backing a particular team to win their game, while the Spread involves betting on a team with a particular handicap.
There is the choice to bet on WNBA props as we get closer to the start of the game and then the In-Play betting starts as soon as the game goes live. The odds will constantly change according to what’s happening and there’s often the chance to Cash Out your women’s basketball bet.
Watch Live Streaming of the WNBA Games
Every WNBA match is live streamed through online betting sites depending on where you are based in the world. This means you can open a bookmaker account, fund it with money and then activate the live stream link which means watching the action either through desktop or mobile.
The live streaming of the WNBA basketball and the actual In-Play odds can make women’s basketball really exciting and there are a range of live markets which are available. You can often watch the basketball live streams to assess what is happening before placing corresponding bets on the action.
With twelve basketball teams competing in the WNBA, you can bet an accumulator featuring a number of sides to win. Alternatively, you can place a basketball acca featuring teams on the Spread or even focus on the Points Total.
The Women's National Basketball Association is the female equivalent of the NBA (the clue is in the name!). It is the top level of basketball in North America for women and the first WNBA games were played in 1997.
Outside North America it isn’t a huge league with real global, mass appeal. Within its home continent however the WNBA receives a great deal of both media and public attention and is widely televised, with matches boasting strong attendances.
Betting on the WNBA is, however, of course, far easier from the UK, Europe and many other countries. It’s pretty easy to watch games on TV or via live streams and for basketball lovers the WNBA is a great extra source of action and brings even more basketball betting opportunities.
The season is relatively short compared to other sports, with the regular campaign lasting from June to September. The Playoffs and Finals then extend that into October with the exciting All-Star game taking place mid-season, in July.
There are currently 12 teams in the WNBA, with some of those directly linked with NBA sides and using the same arenas and facilities. There is an Eastern and Western Conference, each with six teams. The league originally began with just eight sides and further expansion is often mooted. Only four of the current WNBA sides have been there from the beginning and a total of 18 different franchises have existed over the years.
There are 34 regular season games, with each team playing each other home and away at least once. Sides play rivals from within their own Conference four, or more usually three, times.
With so many games throughout the regular season plus the extra exhibition game and the crucial Playoffs and Finals, there are loads of matches on which to bet. If you intend to have a punt on the WNBA, be sure to check out our live odds comparison.
We compare odds on the WNBA (in fact, on virtually any sport you care to name) from all the best bookies. Whether you want to bet on one of the many games or on who will be crowned the outright WNBA winner, our odds comparison brings you the best betting odds with the least fuss.