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Doug Greenberg, ESPN
It took 27 years, but the New York Liberty are finally WNBA champions. They’ll be favorites to reclaim the franchise’s second title next season.
The Liberty opened as +200 favorites to win the 2025 WNBA Finals, according to ESPN BET odds. They improved from second on last year’s odds board, where they were also +200 at open, but +245 prior to the start of the 2024 season.
This year’s runners-up, the Minnesota Lynx, check in at second with +350 odds, a vast improvement from the +5000 they showed just before the 2024 campaign tipped off. Minnesota massively defied expectations by making it to the Finals and winning the Commissioner’s Cup.
The Indiana Fever, who made the playoffs for the first time since 2016 on the back of guard Caitlin Clark’s stellar rookie campaign, are another big mover. They opened with +1000 odds to win the 2025 championship and will likely be a popular future play among the betting public.
The Las Vegas Aces,…
