Caitlin Clark favorite for MVP, Paige Bueckers rookie of year - ESPN

Indiana Fever superstar Caitlin Clark is currently the favorite to win the 2025 WNBA Most Valuable Player award, while No. 1 overall pick Paige Bueckers has the best odds to win Rookie of the Year.

Given her tremendous college career and record-setting rookie year, it's not a huge surprise that the 23-year-old will be contending for the league's highest individual honor in just her second season — but it's her immense popularity with the betting public that truly pushed her to favorite status.

Clark is the +200 favorite to win WNBA MVP after opening at +300, according to ESPN BET odds. Three-time and reigning MVP A'ja Wilson is +235 after opening at +180, while 2024 MVP runner-up Napheesa Collier checks in at +400 following an opener of +565.

Clark's move to the top position was, in part, a result of massive betting action behind her: Several major sportsbooks report at least 50% of tickets supporting her MVP campaign and a lot of the bigger money is also buying in, with ESPN BET topping out at 77.7% of its MVP handle share backing the Iowa Hawkeyes legend.

It's the culmination of years of ardent fan support, which sportsbooks have grown accustomed to and prepared for.

«The thing about Clark is that she just draws a lot of money no matter what [odds] we put her up at,» DraftKings sportsbook director Johnny Avello told ESPN. «She's not some big underdog, her odds are low, so I don't think we're going to get hurt too bad [if she ends up winning].»

Avello acknowledges that the sportsbook's Clark liability could increase as the season goes on and the pot gets larger. Where he and other bookmakers are more concerned is the growing hazard on the Fever as a whole, with ESPN BET director of North American sports trading Adrian