2026 WNBA championship odds: Lynx still odds-on title favorites; Aces, Valkyries next

ByDoug Greenberg ESPN logo
Tuesday, September 1, 2026 6:07PM


The Minnesota Lynx are still the odds-on favorites to win the 2026 WNBA Finals headed into the FIBA World Cup break, showing -110 odds, slightly longer than the -115 they had a week prior. That could have something to do with the resurgent Golden State Valkyries notching four wins in a row going into the break -- including a big one over Minnesota -- to improve them to a third-best +700.

The Las Vegas Aces have maintained second place at +600 on the championship odds board, while the Atlanta Dream and Indiana Fever are tied for fifth at +850. The New York Liberty continue to drift, now out to 15-1, after opening the season as the +220 favorite.

The Dallas Wings and Washington Mystics round out the board at 70-1. There are no teams beyond that with the playoff teams being officially set heading into the final month of the regular season.

Regular-season MVP

A'ja Wilson -1200

Olivia Miles+800

Kelsey Mitchell 40-1

Caitlin Clark50-1

Paige Bueckers200-1

Breanna Stewart 250-1

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