The hype for the Indiana Fever’s 2026 season and the return of Caitlin Clark has reached the betting market.
The Fever are among the favorites in several categories, including winning the WNBA Championship and their players picking up individual awards, according to most major sportsbooks. Here’s what to know.
Indiana Fever odds for the 2026 WNBA season
The Fever have the third-best odds to win the 2026 WNBA championship. Indiana reached the WNBA semifinals in 2025 and took the eventual champion Las Vegas Aces to overtime in a decisive Game 5. The Aces hold the second-best odds behind the New York Liberty.
Here are their odds for wins, the title, and individual awards, according to BetMGM (listed first), FanDuel (second) and DraftKings as of May 5.
For the WNBA’s Commissioner’s Cup champion, which takes place during the first half of the season, most sportsbooks have the Fever and Aces tied for second-best odds behind the Liberty. The Fever beat the Lynx 74-59 in last year’s Commissioner’s Cup.
Indiana also carries between ‑1250 and ‑2500 odds to make the playoffs, depending on the sportsbook.
2026 WNBA MVP odds
All three sportsbooks list Clark and A’ja Wilson as the clear top tier in the MVP market, separated by a relatively small odds gap at each book. BetMGM and FanDuel list Wilson as the betting favorite to win her third straight MVP (fifth overall), while DraftKings gives the edge to Clark.
Here are the odds for each sportsbook as of May 5.
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DraftKings
Clark was the favorite to win the WNBA MVP going into the 2025 WNBA season, according to most sportsbooks. She played in just 13 games in 2025 after dealing with a series of lower-body injuries.
2026 WNBA Defensive Player of the Year odds
All three sportsbooks list Wilson as the Defensive Player of the Year favorite, reinforcing her status as the league’s premier two‑way player entering 2026. Each sportsbook’s board skews toward post players, as a forward or center has won the award in each of the previous seven seasons.
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DraftKings
2026 WNBA Coach of the Year odds
Stephanie White, who returned to the Fever in 2025 after coaching at Vanderbilt and with the Connecticut Sun, is favored to win her second WNBA Coach of the Year award. Atlanta Dream coach Karl Smesko is the primary challenger, including a co‑favorite designation alongside White on FanDuel.
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Cooper Worth is a service/trending reporter for the Des Moines Register. Reach him at cworth@gannett.com or follow him on X @CooperAWorth.
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