WNBA 2020 Winner Predictions: Defending Champion is Favorite Again

Though the start of the 2020 season of Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) has been postponed, the draft took place as scheduled in April. Washington Mystics are the defending champions and they are the favorites again in the WNBA 2020 winner predictions. But with several changes and the delay, everything can turn upside down and we might see a surprise champion. 

The American Women’s Basketball League was founded in 1996, as the women’s version of the NBA. 12 teams are competing in the championship, which is divided into regular season and WNBA Finals. Normally it’s running through from May to the end of September, but this year the season will start later. In 2020 a new in-season tournament, the Commissioner’s Cup, is being introduced beside the 36 games of the season. The Minnesota Lynx are the most successful team with 4 titles, with winning their last WNBA in 2017.

In the WNBA 2020 winner predictions, Mystics and Aces are the favorites

Online sportsbooks in the US are favoring the defending champion, Washington Mystics to win the title this season again. They have the odds of 3.75 at Bet365 sportsbook. The team has won its first WNBA title last year, after reaching the final the first time the year before. Mystics was founded in 1998 and has been part of the play-off 10 times in its history. They’ve had great players like 2-time MVP Elena Delle Donne or Belgian forward Emma Meesseman.

Their biggest rival for the title can be Las Vegas Aces, who has the odds of 4.50 at Bet365 Sportsbook to become champions. The team which was originally located first in Salt Lake City then in San Antonio moved to Las Vegas in 2018. They’ve won the Western Conference once, in 2008 but lost the final against Detroit. Last season they reached the semi-final in the play-off, but lost there against Mystics. Now they will have the chance to take revenge under the lead of Bill Laimbeer who is a former NBA player. He was also a member of the Detroit Pistons team which defeated Chicago Bulls in 1989 and 1990.

Other favorites who can win the championship

WNBA 2020 winner predictions are also mentioning another Western Conference team, Los Angeles Sparks in the favorites, with the odds of 5.00 at bet365 sportsbook. The team is one of the most reliable teams in WNBA, having qualified for the play-offs 16 times out of 20 seasons. They reached the finals 5 times and managed to win it on 3 occasions: 2001, 2002 and 2016. Last season they also got to the semi-finals but lost there against Connecticut. Sparks already have to face a big loss though, as one of their main players, Russian Maria Vadeeva won’t be joining the team this season.

The other finalist from last year, Connecticut Sun are the only professional sports franchise owned by a Native American tribe as it was purchased by Mohegan Indian tribe in 2003. They play in the Mohegan Sun Arena which is located on the Mohegan reservation. The team has reached the WNBA finals three times so far, but lost all of them. To break this spell and win one has the odds of 6.00 on bet365. To find all the odds visit their website after reading our latest review about bet365 sportsbook.

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