The 2025 WNBA season has arrived and it's time to get the ball rolling on how MVP picture will look in the coming months.
Lines have shifted for the 2025 WNBA MVP award with Caitlin Clark suffering a quad injury that will have her sidelined for a minimum of two weeks. Meanwhile, the Minnesota Lynx are jumping and it's all because of Napheesa Collier who is making her own solid case for Most Valuable Player.
Let's take a look at the WNBA odds market with storylines already shaping the MVP picture.
2025 WNBA MVP odds
| Player |  |
 |
 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Napheesa Collier |
-175 | -210 | -160 |
 Caitlin Clark |
+250 | +340 | +225 |
 A'ja Wilson |
+700 | +650 | +700 |
 Kelsey Plum |
+5000 | +5500 | +5000 |
 Breanna Stewart |
+6600 | +7500 | +7500 |
| Sabrina Ionescu |
+8000 | +8000 | +7500 |
Odds as of 5-27-2025.
Favorite to win the 2025 WNBA MVP award
Napheesa Collier (-160)
Here's come Collier! Napheesa has ignited the 2025 WNBA season with a dominant arrival, leading the league in scoring with an average of 29.5 points per game. Her exceptional play has propelled the Minnesota Lynx to an undefeated start, underscoring her status as a top MVP contender.
After the Lynx were bounced by the New York Liberty in the 2024 WNBA Finals, Collier has came back with a vengeance. And it's quite clear that she is putting the league on notice in a mission to get her team back where they deserve which is in the Finals. Don't sleep on Collier as she uses the motivation of last season to build her case for Most Valuable Player.
Caitlin Clark (+225)
And here's the rub. Wilson is an unreal talent on both ends, but Year 2 of the Caitlin Clark experience could provide her with a serious rival and challenger to her throne atop the WNBA.
Clark's highly anticipated and publicized rookie season started shaky but she and the Indiana Fever rounded into form. She won WNBA Rookie of the Year and finished fourth in MVP voting after averaging 19.2 points, 5.7 rebounds, 8.4 assists, and 1.3 steals in 35.4 minutes across 40 games. Expect her to get sharper and even more confident in her sophomore campaign.
A'ja Wilson (+650)
A'ja Wilson was named 2024 WNBA MVP in unanimous fashion. But what have you done for me lately? Joking aside, Wilson is positioned as the front-runner once again to win the award in 2025, which would be her fourth. That would break her tie with Lisa Leslie, Sheryl Swoopes, and Lauren Jackson for most MVP wins in WNBA history.
Wilson has been clockwork, but she also hasn't won back-to-back trophies despite winning three of the last five. And she will face stiff competition in the race. Granted, if she plays like she did in 2024 — 26.9 points, 11.9 rebounds, 2.6 blocks per game on 34.4 minutes — no one will touch her.
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Understanding WNBA MVP odds
Most sportsbooks will display odds in the American format as listed above. If a player becomes a very strong favorite, their odds will be listed with a minus (-) sign ahead of the number.
- A'ja Wilson -110
The (-) means that Wilson is an odds-on favorite, and a bettor needs to wager $110 to win $100. Other contenders in the MVP race have plus (+) odds to win.
- Breanna Stewart +300
Here, a bettor stands to profit $300 for a $100 wager on Stewart if she wins the award.
If American odds aren't your thing, simply use a tool like our odds converter to switch the odds to decimal or fractional format. Most online sportsbooks also give you the option to change the odds format that you see.
WNBA MVP odds trends
Here are some trends you'll want to keep in mind when betting on WNBA MVP odds:
- WNBA MVP has historically been a big woman's award. Diana Taurasi (2009) is the only pure guard to win since Cynthia Cooper (1997, '98).
- Repeat winners are quite common, with eight players having won two or more MVP trophies in the award's 27-year history.
- Seeding had been of increasing importance recently, with six of the previous seven MVP winners having being from the league's No. 1 overall seed. However, Wilson's unanimous 2024 win came from the 4-seed.
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WNBA MVP history
A quick look at the last 10 WNBA MVPs, their position, and the team they played for. Stewart's 2023 win joins A'ja Wilson and Elena Delle Donne as repeat winners this decade.
| Year | Player | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | A'ja Wilson | Las Vegas |
Center |
| 2023 | Breanna Stewart | New York |
Forward |
| 2022 | A'ja Wilson | Las Vegas |
Center |
| 2021 | Jonquel Jones |  Connecticut |
Forward |
| 2020 | A'ja Wilson | Las Vegas |
Center |
| 2019 | Elena Delle Donne |  Washington |
Forward |
| 2018 | Breanna Stewart |  Seattle |
Forward |
| 2017 | Sylvia Fowles | Minnesota |
Center |
| 2016 | Nneka Ogwumike |  Los Angeles |
Forward |
| 2015 | Elena Delle Donne |  Chicago |
Forward |
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WNBA MVP odds FAQ
A'ja Wilson is the betting favorite for 2025 with Caitlin Clark close behind.
A'ja Wilson unanimously won the 2024 WNBA MVP.
Sheryl Swoopes, Lisa Leslie, Lauren Jackson, and A'ja Wilson each have three career WNBA MVPs.
Clark is listed at +250 to win 2025 MVP.
