The WNBA season is fast approaching and after a busy offseason across the league, training camps are set to being this weekend.
That means it's the perfect time to take a look at the preseason odds for WNBA MVP. Much like the the odds to win the WNBA title, there are two names that stand out above the rest the field and they just happen to come from the superteam title favorites.
Let's dive into the odds and see where the top players shake out heading into the preseason.
2023 WNBA MVP Odds
Odds as of Friday, April 28 and via FanDuel.
| Player | Odds |
|---|---|
| Breanna Stewart | +280 |
| A'ja Wilson | +300 |
| Kelsey Plum | +650 |
| Sabrina Ionescu | +750 |
| Elena Delle Donne | +750 |
| Brittney Griner | +1900 |
| Rhyne Howard | +3100 |
| Alyssa Thomas | +3100 |
| Nneka Ogwumike | +3100 |
| Jonquel Jones | +3500 |
| Candace Parker | +4000 |
| Napheesa Collier | +4000 |
| Arike Ogunbowale | +4000 |
| Skylar Diggins-Smith | +4500 |
| Jewell Loyd | +8000 |
| Kelsey Mitchell | +9500 |
| DeWanna Bonner | +10000 |
| Natasha Cloud | +10000 |
| Diamond DeShields | +10000 |
| Diana Taurasi | +10000 |
| Jackie Young | +10000 |
| Brionna Jones | +10000 |
| Courtney Vandersloot | +10000 |
| Ariel Atkins | +10000 |
| Kahleah Copper | +10000 |
| Chelsea Gray | +10000 |
| Natasha Howard | +10000 |
The Favorites
The top two names here should come as no surprise.
Breanna Stewart is the favorite at +280 entering her first season playing in Brooklyn for the New York Liberty. She's a four-time All-Star, two-time WNBA champion, won league MVP and Finals MVP in the same season and led the WNBA in scoring with 21.8 points per game in 2022.
Even on a team with two other stars, she has a slight edge to win the award ahead of the player with the next-best odds, A'ja Wilson. The reigning MVP and WNBA champion is listed at +300 to win a third, which would tie Lisa Leslie, Sheryl Swoopes and Lauren Jackson for the most all time. The two stars are in their own bracket entering the season with the next three player all listed at longer than 5-1 odds to win MVP.
Rounding Out the Top Five
Wilson's teammate and the league's second-leading scorer (20.2 ppg) comes in at No. 3 on the oddsboard at +650. Kelsey Plum was one of the most efficient players in the WNBA last season with 60.8% True Shooting Percentage (third among guards and ninth overall) and made an impressive leap in her fifth season.
The fourth player on the board is Sabrina Ionescu at +750 and if you're following, that's four players from two teams at the top of the MVP board. She's tied with two-time MVP and 2019 WNBA champion Elena Delle Donne (again, in lockstep with the title odds) and no other player is within 10-1 at the time of writing.
Notable Longshots
Brittney Griner, who missed all of last season after being detained in Russia, is 19-1 to win MVP. In 2021, Griner finished No. 2 overall in scoring in the WNBA. It will be interesting to see how dominant Griner can be in her much-anticipated return to the court.
Nneka Ogwumike has the longest odds among former WNBA MVP winners at 31-1, but her Los Angeles Sparks have the second-longest odds to win the title. Jonquel Jones, who won the MVP just two seasons ago with the Connecticut Sun, rounds out the Liberty's Big 3 at 35-1 and two-time MVP Candace Parker (40-1) has the third-highest odds for the Aces.
