WNBA MVP odds: Power ranking early-season favorites for 2025 season
WNBA MVP odds: Power ranking early-season favorites for 2025 season Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark, reigning WNBA MVP A'ja Wilson and Napheesa Collier of the Minnesota Lynx have emerged as early MVP favorites this season.
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Less than three weeks into the 2025 WNBA season, a clear pecking order has emerged in the MVP race.
It's Napheesa Collier of the Minnesota Lynx, Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark, reigning MVP A'ja Wilson of the Las Vegas Aces and then everybody else, according to oddsmakers. Those three have a tremendous jump start on the rest of the contenders for the league's top individual award, and Collier remains atop the field.
Her odds got even better as the Lynx extended their undefeated start to the regular season after last year's run to the WNBA Finals. Collier is leading the league in scoring through six games and she's put together three-consecutive double-doubles in her most recent appearances.
Clark's MVP hopes remain stagnant after missing her first WNBA games due to injury and she's expected to be out for at least another week. Wilson, meanwhile, continues to put up big numbers and could be due for a rise now that the Ace have strung together wins in four of their past five games. Breanna Stewart of the New York Liberty and new Los Angeles Sparks star Kelsey Plum round out the top five MVP candidates at the moment, per BetMGM.
Here's a breakdown of the WNBA MVP odds after more than two weeks of the 2025 season schedule:
WNBA power rankings: 2025 MVP odds
BetMGM odds as of Monday, June 2
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Collier continues to stake claim to being the early favorite to win her first MVP award during the Lynx's undefeated start to the 2025 season. She's currently averaging a career-best 26.3 points while shooting 45% from 3-point range. Clark's candidacy has been put on pause by her ongoing quad injury. She will be out for at least one more week, according to the Fever's initial injury update. Wilson became the first player in league history to put up multiple games with at least 35 points, 10 rebounds and five assists last week when she scored 36 points, grabbed 13 rebounds and dished out six assists in the Aces' win over the Los Angeles Sparks on May 30.
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