2024 WNBA Discussion, Betting, and Prediction Thread

[danherbias07]

I guess that it will be there someday.

It's probably about more viewership and investors that will come to them and that's going to give a better salary cap for most of the players that are getting more fans and viewers.

I know that it's not how it goes but it might be a different thing in the WNBA. Anyway, more of the discussions now about the games.

Yeah, sponsors and advertisements. They badly need that. But because most of the money is poured into the NBA, it will be difficult for the WNBA to even get near a million dollars per year. The viewership, the pay-per-view sales, and the short run of the season. That's also part of why they are not paid well enough.

We had no games yesterday but later there will be.

WNBA Commissioner Cup Finals. also known as the In-Season Tournament.

https://stake.games/sports/basketball/usa/wnba-commissioner-s-cup

Last year's champion was the New York Liberty and I think they are going for 2-peat.
How sweet is the prize?

This season marks the fourth Commissioner’s Cup Presented by Coinbase, the WNBA’s in-season tournament. It checks off several boxes: it raises the stakes of regular-season play, brings in new media and corporate sponsors, and creates more compensation for players who make it to the championship game with a $500,000 prize pool. Additionally, Coinbase has committed an additional $120,000 in cryptocurrency to the prize pool, which includes $5,000 for each player in the championship game.

https://www.wnba.com/news/social-justice-comm-cup-2024

[passwordnow]

While the NBA is on the break, let's show some love and support to the women's division, the WNBA. I'm completely new to this but I'm just going where the headlines and news are. Like for this match that I bet for, it's about Chicago Sky versus Las Vegas Aces. And I bet for Chicago Sky because of Angel Reese. I was about to bet for where Caitlin Clark is but their match is suspended on stake.com and I guess for other bookies too. Well, the odds aren't bad for the Chicago Sky and I like it this way, so wish me luck.

[rdbase]

I guess that it will be there someday.

It's probably about more viewership and investors that will come to them and that's going to give a better salary cap for most of the players that are getting more fans and viewers.

I know that it's not how it goes but it might be a different thing in the WNBA. Anyway, more of the discussions now about the games.

Yeah, sponsors and advertisements. They badly need that. But because most of the money is poured into the NBA, it will be difficult for the WNBA to even get near a million dollars per year. The viewership, the pay-per-view sales, and the short run of the season. That's also part of why they are not paid well enough.

We had no games yesterday but later there will be.

WNBA Commissioner Cup Finals. also known as the In-Season Tournament.

https://stake.games/sports/basketball/usa/wnba-commissioner-s-cup

Last year's champion was the New York Liberty and I think they are going for 2-peat.
How sweet is the prize?

This season marks the fourth Commissioner’s Cup Presented by Coinbase, the WNBA’s in-season tournament. It checks off several boxes: it raises the stakes of regular-season play, brings in new media and corporate sponsors, and creates more compensation for players who make it to the championship game with a $500,000 prize pool. Additionally, Coinbase has committed an additional $120,000 in cryptocurrency to the prize pool, which includes $5,000 for each player in the championship game.

https://www.wnba.com/news/social-justice-comm-cup-2024

Hah! I bet on this Commissioner's Cup game as it was the only match being played in basketball and the Liberty lost.
Placed my bet in the 1st quarter as they were looking strong and were ahead by 13 points.
So thought they would breeze past the Lynx. But it was one of the players birthday that I recognized from their all-star game so she really hyped them up with her no-die attitude that day.

Actually found this video on the rookie Clark quite fascinating:
Caitlin Clark Just Shut Down The WNBA Bullies

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueUPZIJbUms

Seems that Angel Reese has taken over the Rookie of the Year race:
https://ftw.usatoday.com/2024/06/angel-reese-has-taken-over-the-wnba-rookie-of-the-year-race

[passwordnow]

Won some, lose some and with this bet of mine, I've lost. That's fine, better luck next time. I still got some bets to make and not bad for my first try with the WNBA. 

[danherbias07]

Seems that Angel Reese has taken over the Rookie of the Year race:
https://ftw.usatoday.com/2024/06/angel-reese-has-taken-over-the-wnba-rookie-of-the-year-race

9th straight double-double. Yes, she definitely is something to be looked at.

Speaking of looking, the two rookies now have caught the eyes of many and the WNBA viewers grew because of them.
Here is a good read.
https://athlonsports.com/wnba/legendary-coach-sends-stern-message-angel-reese-caitlin-clark

“(Caitlin) and Angel Reese are not the two best players in the WNBA, but they’re the two most talked about players in the WNBA right now. If you’re some of the players … you can moan and groan about why weren’t they talking about me when I was here … or you can just appreciate what it is and take advantage of it now,” Auriemma said, via Vanshay Murdock on X.

That's from UConn Women's head coach Geno Auriemma.

Reese and Clark have received some backlash from veterans around the league, but Auriemma believes other players should be taking advantage of the increased viewership rather than trying to take the spotlight.

I agree with this.
They should not be jealous of them but instead, be happy that this is an opportunity for them to be in the spotlight. Being in the spotlight means more sponsorship and that also means an increase in their salaries in the future.
Well anyway, anything they say, they are just shut down by these two rookies. They will definitely become the next faces of the WNBA.

[danherbias07]

Hot game in Las Vegas guys.

Aces versus Fever. They are getting physical under the rim. Mitchell is also hot with the flops done by the Aces or the referees think it's an offensive foul.
Even with just a 6-point lead (as of time of writing) by the Aces, the odds are at x5.00+. I will take my chances at taking that bigger profit in case the Fever wins. It's going to be tough but I think they can do it.

Edit: Crap, Aces made a run.

Another game is happening Mystics versus the Sparks. But I like it more watching the other game.

[el kaka22]

The sad thing about Clark and Reese situation is that they are lacking the understanding that it benefits them. Sure, there could be better players that doesn't get enough talking because of these two, but also we are talking about a situation where they may make more money thanks to these two and isn't that more important at the end of the day? I feel like we are talking about something that is getting a little bit attention grabbing but a lot of money sharing thanks to this.

If I played in WNBA and made 2x what I used to make and nobody talked about me and did not even know I existed, I would still be happy about it and thank these two. Reese is definitely doing something great, that double is important because Reese is showing female version of Rodman levels of rebounding, so she may deserve it. That doesn't mean she will win it, Clark is still scoring bunch of points and willing herself to get wins for her team so she still has a chance, I would say the yare neck and neck right now.

[danherbias07]

We have 3 games later.

https://stake.games/sports/basketball/usa/wnba

The Aces are getting their rhythm back so I guess I am betting for them with that handicap. -12.5 for the Aces.
The Atlanta Dream had been losing and there were 2 losses already, I guess that's the reason why they are the underdogs plus Jordin Canada posted as unable to play this game. Still, I am trusting this team to end the losing streak. Dream ML @2.50

The sad thing about Clark and Reese situation is that they are lacking the understanding that it benefits them. Sure, there could be better players that doesn't get enough talking because of these two, but also we are talking about a situation where they may make more money thanks to these two and isn't that more important at the end of the day? I feel like we are talking about something that is getting a little bit attention grabbing but a lot of money sharing thanks to this.

If I played in WNBA and made 2x what I used to make and nobody talked about me and did not even know I existed, I would still be happy about it and thank these two. Reese is definitely doing something great, that double is important because Reese is showing female version of Rodman levels of rebounding, so she may deserve it. That doesn't mean she will win it, Clark is still scoring bunch of points and willing herself to get wins for her team so she still has a chance, I would say the yare neck and neck right now.

Correct! The WNBA is getting a lot of attention thanks to those two. Instead of pulling them down, why not build them up? That game of the Las Vegas Aces at home against the Indiana Fever won't be a sold-out ticket if they are playing against a different team. Caitlin Clark has a lot of fans and in that dome, a lot of people are wearing her jersey.

[OgNasty]

I think I’ve only bet on the WNBA once in my life, but I’ll admit that without a daily NBA pick now that we’re in the offseason, I miss it. I may have to take a look at the standings and start making some guesses as to who will win in order to help keep the fun alive until the NBA returns at the end of the year.