The most watched WNBA regular season of all-time has concluded, meaning the anticipation for the playoffs is the highest it's ever been.
This year's playoff field features some of the league's top superstars: A'ja Wilson, Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese, Paige Bueckers, Napheesa Collier, and so many more talented players will battle for the trophy starting this Sunday.
It may also be the most competitive playoffs the league has ever seen. All eight teams that qualified for the playoffs have won 26+ games, and the gap from the No. 8 seed to the No. 1 seed (seven games) is smaller than the gap from the No. 9 seed to the No. 8 seed (nine games).
First, let's take a look at the how the final standings turned out, then we'll and get into the championship odds, provided by bet365:
WNBA Final Regular Season Standings
Minnesota Lynx (33-11)
Golden State Valkyries (32-12)
Las Vegas Aces (31-13)
Atlanta Dream (30-14)
Washington Mystics (28-16)
Indiana Fever (28-16)
Dallas Wings (27-17)
New York Liberty (26-18)
Portland Fire (17-27)
Los Angeles Sparks (16-28)
Chicago Sky (16-28)
Phoenix Mercury (16-28)
Toronto Tempo (11-33)
Connecticut Sun (11-33)
Seattle Storm (8-36)
The matchups in the first round are as follows: Lynx vs. Liberty, Valkyries vs. Wings, Aces vs. Fever, Dream vs. Mystics.
WNBA Championship Odds
MIN Lynx | +110 |
LV Aces | +475 |
GS Valkyries | +600 |
ATL Dream | +750 |
IND Fever | +900 |
NY Liberty | +1400 |
WAS Mystics | +6000 |
DAL Wings | +8000 |
The Lynx (+110) are clear favorites with their elite duo of Olivia Miles and Napheesa Collier spearheading a deep team that has playmaking, shooting, and defense.
The Aces (+475) are looking for their fourth championship in the last five years, and the team looks relatively similar to years past with Wilson being a beast in the interior and Chelsea Gray, Jackie Young, and Jewell Lloyd being big-time shooting threats,
Golden State (+600) brings in the league's best defense in just their second year as a franchise, while the Dream (+750) have greatly enjoyed their pickup of Reese in the offseason.
The talented guards of the Fever make them +900, but it'll be tough for them to put points on the board if Kelsey Mitchell or Caitlin Clark are ever off their game.
Rounding out the odds are the Liberty (+1400), Mystics (+6000), and Wings (+8000). New York is the most experienced out of this group, while Washington has terrific size inside, and Dallas has Bueckers - an elite mid-range scorer.
The first round begins on Sunday, where all eight teams will play in Game 1.
All odds written in this article were correct at the time of writing and are subject to change.
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