How to bet on Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever - ESPN

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Caitlin Clark has changed the face of basketball, bringing a groundswell of excitement to the sport. That well-deserved and carefully cultivated hype has resulted in a slew of Clark-adjacent conversations. From an increase in ticket sales to a boom in women's apparel stock to the creation of CC-specific betting props, the fever is real.

The odds for success certainly favor Clark, and that's great for the WNBA. But how can bettors cash in on the fun? Here are five prop bets to consider heading into Clark's highly anticipated rookie campaign:

Lines from ESPN BET as of time of publication.

It's ponytails over pistols for me. Clark broke Pete Maravich's record for the most points scored by a Division I basketball player (3,667) in March, racking up 3,951 points over her stellar college career. The Iowa legend also bested Kelsey Plum's single season points record (1,109), averaging 28.42 points per outing in 2023. Of course expectations are sky high, but are they realistic? Is the hype inflating the market?

I lean towards the latter. Only three players — Jewell Loyd, Breanna Stewart, and A'Ja Wilson — cleared this line last season. All three of them are stars. None of them are rookies. In order for Clark to register 850 points, she'd have to average 21.25 points per game. But just two rookies in WNBA history have managed that many points per contest (Cynthia Cooper in 1997 and Seimone Augustus in 2006).

Clark, undoubtedly, has the talent to produce, but she's also coming off of a rigorous few months in college before diving straight into her first pro campaign.

The rookie wall is real. So is the likelihood of her smashing this total in year two.

548.