Every season assumes a particular identity, and this one is undoubtedly about two newly-formed “super teams” in New York and Las Vegas.
The Liberty and Aces are +120 title co-favorites, as they also contain the top four MVP betting favorites.
Their success is expected to such a degree that Caesars Sportsbook is offering a prop that one will win the championship at -800 and the field of the 10 other teams at +500.
In addition to those two teams bringing in star power, we have also seen talent change teams across the entire league. Additionally, the regular season schedule has expanded to 40 games.
That all sets the stage for betting value in what I would classify as an unknown and soft betting market.
Favorite Plays
New York Liberty over 29.5 wins: This necessitates a .750 win percentage, which is very close to what both the Las Vegas Aces and Chicago Sky achieved last year with a .722 clip. Given the offseason moves to build this “super team”, that is more than doable. They added…
